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I have 136 stories published in 11 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 624479 times and 202 of my stories have been cherry picked.
1099 of my 4,662 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 1199 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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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
Cherry

Walk In The Park With Snow (Part 1 of 2)

A bit of nonsense, written as an exercise, responding to the image. Picture: Pixabay Creative Commons

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1099 of my comments have received 1199 Great Feedback votes

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Yes! Exactly this! I had a

Posted on Wed, 26 Nov 2025

Yes! Exactly this! I had a real panic the other week because on two occasions I found my bus pass (oh God, I still find it hard to believe I'm at the bus pass stage of life) in totally random places when it's supposed to be snuggled in the pocket...

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Posted in AWOL

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I usually find the one that

Posted on Wed, 26 Nov 2025

I usually find the one that gives you most grief is actually the keeper. It's the one that says "Let's just be nice and please everyone" that can't be trusted.

Thanks, Turlough.

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Posted in AWOL

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Hooray! Someone else in the

Posted on Fri, 14 Nov 2025

Hooray! Someone else in the ranks of righteousness - they are NOT cupcakes.

Sharply observed and beautifully written.

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Posted in FAIRY CAKES

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Pick of the Day

Posted on Fri, 07 Nov 2025

This beautiful journey through the neighbourhood of the past is our social media Pick of the Day! Please do share if you can.

Picture by Andre Carrotflower, free to use on Wikimedia Commons: https://...

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Posted in Going Home

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Thank you for posting this.

Posted on Mon, 03 Nov 2025

Thank you for posting this. It just so happens that tomorrow is the anniversary of my father's death, and and this beautiful poem pretty well sums up my own feelings. We still have them while we have the memories.

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Posted in Afterwards

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Story of the Week

Posted on Mon, 27 Oct 2025

This is our wonderful Story of the Week! Congratulations!

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Posted in Wobbling between this and that.

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Pick of the Day

Posted on Fri, 31 Oct 2025

Beautiful, mysterious and thoughtful - this is our Halloween social media Pick of the Day! Please do share if you can.

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Posted in Mysterious Veil On All Hallows Night

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Guess we just have to wait

Posted on Sun, 26 Oct 2025

Guess we just have to wait until the light starts creeping back again. Though it may take a while.

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Posted in Early Lateness

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Pick of the Day

Posted on Wed, 15 Oct 2025

Thank you, Turlough, for taking us on your holidays with you! This is our wonderfully enjoyable social media Pick of the Day! (And looking forward to the next parts)

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Posted in Finding Fionnuala

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Poem of the Week

Posted on Sat, 30 Aug 2025

This is our wonderful, and heartbreaking, Poem of the Week. Congratulations!

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Posted in For Whom The Bell Tolls (The Centre Seethes)

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