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I have 240 stories published in 28 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 1055082 times and 323 of my stories have been cherry picked.
1563 of my 4,897 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 1584 votes

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Paul

I am a Brummie living in North Somerset 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

 

1563 of my comments have received 1584 Great Feedback votes

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"Peace on Earth, goodwill to

Posted on Sun, 01 Jan 2023

"Peace on Earth, goodwill to all men (except Plutin). Well, yes! 

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Posted in The Turkish Turtles of Turtle Beach by A.N.Muggins

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It definitely works to the

Posted on Sat, 31 Dec 2022

It definitely works to the rhythm of "Hickory Dickory Dock"  Well done and well said, Rhiannon. Happy New Year to you and yours. Paul :) 

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Posted in Tickety, tickety, tock,

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That sounds like fab news,

Posted on Sat, 31 Dec 2022

That sounds like fab news, Jean. Keep up the good work in the New Year. Hoping 2023 is kind to you. Take care. Paul x

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Posted in Chemo 17

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Lordy, that whole world of

Posted on Wed, 28 Dec 2022

Lordy, that whole world of dating apps has passed me by. Thankfully. A funny, almost visceral account of what looks like a brutal world of honesty and dishonesty. Enjoyed. Paul :)

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Posted in The Tinder Date (Tinder is the night)

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"But it is the dead of winter

Posted on Tue, 27 Dec 2022

"But it is the dead of winter, I said, and 

the ravens threw their heads back and laughed."

There's that inner dialogue and, yes, a sense of melancholy. The language used makes it all so credible and authentic. Paul

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Posted in December Ravens

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"On crystal pavements

Posted on Wed, 28 Dec 2022

"On crystal pavements

Oak leaves glued in layers"

 

Some beautiful lines in there, Jane. The final stanza sweeps us through the seasons. Very nicely done. Paul

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Posted in Winter Light

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"...wan white sun in the

Posted on Thu, 29 Dec 2022

"...wan white sun in the light grey cloud.."

 

You have certainly chrystalised your thoughts on an atmospheric December day. Very nicely done, of course. Paul

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Posted in Temperate December, variations

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Beauty and such soul. So

Posted on Wed, 21 Dec 2022

Beauty and such soul. So sorry for your loss, Ewan. Paul 

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Posted in Hereafter

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Happy Solstice, Jenny. A poem

Posted on Wed, 21 Dec 2022

Happy Solstice, Jenny. A poem grounded in the elements and the elemental. Nicely done. Paul :) 

 

 

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Posted in Ancient Festival

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Posted on Sun, 11 Dec 2022

I enjoyed hearing you read this last night too. A moving story, for sure. Paul 

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Posted in May you live all the days of your life

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