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I have 224 stories published in 27 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 618847 times and 301 of my stories have been cherry picked.
1425 of my 4,544 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 1438 votes

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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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My stories

Cherry

Eastern Sky

Eastern Sky Fractured skies. White lightening Lights up buildings. And for a moment We are blinded. Everything is shrouded. Cordite… Monochrome...
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The Changing of Seasons

The Changing of Seasons Skies painted silver Rain drifting on breezes. Cumulus roiling in the distance. The sigh of mountains Heaving in silence. A...
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Cherry

Diner

Diner Outside the diner at 385 Sixth Avenue, humanity ebbed and flowed. It would often take a brief pause to eat then continue on in its mysterious...
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Gold cherry

Blagdon Lake in Winter

For Louise Glück Blagdon Lake in Winter Silver skies. Ephemeral light glints on Blagdon Lake. The geese are gone now. I hear echoes of wind chimes...
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Cherry

The Other Side of Paradise

The Other Side of Paradise I can still remember standing at the side of a dirt track, a sodium-coloured sun high in the sky. The heat made the air...
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1425 of my comments have received 1438 Great Feedback votes

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Oh completely wonderful. I'm

Posted on Tue, 19 Nov 2024

Oh completely wonderful. I'm a fan of Winnie the Pooh and absolutely loved reading that. This poem could appear in a collection for children. One of your best, Rhiannon!

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Posted in The Bears Discuss

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Reads like a folk tale and

Posted on Wed, 13 Nov 2024

Reads like a folk tale and skilfully done, for sure. Much enjoyed.

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Posted in The Cinnabar Moth

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[CM has servants? Who knew]

Posted on Tue, 12 Nov 2024

[CM has servants? Who knew]

It's reassuring to read about another election in Bulgaria. It didn't feature on the News at Ten here so I would have missed it completely if you hadn't mentioned it.

'Long days of tilling land'. It...

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'...and as last leaves are

Posted on Tue, 12 Nov 2024

'...and as last leaves are shed and blown
floating, drifting, fluttering down..'

Beautiful poem, beautiful pics.

Wonderful images and you have captured aspects of the season so well, of course.

Just lovely, Rhiannon.

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Posted in Bright end of autumn

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"..she called at the crack of

Posted on Thu, 07 Nov 2024

"..she called at the crack of dawn to unburden herself with the responsibility of acknowledging her daughter’s birthday.." There's that trademark humour even if it's couched in cynicism :)

The exchanges between Spencer and Vanessa remain...

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"Searing flares of reflection

Posted on Fri, 08 Nov 2024

"Searing flares of reflection 

ignite the darkest corners 

of memories held.."

There's a certain cathartic feeling when reading this that swirls around the dreaminess. Smoke and fire metaphors in themselves and laid bare by...

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Posted in Watching the Fire

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'Neighbour Hasan expressed

Posted on Mon, 11 Nov 2024

'Neighbour Hasan expressed gratitude for my gift of discarded bits of the old roof. He smiled the radiant smile of a man with his woodshed already full in October. He has more teeth than most Gypsies.'

You bring the characters to life in...

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Posted in Seven Roofers Roofing

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It's always a relief to get a

Posted on Thu, 07 Nov 2024

It's always a relief to get a hospital procedure out of the way. So glad you are on the other side now, Jenny. Wishing you are a speedy recovery and I'm sure it will all have been worth it. Write again when you are ready. We will all be waiting...

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I guess with the oppressive

Posted on Sat, 09 Nov 2024

I guess with the oppressive regime in Afghanistan and the anti-abortion lobby in the US scorching the earth it's exceptionally tough for women in parts of the world. The word 'freedom' has never had more relevance. Well said, Maxine.

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'All of them I said..." Well,

Posted on Sat, 09 Nov 2024

'All of them I said..." Well, yes!

That's a wonderfully beguiling poem

 

[Should there be just one 'her' in the line....."the sun pixelating her her hair"?]

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Posted in A different way to measure time

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