Paul Stewart

Joined March 2021

1341 stories

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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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Descent, Then Light
Drowning in a lonely sea, yielding to its power and all-consuming thirst for sacrifice, you feel your limbs buckle and soften
By Paul Stewart8 months ago in Poets
Welcome to Forest Park. Top Story - July 2025.
Ticker tape Synesthesia The Synesthesia Tree https://www.thesynesthesiatree.com/2021/03/ticker-tape.html "Ticker taping" consists of automatically visualising written words in the form of subtitles when hearing other people speak.
By Paul Stewart8 months ago in Fiction
Come Back
"Come back," I call, to no reply. - I remember a lot. It's a cliché to say that. Perhaps? Or is it more cliché to say you don't remember as much as you would like to?
By Paul Stewart8 months ago in Fiction
Elegy for the Already Drowned
There are things that can't be said, can't be drawn and quartered can't be spatchcocked over the burning coals of Redemption Song
By Paul Stewart8 months ago in Poets
Me Ves Y Sufres by Hope Of The States
There are plenty of songs I could’ve written about for Annie Kapur’s challenge — songs that touched me, got me through dark days, reminded me to keep going. But when I sat down to write, I knew I’d be lying if I didn't pick this one.
By Paul Stewart8 months ago in Writers
Excluded: Biased Toward Bias
Preamble: As many of you probably know, I've been working on trying to get published and entering various competitions outside Vocal for sometime now. This next piece, is my 10th overall rejection, that includes competitions and submission calls with literary publications. I've been encouraged, inspired and spurred along to try by the two Stephens. Stephen A Roddewig and Stephen Kramer Avitabile.
By Paul Stewart8 months ago in Poets
Where the Light Finds Me
For what feels like an age and more since death came knocking at my door dark clouds encroached and enshrouded my heart and soul, hope was sullied
By Paul Stewart8 months ago in Poets
Enfant Terrible (Autopsy in Three Movements)
Part 1: Invocation - Twisted psychosis cystic fibrosis a criminal act of nature myopia dilation - terminus frustration
By Paul Stewart8 months ago in Poets
Climbing Age and Sloping Back
For someone on the low-rung of the ladder of life, it seems in vain to think of anything beyond my own impossibly unimportant bubble.
By Paul Stewart8 months ago in Poets
In the Downwind
From inside tortured gut. Taut and pressed, rebut. Time passes time passes time passes time passes time passes time passes time passes
By Paul Stewart8 months ago in Poets
Memento Mori No More
Pit ter-patter, the rai n. mirrored the p ai n. of All en's short, un eventful 22 years. rain he no lon
By Paul Stewart8 months ago in Poets
Beyond Petroleum
Beyond Petroleum Beyond Patronising Deepwater Horizon Greenwashing Surprising? No. With PR men, Their bold words, dirtier hands
By Paul Stewart8 months ago in Poets