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I have 277 stories published in
28 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 1411807 times
and 375 of my stories have been cherry picked.
1751 of my 5,403 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 1802 votes
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.
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My stories
Giant Redwoods
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Autumn
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With or Without You
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Chinese Whispers (edited and updated, 2021)
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Ballerina Toy Box
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'...and as last leaves are
Posted on Tue, 12 Nov 2024
'...and as last leaves are shed and blown
floating, drifting, fluttering down..'
Beautiful poem, beautiful pics.
Wonderful images and you have captured aspects of the season so well, of course.
Just lovely, Rhiannon.
Read full commentPosted in Bright end of autumn
"..she called at the crack of
Posted on Thu, 07 Nov 2024
"..she called at the crack of dawn to unburden herself with the responsibility of acknowledging her daughter’s birthday.." There's that trademark humour even if it's couched in cynicism :)
The exchanges between Spencer and Vanessa remain...
Read full commentPosted in Parcel for You..Part 40
"Searing flares of reflection
Posted on Fri, 08 Nov 2024
"Searing flares of reflection
ignite the darkest corners
of memories held.."
There's a certain cathartic feeling when reading this that swirls around the dreaminess. Smoke and fire metaphors in themselves and laid bare by...
Read full commentPosted in Watching the Fire
'Neighbour Hasan expressed
Posted on Mon, 11 Nov 2024
'Neighbour Hasan expressed gratitude for my gift of discarded bits of the old roof. He smiled the radiant smile of a man with his woodshed already full in October. He has more teeth than most Gypsies.'
You bring the characters to life in...
Read full commentPosted in Seven Roofers Roofing
It's always a relief to get a
Posted on Thu, 07 Nov 2024
It's always a relief to get a hospital procedure out of the way. So glad you are on the other side now, Jenny. Wishing you are a speedy recovery and I'm sure it will all have been worth it. Write again when you are ready. We will all be waiting...
Read full commentPosted in Hip Op The Second
I guess with the oppressive
Posted on Sat, 09 Nov 2024
I guess with the oppressive regime in Afghanistan and the anti-abortion lobby in the US scorching the earth it's exceptionally tough for women in parts of the world. The word 'freedom' has never had more relevance. Well said, Maxine.
Read full commentPosted in LAWS.
'All of them I said..." Well,
Posted on Sat, 09 Nov 2024
'All of them I said..." Well, yes!
That's a wonderfully beguiling poem
[Should there be just one 'her' in the line....."the sun pixelating her her hair"?]
Read full commentPosted in A different way to measure time
Ach...Alfred will always come
Posted on Tue, 05 Nov 2024
Ach...Alfred will always come out on top regardless. He's a talented fella and can't be put down for long.
Read full commentPosted in On the Shelf Again, so to speak! By Alfred N.Muggins
Not sure I've ever been to
Posted on Sun, 10 Nov 2024
Not sure I've ever been to Sheffield. It sounds like most cities. When I go back to Birmingham the centre has changed again with a never ending 'road improvement scheme'.
Maybe Di's right....a metaphor for life :)
Read full commentPosted in Running the Gauntlet : Paranoid and Harrassed In The City Of His Birth! By Alfred N.Muggins
"What began it, or what
Posted on Thu, 07 Nov 2024
"What began it, or what atavistic
thing we are atoning for forever, unknown."
I had to look up 'atavistic'.
Love this poem. So evocative with sound echoes from history.
Read full commentPosted in East Coast Scotland (Reflection)
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