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I have 229 stories published in 28 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 790490 times and 307 of my stories have been cherry picked.
1482 of my 4,660 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 1498 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

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at Bluesky @marandina.bsky.social

and at Threads https://www.threads.net/@beerummie

 

My stories

Cherry

Radio Times

A polyphonic spectrum of melody and sound, a rhapsody of composition, a toccata in fugue. Aural symphony, timpani, Marconi’s dream retold, Wireless...

Empire State (Part Five) - The House in the Woods

Wicca celebrations can be based on the cycles of both the moon and the Sun. The former are known as Esbats and associated with the Goddess. Black...
Cherry

Empire State (Part Four): The Initiate

Modern day Wiccans eschew the notion of left and right hand paths – left associated with malevolence, right linked with good intentions. Not everyone...
Cherry

Empire State (Part Three) - The Devil in Tintagel

Beltane is a Greater Sabbat celebrated on May Eve. It is one of the four Sabbats that are cross-quarter days. These form the Wheel of the Year. Only...
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Gold cherry

Invisible

At between 50 and 200 nanometres it was easy to miss. In fact, everyone failed to notice as it stalked the pavement at the corner of Isambard and New...
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1482 of my comments have received 1498 Great Feedback votes

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"...or maybe food, or get let

Posted on Sat, 25 Nov 2023

"...or maybe food, or get let out
– but the door is shut – Meow!"

Ah, so nicely done, Rhiannon. I wondered why a favourite place would be behind a settee and then the reveal - a cat! Lovely pic too. Enjoyed. Paul

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Posted in A place for a snooze

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Has Farage changed his

Posted on Thu, 23 Nov 2023

Has Farage changed his surname since appearing in the Jungle? He'll do anything to avoid the misdeeds of his past.

A weird and wonderful poem. A randomness that seems to work. You put your insomnia to good use, Turlough.

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Posted in The Treadmills of My Mind

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"...3000 neurons,

Posted on Mon, 20 Nov 2023

"...3000 neurons,
more than 500,000
connecting synapse gaps"

Amazing facts. I think fruit flies are the one scientists use in experiments. An eye-opener of a poem and adriotly done, of course, Rhiannon. Paul

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Posted in What's going on inside?

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A thoughtful and compelling

Posted on Sat, 18 Nov 2023

A thoughtful and compelling tribute. I like the idea of conversing with people after they are gone. In literary terms anyway. I know little about Patrick Kavanagh so thank you for enlightening me.

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Posted in Patrick Kavanagh and Me

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Ferocious reporting from

Posted on Tue, 21 Nov 2023

Ferocious reporting from Alfred. I think a tentative ceasefire and hostage deal appears to have been made. Maybe the worm is turning. That's an interesting story from Roman times (made me think of the suicide squad at the end of "Life of Brian"...

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Posted in Hamas’ Own Masada! By rogue reporter Alfred N.Muggins

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It's a horrible situation but

Posted on Mon, 20 Nov 2023

It's a horrible situation but I read that negotiations re a ceasefire are happening between Hamas and Isreal. Common sense has to prevail soon. Surely?

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Posted in Does Suella Braverman know what a Democracy is, and how it works, or should work?

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"... ambiguous billowing

Posted on Fri, 17 Nov 2023

"... ambiguous billowing silhouettes."

 

An evocative reverie wrapped up in a fine poem. A beautiful pic as well :) 

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Posted in Analogy Of Adventure

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A belated happy birthday,

Posted on Sat, 18 Nov 2023

A belated happy birthday, Jean. Another interesting, well-structured account of your treatment. Nicely done and wishing you all kinds of well with the next stage. Take care of yourself. Paul x 

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Posted in Chemo2 - session 3

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"Pragmatic Palestinian"

Posted on Mon, 13 Nov 2023

"Pragmatic Palestinian" sounds like "puppet". It's a difficult one, Di.

As ever, it's about as complicated as it gets in Gaza. The Isrealis want "indefinite security responsibilty" in Gaza, the Americans are advocating a "Two-State...

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Posted in Eastern Sky

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Therapy pets! Yes...this is

Posted on Wed, 15 Nov 2023

Therapy pets! Yes...this is becoming more and more popular. It's said to make a huge difference to patients in hospital amongst other places and expedites recoveries. Just lovely :)

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Posted in A pigmy goat, 3 guinea pigs and some husky puppies visit …

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