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I have 135 stories published in
11 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 551667 times
and 200 of my stories have been cherry picked.
1063 of my 4,600 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 1157 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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My stories
Mountain
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Letter to Master Berners-Lee (IP)
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Walk In The Park With Snow (Part 2 of 2)
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Walk In The Park With Snow (Part 1 of 2)
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Christobel and The Monkey (Part 2 of 2)
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Pick of the Day
Posted on Thu, 19 Jun 2025
This hypnotic piece is our Social Media Pick of the Day! Please do share if you enjoy it too.
Picture by Jmabel, free to use at Wikimedia Commons:...
Read full commentPosted in The Night Cafe
This is so lovely, Jenny. It
Posted on Tue, 17 Jun 2025
This is so lovely, Jenny. It really struck a chord with me. I've never been much of a one for gardening - and now don't have a garden anyway - but the sentiment is so applicable to many aspects of life. I'm having one of those periods of writer's...
Read full commentPosted in When Time Has Elapsed
A piece of beauty in the
Posted on Thu, 19 Jun 2025
A piece of beauty in the midst of all the stuff clanging in our ears and eyes. In the street I lived in before we had an urban fox who trotted around at night as though he/she owned the place, which was lovely, except when they raided the bins....
Read full commentPosted in The Fox and the Siamese
That last line is indeed a
Posted on Fri, 13 Jun 2025
That last line is indeed a killer. Great piece of writing.
Read full commentPosted in The Patrolman - 27
This is really great,
Posted on Thu, 12 Jun 2025
This is really great, flowing and easy to read, but so thoughtful and full of insight. It's quite true, the children who never made it are always with us. I am so looking forward to the next part of this!
Read full commentPosted in The Vale - Part One (b)
Pick of the Day
Posted on Wed, 04 Jun 2025
This is our brilliant social media Pick of the Day! Please do share if you enjoy it too.
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Read full commentPosted in Steelie 19
This is beautiful, Penny, and
Posted on Tue, 03 Jun 2025
This is beautiful, Penny, and so glad to see something new from you. Magical and hopeful. Into the light indeed. Thank you!
Read full commentPosted in "Mr. Nothingsworth"
I'm not unaffected by such
Posted on Wed, 04 Jun 2025
I'm not unaffected by such deaths, more angry and exasperated and desperately sorry for those who loved them. People have always done dangerous and downright stupid things, cocooned in a belief in their own invincibility. It's desperately sad.
Read full commentPosted in Death by Selfie
Pick of the Day
Posted on Sat, 17 May 2025
A very wise Life Lesson, and quite possibly applicable to a lot of humans too...
This is our Facebook, X and Bluesky Pick of the Day! Please do share if you enjoy it too.
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Read full commentPosted in 10 Life Lessons. Number 3.
Didn't see the twist coming!
Posted on Sat, 10 May 2025
Didn't see the twist coming! Lovely story.
Read full commentPosted in Your child will remember this day forever
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