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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The Unrelenting Darkness. Content Warning.
I can't really remember how I got there - I was asleep and was awoken by a strange noise Sliding off my bed, half awake, I wondered along a hallway, and followed the echoes
By Paul Stewart2 years ago in Horror
Welcome to My Mind
Just open the door... -*- Welcome to my mind Make yourself at home Please ignore the screaming or that troll in the corner
By Paul Stewart2 years ago in Poets
Vocal Deep Cuts 8
Hey everyone! Hope you're all well and ready for another deep dive into underappreciated and underread pieces from some amazing Vocal creators? I'm excited about this week's selection. Well, I'm excited every week, but nevertheless, it's a good collection of work.
By Paul Stewart2 years ago in Journal
Trainspotting (1993) and Its Impact on My Writing
I can honestly say that lots of books I have read over the years have had some impact on me in some way. Some more than others. If I had to narrow it down, there are at least two I will always come back to. In this piece, I am going to talk about Trainspotting by Irvine Welsh and how it affected me.
By Paul Stewart2 years ago in BookClub
Another Morning, Another Day. Content Warning.
Oh Look Awake again. Another morning Another day Heart didn't give up Breathing didn't give stop That hole I fell down
By Paul Stewart2 years ago in Poets
Do you write and bleed? . Content Warning.
If your pen is broken stab it into your veins fill it up with blood If you write and dont bleed Did you really write anything?
By Paul Stewart2 years ago in Poets
Critique Challenge Critique. Top Story - August 2023.
50 words to critique whatever you want. A lesson in brevity. You can critique anything. novels, albums, movies, sculptures, paintings, online content, hats. No not hats. Unless it was a very famous hat. Then you could critique that hat.
By Paul Stewart2 years ago in Critique
Tam O'Shanter (1791) By Rabbie Burns
Drunken Tam chanced upon a an amazing sight Homeward bound to his angry wife on his horse Meg He spies witches and warlocks dancing to bagpipes
By Paul Stewart2 years ago in Critique
Shallow Grave (1995)
Danny Boyle's debut film, starring Ewan McGregor, Christopher Eccleston, Kerry Fox and Keith Allen, raises a morale dilemma. What would you do if you found a suitcase with £1m alongside your dead lodger. I'm guessing it wouldn't be to cut him up and bury him, then fight with each other.
By Paul Stewart2 years ago in Critique
Eraserhead (1977)
One of the most subversive, strange, but brilliant films about the anxieties of fatherhood. So much to unpack here in David Lynch's black-and-white debut. Although not his finest, the strange baby, otherworldly characters, and deliberately slow pace are interesting glimpses into the techniques and elements that made him so influential.
By Paul Stewart2 years ago in Critique
Prey (2022)
Amber Midthunder steals the show as the fierce young Comanche warrior, Naru, who defends her tribe from the ferocious Predator. Has beautiful cinematography, tense, edge-of-seat action, unexpected jump scares and actual character development. Naru does not get an easy time, but never gives up. Relentlessly boundary-pushing in the best ways.
By Paul Stewart3 years ago in Critique
Crime and Punishment
A challenging book, but one that rewards those that give it a chance. Dostoevsky's masterpiece about a Russian student who plans and executes a murder, seemingly without any remorse. He is an intellectual afterall. Then spends most of the book descending into painful depression, guilt and anxiety over the crime.
By Paul Stewart3 years ago in Critique