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I have 232 stories published in 28 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 807802 times and 311 of my stories have been cherry picked.
1493 of my 4,715 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 1509 votes

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Paul

I am a Brummie living in Northampton who loves to write but gets distracted with other things. I enjoy horror/fantasy and anything that provokes original thought.

My literary heroes are Clive Barker, Stephen King, Edgar Allan Poe and HP Lovecraft. Everyone should read George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-four .

I have work published by AlienBuddha Press, Loft Books, BlackBough Poems, DarkWinter Literary Magazine and Paragraph Planet.

You can find me on SoundCloud at https://soundcloud.com/user-62051685

on Twitter at https://twitter.com/BeeRummie

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/beerummie/

at Bluesky @marandina.bsky.social

and at Threads https://www.threads.net/@beerummie

 

1493 of my comments have received 1509 Great Feedback votes

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".. the slack-skinned

Posted on Wed, 12 Apr 2023

".. the slack-skinned starving, sucking on stones.."

Wonderful alliteration and I just can't read a poem of yours anymore without hearing you reading it in my head. Did I ever tell you that you have a voice for radio, Ewan?! :) 

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Posted in Over The Bones

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"... resembling floating

Posted on Wed, 12 Apr 2023

"... resembling floating confetti at a bride and grooms wedding."

 

Beautiful, colour-laden images of spring

 What's not to like?! Just lovely, of course, Jenny. Paul :) 

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Posted in April Blossom

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A story that undulates under

Posted on Wed, 12 Apr 2023

A story that undulates under the earth with a stellar cast of worms. I can imagine you reading this at the next ABCtales event, Luigi. Adroitly done, as always. Keep well. Paul 

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Posted in Twists and Turns

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"And if someone can't get any

Posted on Wed, 12 Apr 2023

"And if someone can't get any manna, then I don't want any of it, either." Well, yes.

 

All very nicely done with such imaginative flair. Paul 

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Posted in Hidden in the Mayonnaise (Part 3)

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Yep, you have a great rhythm

Posted on Tue, 11 Apr 2023

Yep, you have a great rhythm with your writing and a wonderful imagination. I seem to remember you saying you were going to have a tilt at self-publishing a while ago. Did you ever get around to it? Righteo....off to part 3..

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Posted in Hidden in the Mayonnaise (Part 2)

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Thanks for reading, David.

Posted on Mon, 10 Apr 2023

Thanks for reading, David. Yes, I guess 1912 was a precursor to the First World War et al.

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Posted in A Night to Remember

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Made me think of Jim Carey's

Posted on Mon, 10 Apr 2023

Made me think of Jim Carrey's "Bruce Almighty" at times. You are such a natural storyteller that shines through in your prose. Looking forward to the next part.. 

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Posted in Hidden in the Mayonnaise (Part 1)

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"...fingered expanse of the

Posted on Mon, 10 Apr 2023

"...fingered expanse of the horse-chestnut leaf."

 

A beautiful moment captured so poignantly. My cherry tree has started to bud last few days. Spring is a magical time of year :) 

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Posted in Graceful Uplifting

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"Putin is death.."  Well it

Posted on Sun, 09 Apr 2023

"Putin is death.."  Well it appears so. An end to all wars, amen. And we hope for Ukraine to prevail and peace to reign. Nicely done again, Alfred.

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Posted in Putin’s Blessing on the Old Soviet Union : An Anti Alternative View of Easter In Ukraine and Russia by Alfred N.Muggins

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Posted on Sat, 08 Apr 2023

Nicely done, Alfred Muggins (And David). Congratulations on the pick and a happy Easter to you :) 

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Posted in Easter : A Prayer For The Future by Alfred N.Muggins

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