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I have 220 stories published in 27 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 546579 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

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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.

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1394 of my comments have received 1407 Great Feedback votes

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Agreed, moving words.

Posted on Mon, 18 Apr 2022

Agreed, moving words. Memories are everything and nothing when they are gone.

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Posted in These Hands

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Gorgeous poem with many,

Posted on Thu, 07 Apr 2022

Gorgeous poem with many, particularly wonderful lines. Congrats on a well deserved POTD. Paul :)

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Posted in April shower

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Some lovely thoughts on being

Posted on Fri, 15 Apr 2022

Some lovely thoughts on being a grandparent (except for the bit about Stockport County lol). Enjoyed your poem. Paul :)

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Posted in When One Is One

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I was right there with you.

Posted on Thu, 14 Apr 2022

I was right there with you. Sometimes just watching life pass by is enough. A lovely read :)

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Posted in Passing Time

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I can feel the invective in

Posted on Tue, 12 Apr 2022

I can feel the invective in Alfred's words. Putin gone rogue sums it up nicely!

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Posted in Everybody Wants To Rule The World by Alfred N.Muggins

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A tantalising final line

Posted on Mon, 11 Apr 2022

A tantalising final line which sets off the rest of the story. Another gripping tale with a twist. Nicely done, Hilary. Paul

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Posted in The Telephone

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"musings now in poetry.."

Posted on Wed, 06 Apr 2022

"musings now in poetry.." "Yes, as we get older we end up valuing memories more. Referencing them in poems is as good a way as any to preserve moments for posterity. Deftly done with an articulate, light touch. Paul :)

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Posted in Amongst The Memories

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What a beautiful meditation.

Posted on Tue, 05 Apr 2022

What a beautiful meditation. Paul

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Posted in Looking For God In The Woods

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I must admit, I have thought

Posted on Tue, 05 Apr 2022

I must admit, I have thought about the parallels with Hitler's Operation Barbarossa in Russia. There are uncanny similarities and failings. It will be difficult to not think of the leader of the Russian Federation as "Putinpot" now I have read so...

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Posted in There is a Great Picture of Great Emperor Plutinplot! By Alfred N.Muggins

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Oh thank you for reading it,

Posted on Tue, 05 Apr 2022

Oh thank you for reading it, David. I haven't kept the original but the theme was about redemption which isn't what I wanted to say. I guess that's the beauty of having agency over our words - we can edit/amend/update to get to where we wanna go...

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Posted in Life Through a Prism

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