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11 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 504571 times
and 198 of my stories have been cherry picked.
1032 of my 4,555 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 1121 votes
Hello! I am an old crone who very much enjoys reading SF, urban fantasy and horror. I write all sorts, some of it SF, urban fantasy and horror, a lot of it not. Sometimes I can even be funny, so I'm told. My short stories have appeared in the anthologies 'Cold Iron: Ghost Stories from the 21st Century' (Iron Press) and 'Science Fiction For Survival: An Archive For Mars' (Valley Press), as well as in magazines ranging from the literary magazine 'Dreamcatcher' to 'Writing Magazine' and 'The People's Friend' (the latter definitely not SF, urban fantasy or horror). I do regular local spoken word events, and needless to say there is a novel on the go. My new website is currently under construction, and you are cordially invited to come and have a peep at the blogs and free stories there. You can even go mad and sign up for my newsletter! Plus the usual social media stuff. All details below. Thanks for dropping in! (Oh, the picture is of my highly critical personal editor.)
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Retroactive
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- 1142 reads
Ye Mighty
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- 2457 reads
There You Go
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- 22 comments
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- 2335 reads
Now Is The Summer Of Our Discontent
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- 37 comments
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- 5197 reads
As You Wish
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- 3791 reads
Pick of the Day
Posted on Fri, 15 Mar 2024
Jean, you have been so generous about sharing your story in our public domain posts, so I hope you are happy for this to be our Pick today. The picture represents how I've always seen your writing - colourful and sparkling and bringing joy. x...
Read full commentPosted in The End - part 2
I always thought they
Posted on Thu, 04 Aug 2022
I always thought they originated in Paris, but according to Wikipedia (so it must be true) there is a Hungarian story about a woman who fastened padlocks to bridges in memory of her lover who was killed in the First World War. I think mass...
Read full commentPosted in Lock
I'm so sorry to hear this.
Posted on Thu, 14 Jan 2021
I'm so sorry to hear this. And this site is here to be supportive when you need it.
It sounds as though you are spending so much emotional energy trying to forgive and understand your father, but please think about prioritising yourself...
Read full commentPosted in How do you forgive a parent?
Pick of the Day
Posted on Sat, 22 Mar 2025
This lovely piece, with its twist at the end, is our Facebook, X and Bluesky Pick of the Day! Please do share if you enjoy it too.
Read full commentPosted in So glad you made it
Pick of the Day
Posted on Fri, 28 Feb 2025
Another brilliant episode, and it's our Facebook, X and Bluesky Pick of the Day! Please do share.
Jane - I hope the picture's OK. I know it reflects only a small part of the story, but it was such a wonderfully surreal moment it just...
Read full commentPosted in Parcel for you - Part 54
Pick of the Day
Posted on Sat, 15 Feb 2025
This is our Facebook, X and Bluesky Pick of the Day! Please do share if you enjoy it too.
Read full commentPosted in Having perhaps the better claim
Story of the Week
Posted on Wed, 06 Nov 2024
Very funny, very surreal, and totally unrelated to events in the real world. This is our Story of the Week! Congratulations!
Read full commentPosted in Message : Post Scriptum
Keep on with the rage. I've
Posted on Sat, 12 Oct 2024
Keep on with the rage. I've found that retirement is brilliant, as long as you keep moving forward. If your circumstances allow you to do so.
I've gone off wild weather a bit since yesterday, when I was wild-weathered for nearly an hour...
Read full commentPosted in Who Needs Orkney Anyway
I'd missed a few episodes, so
Posted on Sat, 14 Sep 2024
I'd missed a few episodes, so I went back to the beginning to remind myself, which was brilliant because I got to enjoy this all over again! Your characters are so natural, and the plot flows so well. I love the way you create this world.
Read full commentPosted in "Willow's Missing Tail" 17
Story of the Week
Posted on Fri, 13 Sep 2024
This is also our Story of the Week. Congratulations!
Read full commentPosted in The Big End
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