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I have 248 stories published in 28 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 1133569 times and 336 of my stories have been cherry picked.
1592 of my 4,984 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 1618 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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1592 of my comments have received 1618 Great Feedback votes

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Posted on Wed, 27 Jul 2022

Ah thanks for reading it, David. I did think about writing one about the Hustings going on with Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss. I had this image of a zombie government with Boris sitting there picking walnuts open in his undercrackers. Maybe, maybe...

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Posted in Boris and the Curious Case of Brexit

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Good that you are still

Posted on Mon, 15 Aug 2022

Good that you are still smiling, Jean. Keep fighting the good fight and take care of yourself. Paul x

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Posted in Chemo 5

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Yes, I like the way each

Posted on Sun, 14 Aug 2022

Yes, I like the way each stanza starts with a word. Very nicely done. Paul

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Posted in The Gift

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"recesses leading to burls

Posted on Sat, 13 Aug 2022

"recesses leading to burls

of fascination"

Contemplative, reflective, meditative. Conversations with local oaks are the best kind. Paul :)

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Posted in Contemplation

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All caught up with this one.

Posted on Wed, 10 Aug 2022

All caught up with this one. The fat suit aspect reminds me of a sub plot in the book I am reading at the moment - "Billy Summers" by Stephen King (about an assassin). Your dialogue-driven story arc gives you a distinct identity. It makes for...

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Posted in "The Coffee House Spy" 4

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I like the weather forecast

Posted on Wed, 10 Aug 2022

I like the weather forecast interludes and the folklore aspect of the story. You do this style of poem so well. Dark, foreboding, magical..

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Posted in The Witch’s Daughter

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Ah thanks for pointing those

Posted on Wed, 10 Aug 2022

Ah thanks for pointing those out, Di. Now sorted. Glad you liked it - part 2 up soon. It's written....just needs a final check and a decision re recording another audio. "There was six" will sound so coloquial on this audio! Paul :)

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Posted in Charmed (Part One of Two)

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Another lovely recollection.

Posted on Tue, 09 Aug 2022

Another lovely recollection. Petrol 35p a gallon - imagine that! Enjoyed this latest diary entry and chuffed that you connected this with a piece of my work. Very honoured indeed. Paul x

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Posted in Along Cornish Coast

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Posted on Mon, 08 Aug 2022

Beautiful words and images so simply put. Just lovely, Richard. And I hope you are keeping well. Paul

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Posted in Glorious Moments

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