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I have 220 stories published in
27 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 546558 times
and 296 of my stories have been cherry picked.
1394 of my 4,468 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 1407 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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"We couldn’t spell paedophile
Posted on Fri, 13 May 2022
"We couldn’t spell paedophile, but we all knew a liar when we saw one." Another good 'un, CM (enjoy the fitbar and congrats on winning the league!)
Read full commentPosted in Ugly Puggly 23
Posted on Thu, 12 May 2022
You are incredibly brave writing in such a candid way. Rooting for you, Jean. Paul x
Read full commentPosted in Hospital 3 and Janus 11
Ah that's explains why you
Posted on Wed, 11 May 2022
Ah that's explains why you ended the previous piece like you did. Not pleasant dreams, at all. These accounts are well written, Jean. I hope that's mirrored by your general health Look after yourself. Paul
Read full commentPosted in Hospital 2, Janus 10
I was thinking exactly what
Posted on Tue, 10 May 2022
I was thinking exactly what Ewan said above. Are you sharing some of the poems from your new collection? This one is stunning. Paul :)
Read full commentPosted in The Dead Want Their Moon Back
Eesh...those last two lines.
Posted on Tue, 10 May 2022
Eesh...those last two lines. Keep us posted, Jean! Paul x
Read full commentPosted in Hospital 1 and Janus 9
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
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