Paul Stewart

Joined March 2021

1334 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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A Brief Guide to Ownership
Becoming an owner is not a vocation just anyone can take up. You need to be sure you have the time, space, energy, and funding to make it a beneficial arrangement for all involved.
By Paul Stewart28 days ago in Fiction
Not an Exception
Dark Memoirs - Index "For writers who knowingly lie, for those who substitute unbelievable human behavior for the way people really act, I have nothing but contempt. Bad writing is more than a matter of shit syntax and faulty observation; bad writing usually arises from a stubborn refusal to tell stories about what people actually do—to face the fact, let us say, that murderers sometimes help old ladies cross the street.
By Paul Stewart29 days ago in Chapters
Closed System
Dark Memoirs - Index Despite his achievements, his prowess in the field he chose to pursue a career in, you’re unlikely to have heard of him. He is nothing more than a phantom—a ghost, a shadow who was there. Once.
By Paul Stewart29 days ago in Fiction
Cold Fire Sky
A stunning innervision inversion revelation Majesty of all multilimbed companions Stretched out, crooked fingers reach
By Paul Stewartabout a month ago in Poets
Unfinished
Once upon a time, not so long ago, in a kingdom full of bright green meadows and sprawling, densely packed forestry. Smaller villages and towns lined the rough roads that intertwined towards the castle. All roads indeed led to Castle Muckle Glaikit. The proud Unbarmherzig royal family had inhabited the castle for many centuries. Although generally well liked, King Eroberer, Queen Eitel, and their children—Prince Tumb and Princess Verderblich—were respected accordingly.
By Paul Stewartabout a month ago in Fiction
Para Bellum
Structural integrity of everything we’ve built thus far dictates that action is imperative. Refusal to set a course would be nothing short of devastating. That was the prevailing argument. The same argument. The oldest argument.
By Paul Stewartabout a month ago in Fiction
Retreat. Runner-Up in Small Heat Challenge.
when the cold creeps in my hand retreats to safety beneath your arm’s warmth
By Paul Stewartabout a month ago in Poets
Whatever It Is . Honorable Mention in Nothing But Voices Challenge.
“Would you love me for my money? Would you love me for my head?” “Sorry… need to shit.” “Would you love me through the—what—no. Can’t you wait? I’m trying to shower here.”
By Paul Stewartabout a month ago in Fiction
Anything
Always so cold, but why, she asked My body was frozen by truth Her ache reverberated through us both In the stillness we found as darkness settled
By Paul Stewartabout a month ago in Poets
Maintenance
Dark Memoirs - Index It wasn't for much as my work was my being, but rather it was the blood that flowed through me. It was part of how I dealt with the noise interference and inefficiency that were commonplace in this world.
By Paul Stewartabout a month ago in Chapters
Muscle Memory
Dark Memoirs - Index Sentimentality is a curse. Apatheia (Freedom from Emotion). The goal of Diogenes. Intense sentimental attachments do not make for betterment in this mortal coil. Whether it is to objects, places, or especially, people, it breeds vulnerability to suffering and loss.
By Paul Stewartabout a month ago in Chapters
In Principle
Dark Memoirs - Index She took herself to bed, sobbed to sleep, as I arranged a selection of knives in order of future usage.
By Paul Stewartabout a month ago in Chapters