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I have 275 stories published in
28 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 1337258 times
and 372 of my stories have been cherry picked.
1717 of my 5,323 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 1761 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.
You can find me on SoundCloud at https://soundcloud.com/user-62051685
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My stories
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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Kabul Airport
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Leaving Home
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This wonderfully evocative
Posted on Sat, 14 Sep 2024
This wonderfully evocative poem drawn from another time and place is a joy to read. That's why it's today's Facebook and X/Twitter Pick of the Day.
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Read full commentPosted in Before Maps Were Made
It's another irrestible mix
Posted on Sat, 14 Sep 2024
It's another irrestible mix of magic and intrigue. Looking forward to reading more :)
Read full commentPosted in "Willow's Missing Tail" 17
There's a sense of euphoria
Posted on Sat, 14 Sep 2024
There's a sense of euphoria at the story's climax. Yet still the frailties of the human condition shine through. As ever, you lead the reader through a tale that reads like a modern fable. Enjoyed as always.
Read full commentPosted in How much is still left
"I’m learning how to shear
Posted on Fri, 13 Sep 2024
"I’m learning how to shear alpacas.." That's exactly the kind of thing my daughter would do!
The family dynamics are done so well, Jane. Vanessa's relationship with her quirky offspring and the nuances of how this contrasts with the...
Read full commentPosted in Parcel for You.. - Part 34
That's a big twist and the
Posted on Tue, 10 Sep 2024
That's a big twist for the Muggins time-travel saga. Waves of immigration from the past! I can't wait to read what happens next. Can Henry VIII re-take his kingdom in another time? Read on. And I will!
Read full commentPosted in The Courtier From The 21st Century Who Would Be King : The King Behind The Throne : King Henry VIII (Alfred the Great II) : Ch.7 by Alfred Muggins (himself) The Real Henry VIII Finds His Feet In 21st Century England! Ch.7 Part 1
"..bring peace in some
Posted on Thu, 12 Sep 2024
"..bring peace in some measure where there’s fighting now.." Wise words, Rhiannon. And more relevant than ever with the conflicts currently ongoing.
I so hope that "..love will flow earthwide.."
Beautifully expressed words.
Read full commentPosted in All related
That's an evocative poem,
Posted on Thu, 12 Sep 2024
That's an evocative poem, Jenny. A pen-picture beautifully drawn as always. Just lovely.
Read full commentPosted in Escape To Ridgeway
Another wonderfully unique
Posted on Sat, 07 Sep 2024
Another wonderfully unique tale.
That's why this is our Facebook and X/Twitter Pick of the Day.
Congratulations, Itane.
Read full commentPosted in No escape from reality
It looks odds on that CGT
Posted on Fri, 06 Sep 2024
It looks odds on that CGT will be aligned with personal rates of taxation at 20/40/45% at the next budget. Probably with immediate effect from 30th October. Landlords are already selling up in droves. Labour in Wales are levying 200% council tax...
Read full commentPosted in The Bleeding Of Britain and the People (from the Imaginations of Alfred N.Muggins)
What a brilliantly original
Posted on Sat, 07 Sep 2024
What a brilliantly original notion - the anthropomorphism of the Devil. You do these philosophical musings so well. Life is rarely black and white and was it ever greyer than attributing human frailties to Satan? Loved this.
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