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I have 220 stories published in 27 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 536004 times and 296 of my stories have been cherry picked.
1389 of my 4,456 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 1402 votes

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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1389 of my comments have received 1402 Great Feedback votes

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"...The dying moment,

Posted on Tue, 14 Mar 2023

"...The dying moment,

easily confused

with a stopped clock."

Melancholic, wistful and existential. All things that make a good poem. Nicely done, for sure.

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Posted in Inklings

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"...fragile early wood wild

Posted on Wed, 15 Mar 2023

"...fragile early wood wild daffodil.."

Synonymous with spring. A beautiful image, Rhiannon. Lovely photo as well. Who doesn't love daffodils?! Paul

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Posted in A few early wild daffodils in the woods

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A tragic and sad story. Hard

Posted on Tue, 14 Mar 2023

A tragic and sad story. Hard to imagine the harshness of those kind of laws now. You recount the tale and speak up for the wronged so eloquently.

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Posted in Newes From The Dead

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You have found something of a

Posted on Sun, 12 Mar 2023

You have found something of a niche with these stripped-back tales, Mark. For so few words, the images are vivid and the story profound. Very nicely done. Paul

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Posted in the ward

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Thanks for reading, CM.

Posted on Fri, 10 Mar 2023

Thanks for reading, CM. Always appreciated and, yes, right on both counts. (Good win in the cup today for the Bhoys. Treble on. Hail hail)

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Posted in Spring Skies (After the Dogs of Winter)

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I have a cherry tree in my

Posted on Fri, 10 Mar 2023

I have a cherry tree in my front garden. I wrote a poem about it a while back. It's a wonder to see the cherry blossom every year. Enjoyed your poem. Paul

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Posted in Cherry Tree

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