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I have 250 stories published in
28 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 1146688 times
and 338 of my stories have been cherry picked.
1602 of my 5,001 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 1629 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
Forgotten Souls
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Corinne of the School Disco
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The Banquet (Competition entry max 1,000 words)
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Happy Valentines
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Mehtab Bagh (Moonlight Garden)
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"..drooping bells to charm
Posted on Tue, 30 Apr 2024
"..drooping bells to charm not chime.."
Read full commentA poem full of colours and images, Rhiannon. And beautiful pics too :)
Posted in Columbine
"She fantasised about tying
Posted on Fri, 26 Apr 2024
"She fantasised about tying Colin Davenport to a chair for a month and making him watch while the company didn’t go into meltdown.."
Poor old Colin Davenport. I think we've all fantasized about torturing someone with a diet of...
Read full commentPosted in Parcel for you...Part 24
"Arboreal creatures grasp
Posted on Sun, 28 Apr 2024
"Arboreal creatures grasp secret
triggers to be unlocked.."
Different circumstances, I know, but your poem made me think of the missing Sycamore Gap tree at Hadrian's Wall. Trees make the world a better place so the thought of...
Read full commentPosted in Connecting With Trees
"..And places where the cat
Posted on Tue, 23 Apr 2024
"..And places where the cat has been
Some uses considered quite obscene..."
That line made me laugh.
Poor old Muller Lite lambasted like that. Still...your local alternative does sound yummy. A rapping, rhythmic, humourous...
Read full commentPosted in Lactobacillus Bulgaricus or Bust!
"..for in some countries
Posted on Tue, 23 Apr 2024
"..for in some countries
there’s hunger, disease
from drought and war.."
Nicely done with a lovely rhythm, Rhiannon.
An important message too. Food is such a vital commodity and subject to corruption. We are lucky that...
Read full commentPosted in Life's fuel
To be fair, Jenny, that will
Posted on Sun, 21 Apr 2024
To be fair, Jenny, that will have happened to a lot of people. When a car gets bump started, it can shoot off and many end up falling flat on their face. I hope you have recovered from your ordeal. The embarrassment at being the centre of...
Read full commentPosted in How Could I Be So Stupid
"..in folds of air birds will
Posted on Sat, 20 Apr 2024
"..in folds of air birds will sing
and honey bees will rejoice
the flowers of late spring..."
Such evocative imagery, Jenny. You connect with nature so well with your poetry :)
Read full commentPosted in Yellow Blooms Of Late May
"...the mournful boom of
Posted on Tue, 23 Apr 2024
"...the mournful boom of bittern,
the silent clarity of consequence,
that the greatest lie might be the starkest truth
is the coldest flame."
Some gorgeous lines in there, Rachel. Soulful and poignant.
Read full commentPosted in Doubt
"Even wildernesses need
Posted on Wed, 17 Apr 2024
"Even wildernesses need management
to keep the variety,
ensure diversity,
prevent monopoly.."
That's an authoritative poem, Rhiannon. So much knowledge in there. You are right, of course. The weeds need managing to give...
Read full commentPosted in Wild weeding
"Started off a clear morning,
Posted on Tue, 16 Apr 2024
"Started off a clear morning,
dawn sky of red and gold;
wood mice hoped this day.."
Lovely images, Jenny. Strange weather we get in April. We had sun, rain, sleet and hail yesterday! Perhaps we and the wood mice...
Read full commentPosted in Wild Side Of April
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