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Paul Jameson

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Three major pieces published to date, my works tend towards the dark and are often much inspired by nature, folklore and history.

As a writer, I've always been and forever loved books. However, I only really started to pen and put out major pieces in my late 40s, using writing as a form of recovery following a number of severe mental breakdowns. I still struggle with mental illness, and wholeheartedly recommend writing as a form of therapy.

My major works include:

Nightjar (2018) >>> Set in a feudal future it explores what one creature will do for love eternal...

76 and the Odd 93 (2018) >>> a dark psychological piece that explores the making of a serial killer as the result of an abusive childhood.

Life of Maggot (2021) >>> A magical piece ...more

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	Nightjar 4.64 avg rating — 25 ratings — published 2018 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Magpie 3.75 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 2014 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	76 and the Odd 93 4.63 avg rating — 8 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Life of Maggot it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 7 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dark Tales: 1 4.50 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2014 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dark Tales II 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2015 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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After a recent 20 influential books game on Threads, the first of a four part-blog series on those that impacted me.

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50 World's Greatest Short Stories : Collectable Edition

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To see in and celebrate the New Year.

MAGPIE will be flying free as an eBook from 1st to 5th of January 2019: http://mybook.to/Magpie

Please do help yourselves to this #shortstory #amazonbooks #KU #Kindle

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