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I have 137 stories published in 11 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 676747 times and 203 of my stories have been cherry picked.
1124 of my 4,702 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 1229 votes

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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. Do come and have a peep at the blogs, stories and audio at https://www.janeayrie.com - 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

Cherry

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.
Cherry

Pad Life 1: Clean Moggie, Yellow Moggie

Both the cats have turned yellow. Picture: Pixabay Creative Commons
Cherry

Mountain

First there is a mountain, then there is no mountain, then there is ( Donovan,1967) Picture: Pixabay Creative Commons
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Gold cherry

Walk In The Park With Snow (Part 2 of 2)

Part Two of a bit of snow fantasy. Picture: Pixabay Creative Commons

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1124 of my comments have received 1229 Great Feedback votes

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Pick of the Day

Posted on Wed, 25 Feb 2026

This is our brilliant social media Pick of the Day! Please do share if you can.

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Posted in 5. Secondhand Prose

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This is great, Harry. The

Posted on Wed, 25 Feb 2026

This is great, Harry. The place and the people just come alive. Wonderful piece of writing.

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Posted in 5. Secondhand Prose

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Pick of the Day

Posted on Sat, 14 Feb 2026

This beautiful and moving poem is our social media Pick of the Day. Please do share if you can.

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Posted in I’m alive

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These stories are great.

Posted on Sat, 31 Jan 2026

These stories are great. Honestly, if you'd have told me, before I read them, that I'd be remotely interested in a bunch of kids working out their assorted manoeuvres, I'd have been sceptical, but these stories are so full of life and humanity....

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Posted in The Less Miserables Enter a Contest (3)

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This is a wonderful, multi

Posted on Thu, 29 Jan 2026

This is a wonderful, multi-layered poem. Definitely one to reread - several times. It's good to remember we're only a snack, then we don't have to feel remotely guilty about telling the world to go f*** itself every so often. It definitely won't...

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Posted in Chewy and Exhausting

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Pick of the Day

Posted on Tue, 27 Jan 2026

This completely factual bit of reportage is our social media Pick of the Day! Please share if you can!

Image uploaded by author, free to use at FreePik. (The gnomes are paranoid about copyright, so they check an image's source if not...

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Posted in The Gnomes of ABC

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Fascinating, Luigi. I am off

Posted on Tue, 27 Jan 2026

Fascinating, Luigi. I am off to find out more about this gentleman!

I would imagine that working in a Travel Agents would be quite a rich source of interesting stories!

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Posted in Relatively Speaking

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I really liked the fluidity

Posted on Tue, 27 Jan 2026

I really liked the fluidity of time in this - I wasn't sure if he'd done it, was going to do it, or was dreaming about it, which made the ending even more emotional. The details - clothing, the wife's bedtime routine - made the setting so...

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Posted in The Devil’s Bridge

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OK then, who smuggled you

Posted on Tue, 27 Jan 2026

OK then, who smuggled you into the catacombs?? Those gnomes would have had you on tea and biscuit duty for eternity if they'd spotted you.

Wonderful audio as well. This has really brightened an absolutely horrible, grey, soggy day. Thank...

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Posted in The Gnomes of ABC

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Great use of an object to

Posted on Tue, 20 Jan 2026

Great use of an object to tell not one but many stories. There's always something lurking at the back of a cupboard which tells a tale greater than itself. Loved the other touches about the contents of the cupboard. Brought a rueful smile here.

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Posted in Ambre Solaire

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