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I have 219 stories published in
27 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 523729 times
and 295 of my stories have been cherry picked.
1378 of my 4,439 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 1391 votes
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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Lots of trademark Mark in
Posted on Tue, 10 May 2022
Lots of trademark Mark in here. Council estate setting, punchy dialogue and a nicely crafted tale. As always, a great read. Paul
Read full commentPosted in Goodnight, Elvis
"I remember asking to shave
Posted on Sun, 08 May 2022
"I remember asking to shave my legs
in hospital, the bath sat, as if staged,
in the centre of the room, a nurse perched
in the doorway, on watch."
I love the way the poem weaves between different realities/themes. It...
Read full commentPosted in Yew
"Dim hidden copses
Posted on Mon, 09 May 2022
"Dim hidden copses
pooled with bluebells,
each frail but of deep hue"
Wonderful wild bells - so beautifully captured in your words. Paul :)
Read full commentPosted in The wonderful wild bells!
"all insect life
Posted on Mon, 09 May 2022
"all insect life reverberating, sends
me into spellbound trance; watching
dandelion pollen sailing,"
Lovely photo and another beautiful reverie, Jenny. Paul x
Read full commentPosted in Maple Tree Den
Thanks Ewan and for those
Posted on Mon, 09 May 2022
Thanks Ewan and for those very interesting thoughts re your experiences in the forces. Yep, off out for a celebration meal shortly. "Decompress" is about right for all involved! Thanks again. Paul
Read full commentPosted in A Final Message From Moscow
It's a wonderful piece of
Posted on Fri, 06 May 2022
It's a wonderful piece of writing, Sean!
Read full commentPosted in The Eerie Nerve
Ooh one of my very favourite
Posted on Thu, 05 May 2022
Ooh one of my very favourite birds. Wolves, ravens and graves. All beautifully Poe-esque. What more can I say?! ::)
Read full commentPosted in Hræfn
I can see the billows of
Posted on Mon, 02 May 2022
I can see the billows of smoke coming from the jazz joints of old. A very visual poem that entwines the sights and sounds of the subject matter so well. Paul :)
Read full commentPosted in Trail Of Thought
Would love to listen to an
Posted on Fri, 29 Apr 2022
Would love to listen to an audio version of this, Ewan. You are the man of a thousand voices! Congrats on the well deserved POTD Paul :)
Read full commentPosted in Sticky Wullie
"truants of moonlight soft as
Posted on Sat, 30 Apr 2022
"truants of moonlight soft as forgetting wings...."
Such a beautiful meditation, Di. Paul :)
Read full commentPosted in butterfly moment
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