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I have 224 stories published in 27 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 615329 times and 301 of my stories have been cherry picked.
1421 of my 4,537 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 1434 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

 

My stories

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Dreams of Rain

A wind-swept, seeping rain dances on bedroom windows, houses opposite obscured – streets are empty, twilight gloom broken by neon street lamps –...
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Punters

This is the fourth entry in the satirical series at https://www.abctales.com/collection/pandemic-tales-bojo-and-co It had been a long, old Pandemic...
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Poem of the week

Another Night On a Bare Mountain

Night on a Bare Mountain (aka Night on Bald Mountain) is a series of compositions written by composer Modest Mussorgsky (1839 – 1881). It was only...
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Cherry

Penalties

On 11 th July 2021 the England Football team lost on penalties to Italy after a 1-1 draw having played extra time in the Final of the Euro2020...
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Steve Mason and the Music Nazi

This is the third entry in the Steve Mason’s School Days at https://www.abctales.com/collection/steve-masons-school-days Steve “Stevo” Mason just...
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1421 of my comments have received 1434 Great Feedback votes

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Ooh that's a cliffhanger

Posted on Mon, 01 Jan 2024

Ooh that's a cliffhanger ending. I like this shift to sentience that's unravelling.

"You're more human than a human".

It's a compelling read. Keep going! 

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Posted in Parcel for you....Part 11

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"I am a woman of the mist,

Posted on Sat, 30 Dec 2023

"I am a woman of the mist, myself, now,

herding red deer on the trendle,"

A mystical reverie that transends the boundaries of mere language. Words are a beautiful thing. Just wonderful. Paul

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Posted in The Witches of Long Compton

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You have captured the magic

Posted on Sat, 30 Dec 2023

You have captured the magic of Christmas Eve so well. How as young children, we would intend to stay awake and then, next thing, presents have arrived. Very lovely indeed, Rhiannon. Paul

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Posted in “This night I will …”

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That's a fascinating read,

Posted on Thu, 28 Dec 2023

That's a fascinating read, Turlough.

I guess most people end up with a cocktail of accents etc with social mobility and people moving around. I wanted to learn some Russian via the Zoom meetings I had with my son when he lived in Moscow....

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Posted in Lingo Bingo

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"...to obtain a holiday, a

Posted on Sat, 23 Dec 2023

"...to obtain a holiday, a family celebration,
with leisure, and rest from
… hard work!"

 

I felt exhausted reading the first few lines. Hoping those final lines are how your Christmas panned out, Rhiannon. Paul

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Posted in Before …!

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"Blow away the lies, the

Posted on Fri, 22 Dec 2023

"Blow away the lies, the hatred,
hasty accusations, malice."

 

Vivid and evocative. Lovely work, Rhiannon. Paul

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Posted in Even Father Christmas blown over …!

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"...guilty of hitting his

Posted on Sun, 24 Dec 2023

"...guilty of hitting his partner,
and said yes to the aardvark."

Nicely done, Luigi. A poem full of colour and imaginative story-telling. Happy New Year, to you. Paul

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Posted in Noah's Ark

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Stunning poem, Doug.

Posted on Thu, 21 Dec 2023

Stunning poem, Doug. Evocative and euphoric. Paul 

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Posted in Rain in Kalgoorlie

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I like the duality of the

Posted on Tue, 19 Dec 2023

I like the duality of the underlying message. Both parties apologising acknowledging that none of us are perfect. We should all say sorry more often. Nicely done, Rhiannon. Paul

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Posted in Sorry?

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Thanks insert. And for all

Posted on Wed, 20 Dec 2023

Thanks insert. And for all the hard work you do behind the scenes to make the site work. It's unseen by most but appreciated by many.

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Posted in By the Candelight of Saints

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