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I have 240 stories published in
28 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 1008787 times
and 323 of my stories have been cherry picked.
1552 of my 4,873 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 1571 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 Dead Cat
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Eleanor Cross
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Memento
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Happy New Year
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Empire State (Part 7 of 7): Escape
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Well written and conceived,
Posted on Tue, 13 Feb 2024
Well written and conceived, Penny. Just a thought but how would a hologram leave a handwritten note? I'm sure there's a coherent explanation in this twilight world of sci fi you have conjured.
Read full commentPosted in "Life is but a Dream"
We use plastic heat pads that
Posted on Tue, 13 Feb 2024
We use plastic heat pads that get warmed in the microwave. When they fall out of bed they make a banging noise as they hit the floor. There's nothing more comfy than taking a hot water bottle or something similar with you at night. I could relate...
Read full commentPosted in Feeling to find it
Thanks a nice thing to say,
Posted on Mon, 12 Feb 2024
Thanks a nice thing to say, Di. I am very proud of both of my kids. James has a wandering soul. I can picture him living abroad again soon.
Yes, my Russian and Italian are both shocking. Then again so is my English. Well... I am a Brummie...
Read full commentPosted in After Russian Rain (A Postscript from Moscow)
"Her ring was old, her
Posted on Tue, 06 Feb 2024
"Her ring was old, her grandma's gold;
her love, commitment new and true;"
A thoughtful reflection of tradition and practicalities when it comes to marriage. Still a valued institution but costs need to be considered...
Read full commentPosted in Joyful, frugal celebration!
My best mate who lives in
Posted on Mon, 05 Feb 2024
My best mate who lives in Essex these days is a Bruce Springsteen superfan. He travels the world going to his gigs. I like a lot of his music but I hear his concerts go on for ages. It's good to see Alfred Muggins diversifying in his written work...
Read full commentPosted in Jungleland (by Bruce Springsteen) : A (Belated) Review by Alfred Muggins
A nice twist with zip-tied
Posted on Sat, 03 Feb 2024
A nice twist with zip-tied guy being a freelancer. I think Di mentioned before but just wow at writing not, not two but THREE ongoing stories at the same time. I can see a published catalogue of books coming up before too long. Good luck with it...
Read full commentPosted in "The Coffee House Spy" 14
What an extraordinary finale
Posted on Sun, 04 Feb 2024
What an extraordinary finale - the passage about the hugs and it all being done covertly was so sad yet poignant. The patriarchal nonsense that the authorities pedal is from the Stone Age. I was talking to my OH about your Iranian travelogue and...
Read full commentPosted in Cherries and Dahlia Petals
"‘Hey, I did get the red
Posted on Wed, 31 Jan 2024
"‘Hey, I did get the red flags though, despite all my fatigue. I’m interested in what you meant by a couple of words.’
‘Dick, wanker, knob…’"
The naivity of Spencer is so well done and creates the canvass for the fish-out-...
Read full commentPosted in Parcel for you..Part 17
"Haggling over the price of
Posted on Wed, 31 Jan 2024
"Haggling over the price of the vase.." Made me think of that scene from Monty Python's "Life of Brian" where Brian haggles over a gourd (my favourite comedy movie of all time).
My lad lived in Luton for 3 years where he attended...
Read full commentPosted in Tea with the Coppersmith
"...beautiful tracery
Posted on Wed, 31 Jan 2024
"...beautiful tracery
of skeletal branches on clear skies.."
A lovely vigneette with gorgeous photos, Rhiannon. Paul
Read full commentPosted in January Skies
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