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I have 254 stories published in
28 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 1175401 times
and 343 of my stories have been cherry picked.
1610 of my 5,012 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 1643 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
The Last Time I Saw Fungie (2005)
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Vernal Equinox
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Black Holes and Revelations
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New Amsterdam
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Forgotten Souls
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Wonderful storytelling.
Posted on Sat, 11 May 2024
Wonderful storytelling.
This is our Facebook and X/Twitter Pick of the Day.
Congratulations!
Read full commentPosted in How inscrutable his ways
“This is my spot
Posted on Wed, 15 May 2024
“This is my spot
the place I’ve got
a space that is not
for the doing
and the toing and froing.."
A special spot is a wondrous thing.
You capture one so evocatively, Rhiannon.
Read full commentPosted in Time-out Spot
"...hearing
Posted on Wed, 15 May 2024
"...hearing
white noise drift over craggy
rocks.."
Ah waterfalls....magical creations of nature.
I enjoyed your reminiscence, Jenny :)
Read full commentPosted in Waterfall
Meeting all three of my kids
Posted on Wed, 15 May 2024
Meeting all three of my kids at the airport at noon was altogether magnificent - that must have been emotional after such a long enforced break due to the Pandemic
Listening to Romanian Jazz on Spotify - I think I could so with some Johnny...
Read full commentPosted in This Sort of Thing - April 2024 - The Sporophyte Stage
"Rumbling sounds of oceans'
Posted on Thu, 09 May 2024
"Rumbling sounds of oceans' surge and flow.."
Gorgeous images, beautiful photos. Felt like I was right there. An evocative, lovely poem, Rhiannon:)
Read full commentPosted in Shores ever changing, new, fresh
Dreams can be wonderful
Posted on Tue, 07 May 2024
Dreams can be wonderful things and spirit us away to another place and time. I really enjoyed this.
It's our Facebook and X/Twitter Pick of the Day. Congratulations, Jenny.
I have added a picture of the fabulous Clifton Suspension...
Read full commentPosted in Complex Dream
Kashmir and the Clifton
Posted on Tue, 07 May 2024
Kashmir and the Clifton Suspension Bridge in the same dream. Sounds like your subconscious is encouraging you to go on a journey. Dreams are always fascinating to capture so well done for turning yours into an intriguing one :)
Read full commentPosted in Complex Dream
"Aladdin Sane and Hunky Dory
Posted on Thu, 02 May 2024
"Aladdin Sane and Hunky Dory
Bowie’s works in all their glory.."
A pensive, thoughtful poem. Speculative is good. Makes us all think so nicely done, Turlough.
I like the sound of ninety-nine inch TV screens. The footie would...
Read full commentPosted in Turn and Face the Strange
"..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
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