Paul Stewart

Joined March 2021

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

The Accidental Poet - Poetry Collection out now!

Streams and Scratches in My Mind coming soon!

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Oh, How I Love the Rain!
Oh, how I love the rain I love to stop in it The feel The odor The tone and tune I love to hear its song The drip-drop
By Paul Stewart3 years ago in Poets
The Numbers Don't Lie. Top Story - July 2023.
I wanted to post something a bit different. Anyone that knows me knows I am not a numbers guy. I do not really gel well with numbers. Words are my ammunition and love. Numbers I appreciate are necessary, and maths is needed, but I have trouble with it.
By Paul Stewart3 years ago in Journal
Carbs and Catharsis
Carbs and catharsis Let out all your emotions Indulge in comfort * Thanks for reading! Just a little funny haiku inspired by a comment to and fro between myself and Donna Fox on another of my pieces called Why/What that you can read here:
By Paul Stewart3 years ago in Poets
No Regrets?
I've been thinking a lot about regret How it unifies us how it divides us a commonality of being human -
By Paul Stewart3 years ago in Poets
Why/What
Why did I do that? Why did I choose that? What was my motivation? What was my determination? Why didn't I stop myself sooner?
By Paul Stewart3 years ago in Poets
Puppies, Puppies, Puppies Everywhere!
Pure unadulterated joy and fun meets unadulterated mayhem and insanity puppies underfoot, puppies everywhere puppies clawing at our legs, puppies running, puppies jumping
By Paul Stewart3 years ago in Poets
Pastina
Pretty little pieces of pasta absorbing that delicate chicken broth sending me to my serene and happy place The one where you are still alive
By Paul Stewart3 years ago in Poets
Brevity
Using brevity does not mean Using levity For matters requiring sensitivity You can still express the gravity of a situation
By Paul Stewart3 years ago in Poets
Night Terrors. Content Warning.
Nestled in the back of your mind, something is waiting to seek you out, take you down from within It's incognito and under the radar, eating away at you slowly, carefully, and gradually until it strikes
By Paul Stewart3 years ago in Poets
The Truth About Old Geisgal Gaisgeach - Part 1
There once was a troll named Geisgal Gaisgeach. He was known far and wide as the bravest of his kin. From the top of Ben Nevis to the bottom of the Rockall Trough, songs rang of Geisgal's adventures.
By Paul Stewart3 years ago in Chapters
Scenes From Our Italian Restaurant
If there is one thing and one person I love writing about, it's my late, great Nonna. My Italian grannie has already been the subject, partially or completely, of my pieces, Goodnight Nonna, Goodbye, One of the Main Links to My Family, Filomena, It Still Hurts, and Pastina - Quickest Route Back to Nonna's Kitchen. She was a gem of a person, and anyone who got to know her would agree. She was also a source of endless joy and laughter. That smile lit up a room.
By Paul Stewart3 years ago in Humor
Everyone Pays the Price. Content Warning.
Testing your tolerance for pain and discomfort our punisher will work their dark magic on you racks and racks of implements of all shapes and sizes
By Paul Stewart3 years ago in Poets