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I have 219 stories published in 27 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 524020 times and 295 of my stories have been cherry picked.
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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.

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1378 of my comments have received 1391 Great Feedback votes

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"...fluttering a dance where

Posted on Wed, 17 May 2023

"...fluttering a dance where

sunlight shines on a

dappled carpet of bluebells."

 

A dreamy poem about a miraculous transformation. Enjoyed, of course :)

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Posted in Miracle Of Spring On Gossamer Wings

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Enjoyed chapter 5. What can

Posted on Mon, 30 Jul 2012

Enjoyed chapter 5. What can this threatening mass be? It takes skill to move from one setting to another and you have done it with ease with this chapter. Looking forward to seeing what the fledgling pilots get up to. Chapters 6 and beyond...

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Another chapter in - the

Posted on Thu, 21 Jun 2012

Another chapter in - the picture you draw of stone age travellers is so good. Really liked the sequence of the little girl eventually being found via Tawny the (magic) owl. Onwards to chapter 5...

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There's a sense of jeapody

Posted on Fri, 11 May 2012

There's a sense of jeapody building. Rebellions, crystal ships far away and now snatched children. Your imagination worked wonderful overtime on this story, Jenny. Onwards to chapter 4 tomorrow :)

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Posted in Dwellers of the New World Chapter Three ( Pt 4 )

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Well the first two chapters

Posted on Sat, 28 Apr 2012

Well the first two chapters have flown by. There's a lovely pace and rhythm to this. The plot strands are developing. I shall read on...

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Posted in Dwellers of the New World Chapter Two ( Pt 5 )

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It was good that the Russian

Posted on Mon, 15 May 2023

It was good that the Russian Fifth Columnists and spies didn't materialise. I hope Mrs Muggins has it in her heart to forgive her son and grandson. It seems a tad harsh to mitigate their respective inheritances. York (the Viking stronghold) is...

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Posted in The Coronation Of Charles III, the ‘Green’ King by Alfred N.Muggins Part 2

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It's a visually, sumptuous

Posted on Sun, 15 Apr 2012

It's a visually, sumptuous opening set of scenes. Will keep reading over the next few days [Should that say "... making bread to line their stomachs.." in para 2?] Paul 

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Hi Jenny. Enjoyed the intro

Posted on Sun, 15 Apr 2012

Hi Jenny. Enjoyed the intro and intrigued to read on. Looking forward to following this over the next few days. Thanks for flagging it on your blog update. Paul :) 

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Posted in Dwellers of the New World Prologue

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"Zadok the Priest’ by Handel

Posted on Fri, 12 May 2023

"Zadok the Priest’ by Handel from George II’s Coronation in 1727". There's something ornately regal about some music isn't there? Yes, it was quite an occasion and fitting that the Muggins's were watching. Henry VIII would have been impressed (...

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Posted in The Coronation Of Charles III, the ‘Green’ King by Alfred N.Muggins Part 1

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"...dark and bright, shadow

Posted on Fri, 12 May 2023

"...dark and bright, shadow and light.."

You paint a brooding backdrop in so few words, Rhiannon. Very apt for this overcast day. Beautiful pics, as well. Nicely done, of course. Paul 

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