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I have 201 stories published in 25 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 330379 times and 262 of my stories have been cherry picked.
1198 of my 4,008 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 1212 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

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1198 of my comments have received 1212 Great Feedback votes

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"musings now in poetry.."

Posted on Wed, 06 Apr 2022

"musings now in poetry.." "Yes, as we get older we end up valuing memories more. Referencing them in poems is as good a way as any to preserve moments for posterity. Deftly done with an articulate, light touch. Paul :)

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Posted in Amongst The Memories

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What a beautiful meditation.

Posted on Tue, 05 Apr 2022

What a beautiful meditation. Paul

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Posted in Looking For God In The Woods

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I must admit, I have thought

Posted on Tue, 05 Apr 2022

I must admit, I have thought about the parallels with Hitler's Operation Barbarossa in Russia. There are uncanny similarities and failings. It will be difficult to not think of the leader of the Russian Federation as "Putinpot" now I have read so...

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Posted in There is a Great Picture of Great Emperor Plutinplot! By Alfred N.Muggins

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Oh thank you for reading it,

Posted on Tue, 05 Apr 2022

Oh thank you for reading it, David. I haven't kept the original but the theme was about redemption which isn't what I wanted to say. I guess that's the beauty of having agency over our words - we can edit/amend/update to get to where we wanna go...

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Posted in Life Through a Prism

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Yikes you are going through

Posted on Tue, 05 Apr 2022

Yikes you are going through the mill, Jean. Yes, keep us posted and do take care. I am sure this will all come out in the wash and will be in your best interests. Paul

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Posted in Janus Look 6

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Keep meaning to catch up with

Posted on Sun, 13 Mar 2022

Keep meaning to catch up with this. Many congratulations on all the well deserved accolades and good luck with the new book. Paul

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Posted in Nor There

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Yes, the situation in Ukraine

Posted on Sun, 03 Apr 2022

Yes, the situation in Ukraine remains relentlessly grim and, made worse by the atrocities uncovered following the withdrawal of Russian forces. War is the ultimate in inhumanity. Your poem makes the point forcefully and artfully. Paul

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Posted in Drones and Harpies

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There simply has to be an

Posted on Mon, 04 Apr 2022

There simply has to be an alternative to armed conflict these days. I don't think many in either Ukraine or Russia could believe that we would still see the application of war in the 21st century.

For what it's worth, I think Chess is also...

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Posted in War Confined?

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Enjoyed this story, Jenny. I

Posted on Tue, 29 Mar 2022

Enjoyed this story, Jenny. I admire writers taking on longer tales and posting in instalments. It's brave and exposing. There's lots to like about the characters and the universe you created. Paul :)

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Posted in Journey Into Fairy Woodland Part four

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I can imagine this being a

Posted on Mon, 28 Mar 2022

I can imagine this being a children's story that younger ones would read together with their teacher. The images are classically colourful and the whimsy runs throughout. Onto the denouement...

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Posted in Journey Into Fairy Woodland Part Three

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