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I have 220 stories published in 27 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 535448 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

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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.

You can find me on SoundCloud at https://soundcloud.com/user-62051685

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and at Threads https://www.threads.net/@beerummie

 

1389 of my comments have received 1402 Great Feedback votes

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Appropriately named Butch. I

Posted on Wed, 08 Mar 2023

Appropriately named Butch. I thing a lot changed with the Lionesses in the Euros. You are right, the football was joyous to watch. Things have moved on such a great deal with equality across the sexes but, as with many other things, there is...

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Posted in Women's Day

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So many stories in your

Posted on Tue, 07 Mar 2023

So many stories in your cabinet/cupboard, Rhiannon. Mementos and memories. I like the way every item has special meaning. Enjoyed. Paul 

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Posted in Memory Medley

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Great story, Jane. Not sure I

Posted on Mon, 06 Mar 2023

Great story, Jane. Not sure I can improve on the feedback above but I didn't see the twist coming which is always a hallmark of a tale well told. You have some poetic phrases in here that take the story to another level. I really liked "....A...

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Posted in The Right to Sparkle

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Yes, I was going to say that

Posted on Sun, 05 Mar 2023

Yes, I was going to say that this happens in real life. Adroitly done, dear Luigi. Paul 

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Posted in The Tall Bookcase

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Wow Alfred swapping with

Posted on Wed, 01 Mar 2023

Wow Alfred swapping with Henry VIII - looking forward to reading more! 

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Posted in The Courtier From The 21st Century Who Would Be King : The King Behind The Throne : King Henry VIII (Alfred the Great II) : Ch.1 by Alfred Muggins (himself)

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I enjoyed your soothing

Posted on Wed, 01 Mar 2023

I enjoyed your soothing euphony of nature's music. And that's a great diary reminder. We should all make the same one :) 

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Posted in Summer's Creation

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Black gold. Mmmmm....anything

Posted on Mon, 27 Feb 2023

Black gold. Mmmmm....anything that goes with salty bacon. It all sounds so delicious. And who knew there was a Welshman's caviar?! :)

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Posted in Welshman’s caviar (bara lawr)

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Ooh the intrigue continues.

Posted on Sun, 26 Feb 2023

Ooh the intrigue continues. Looking forward to the next part :) 

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Posted in "The Coffee House Spy" 7

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"...when the night and its

Posted on Sun, 26 Feb 2023

"...when the night and its dead stars

have swallowed me too."

A  very powerful (and, I imagine...personal) poem. February is misunderstood isn't it? Even with an early promise to usher back the light ..

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Posted in Violets, Sweet Violets

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Another wonderful ramble with

Posted on Sat, 25 Feb 2023

Another wonderful ramble with you via the top of the world and as the "colours tinging the sky through the trees". And beautiful pictures, Rhiannon. Paul 

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Posted in Midsummer Hill, southern end of the Malverns

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