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I have 243 stories published in 28 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 1095360 times and 328 of my stories have been cherry picked.
1576 of my 4,944 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 1600 votes

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

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1576 of my comments have received 1600 Great Feedback votes

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A lovely reminisce and some

Posted on Tue, 22 Nov 2022

A lovely reminisce and some wonderful photos. Enjoyed, Rhiannon. And congrats on more accolades. Paul :)

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Posted in Pengwndwn*

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"Settle down to winter’s

Posted on Tue, 29 Nov 2022

"Settle down to winter’s sepia shields:
earth, leaf scars..." Such an evocative and visual poem. Your empathy with nature always shines through, Rhiannon. Congrats on the well deserved accolades. Paul

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Posted in Autumn carpets

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"The Holly King represents

Posted on Mon, 28 Nov 2022

"The Holly King represents

a time of Peace.

Tho Oak King represents

a time of renewal."

There's a Pagan feel to this, Jenny. Beautiful sound-echoes. Paul

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Posted in Holly King

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I remember "She" and that

Posted on Wed, 30 Nov 2022

I remember "She" and that scene you are referring to. Looking forward to reading more tales from Turkey! Paul :)

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Posted in Mudbath! (The Ultimate Day Trip Of All Possible Day Trips!) by Alfred N. Muggins (from his recent holiday in Marmaris, Turkey!) Part 1

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I guess minimising alcolhol

Posted on Fri, 02 Dec 2022

I guess minimising alcolhol due to medical treatment is a bit of a trade-off. I'm sure the vanilla extract will come in handy! Keep well, our Jean. Christrmas approaches. Paul x

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Posted in chemo 16

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"...how cruel it is, that my

Posted on Mon, 21 Nov 2022

"...how cruel it is, that my mother wanders

in the same curséd forest

where my father, too, was lost." It is a cruel situation. Your poem captures a familiar sequence for many, I suspect. Adroit and moving. Paul

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Posted in The Woman on the Other Side of the Screen

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"...observe owl after

Posted on Mon, 21 Nov 2022

"...observe owl after

daytime's blue sky or rain, at darkest

hour will fly again," Elemental and a highly visual poem-scape here. Just lovely, of course. Paul

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Posted in At Winter's Darkest Hour

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It's an astute point made

Posted on Wed, 16 Nov 2022

It's an astute point made about "quality of life". It's not always connected to economic growth. There is so much more work that can be done in this area. After all, economics is concerned with the cumulative, overall welfare of its population....

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Posted in Liz had dreams of living in a Tax Free World! Part 2 By Alfred N.Muggins

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