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I have 97 stories published in
8 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 88898 times
and 126 of my stories have been cherry picked.
296 of my 2,479 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 303 votes
Short stories published in these anthologies:
Cold Iron: 21st Century Ghost Stories (The Iron Press) http://www.ironpress.co.uk/books/coldiron.html (as Jane Ayrie);
Science Fiction for Survival (Valley Press) https://www.valleypressuk.com/book/119/science_fiction_for_survival (as Jane Roberts)
My stories
Pad Life: X Marks The Spot
Grievous bodily harm to a voting booth. For or Against? Picture: Pixabay Creative Commons
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Tower of Strength (IP) Part 4 of 4
'I wonder what else there is. What else we might set free by accident.'
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Tower of Strength (IP) Part 3 of 4
The Tower has summoned Strength to the Old Place, between Barclay's Bank and Marks and Spencer's.
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Tower of Strength (IP) Part 2 of 4
'Tentacle things...all bright and shiny...like that thing with all the snakes on its head...' 'The Medusa,' said Mrs Brenton.
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Pad Life: Clean Moggie, Yellow Moggie
Both the cats have turned yellow. Picture: Pixabay Creative Commons
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All I can say is - exactly so
Posted on Fri, 26 Jul 2019
All I can say is - exactly so! Spun sugar is a wonderful way of putting it. There are things on the news this morning that indicate that it is all indeed a triumph of style over substance. Mind you, I'm not exactly impressed by the style.
Read full commentPosted in Propaganda
Lovely image of friends
Posted on Fri, 26 Jul 2019
Lovely image of friends enjoying food and drink together. I'm not sure I shall ever look at Lucozade in the same way again!
I hope this comment stays put - I know you've been affected by the mysterious loss of comments on the site, so...
Read full commentPosted in Elevation Worship B.C.D.O. Tauren Wells Rend Collective Hilsong Y & F Pat Barrett LZ7 Tye Tribbett I Am They Sinach Josh Gauton We Are Messengers Part Four.
Great build up of tension,
Posted on Thu, 25 Jul 2019
Great build up of tension, with the description of heat adding to it as it goes along, and then the shocking conclusion. Looking forward to the next part.
Read full commentPosted in A Glass Winter 7
I had no idea that you moved
Posted on Thu, 13 Jun 2019
I had no idea that you moved in such exalted circles, Rich! Cameron AND Stewart - you have all my sympathy. That we have come to such a pass here that Rory Stewart seemed like the only sane option. I have been following the Democrat debates...
Read full commentPosted in Pad Life: End of Days
Sorry for your loss. It's
Posted on Mon, 17 Jun 2019
Sorry for your loss. It's always so hard to lose a friend.
Read full commentPosted in John Wayne Brown
The bunkers certainly weren't
Posted on Sun, 16 Jun 2019
The bunkers certainly weren't intended for us common folk! I remember how they banned 'The War Game' from the telly because they thought it would scare people so much we would all rise up and demand disarmament. I saw it at a film club a few...
Read full commentPosted in The Secret Of Survival
Welcome to the site. And
Posted on Sat, 08 Jun 2019
Welcome to the site. And what better debut on a writing site than a horror story all about words! I think quite a few of us probably suffer from Etyopathomania. I really, really want to find a copy of the Humongous Collation of Proverbs and...
Read full commentPosted in THE FORGOTTEN WORD
I do like those last two
Posted on Sat, 08 Jun 2019
I do like those last two lines. Sometimes it does feel as though those shadows are following us through life. One or two decisions either way and everything might have been different.
Read full commentPosted in Choices
It's such a hard time. I was
Posted on Mon, 03 Jun 2019
It's such a hard time. I was with my mother but not my father. As both were very old when they died and were, I think, ready to go, I choose to regard the moment of their passing as almost a minor thing compared to all the moments of their...
Read full commentPosted in The Night My Mother Didn't Die
Agree with Jenny - it does
Posted on Tue, 21 May 2019
Agree with Jenny - it does have a pre-Raphaelite feel to it. Lovely take on the IP, really enjoyed reading it.
Read full commentPosted in Winter's Tale
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