Paul Stewart

Joined March 2021

1319 stories

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Award-Winning Writer, Poet, Scottish-Italian, Subversive.

The Accidental Poet - Poetry Collection out now!

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Their Little Brown Espresso
After a typically bad sleep, Rhiannon and Pieter wake with aching bones and tired minds. The kettle is put on as it always is, and they try to rouse themselves to face the day. Before she came, real coffee was the only remedy, the only solution to fully prep them for the day ahead.
By Paul Stewartabout a year ago in Fiction
Eternal The Sentinel
One hundred years of longing. Patiently waiting. Watching empires rise, then fall and crumble. “Lonely the centurion,” the inscription reads. I stayed at the gateway. Where we promised one another, we'd meet. Eventually.
By Paul Stewartabout a year ago in Fiction
100 Ways to Make a Llama Dizzy
100 ways to make a llama dizzy? Curious? Tipping it upside down Maybe blindfolding it, changing its environment From South Australia to Scotland
By Paul Stewartabout a year ago in Poets
The Commander, The Chief, and The Saviour
"Honestly, if brains were dynamite, I'd blow my foot off. Deliberately. With aplomb, dignity and blood draining from shrapnel-shaped holes. It's been an easy campaign run. Lots of rallies and salutes, though they know I've never served a damn day of my life. They were joyful. The love of this country. The sound of screams, shouts, and the sight of tears and smiles. People adorned in the brightest and boldest red.
By Paul Stewartabout a year ago in Fiction
The Unpleasantness and Inconvenience of War
The river ran backwards on the day the Queen vanished. Then silence fell, and in time she was forgotten, as so often is the case in life. Hello, friend (or foe, I do not judge). The green valleys and hills, the crystal blue waters and the reverse waterfalls of the glorious kingdom soon adapted. Even the people, the great and the good, the insignificant and ne'er-do-wells, over time forgot. They became indifferent. Passion, mourning and fear of change were soon passed over for "getting on with it... life".
By Paul Stewartabout a year ago in Fiction
The Officially Unofficial Dishonourable Mention Challenge!. Top Story - November 2024.
Before we go any further, I wanted to extend my sincere apologies for completely dropping the ball with the challenge I ran a few months ago:
By Paul Stewartabout a year ago in Writers
I'm (Not) Alright
When you ask, "How are you?" And I respond, "I'm alright" Please know I'm not Very often, I'm not I'm just not alright
By Paul Stewartabout a year ago in Poets
Ah, Crap
ah shit, keech, ass choc raining down on us, our cars Pigeon, seagull, shit * Thanks for reading! Author's Notes: Keech is a slang word used in various parts of Scotland for bird poo. You're welcome. Definitely the last one. Now. I feel certain I am the only one to tackle birds pooing for the Sky-Ku challenge. I am happy with that.
By Paul Stewartabout a year ago in Poets
Ode To Seagulls
your food, they'll snatch it sneaky but loud winged buggers seagulls on the prowl * Thanks for reading! Author's Notes: Last One. No Apologies.
By Paul Stewartabout a year ago in Poets
Freedom, You Say?
How the birds mock us 'Freedom, you say?' they squawk as they fly where they want. * Thanks for reading! Author's Notes: Yeah. We don't really understand freedom like the birds do.
By Paul Stewartabout a year ago in Poets
The Final Waltz of the Dead Stars
abyss, the night sky as stars they dance and they die— we breathe, are alive. * Thanks for reading! Author's Notes: Another for the Sky-Ku challenge, but you already knew that!
By Paul Stewartabout a year ago in Poets
Shared Reverence
Across our vast earth, we gaze at the skies above in shared reverence. * Thanks for reading! Author's Notes: Another for the Sky-Ku Challenge. Inspired by the sentiment in this poem from last year:
By Paul Stewartabout a year ago in Poets