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12 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 724948 times
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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
Pad Life 4: End of Days
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Sun (IP)
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Pad Life 3: Tunnelling Through
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Pad Life 2: X Marks The Spot
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Tower of Strength (IP) Part 4 of 4
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These characters are very
Posted on Mon, 06 Jul 2026
These characters are very strong and the situation is very well set-up. So much so that I feel a bit sad that we're not to know just a little more about Lesley and Terry. Would you consider doing more with them?
Read full commentPosted in The Broken Rose
'Dragonfly songs...' what an
Posted on Mon, 06 Jul 2026
'Dragonfly songs...' what an amazing concept. Visually and aurally stunning.
Read full commentPosted in Rhapsody in G Minor
Definitely rolling - although
Posted on Mon, 29 Jun 2026
Definitely rolling - although not always totally sure in which direction...
Read full commentPosted in Somewhere Chapter 3 (Pt 2)
Pick of the Day
Posted on Fri, 03 Jul 2026
This is our fabulous Saturday social media Pick of the Day! Congratulations!
Picture by Robert Fiadone, free to use at Wikimedia Commons: https...
Read full commentPosted in The Way We Heard. Love Was All Around Us Too.
Tremendous stuff, Turlough. I
Posted on Fri, 03 Jul 2026
Tremendous stuff, Turlough. I want to hear more of your (mis)adventures during your travels. Queenie sounds worth an entire volume all to herself!
Read full commentPosted in The Way We Heard - Rat Trap
That paragraph 'He could see
Posted on Sat, 04 Jul 2026
That paragraph 'He could see features forming...' is particularly unsettling. Great cliffhanger ending, too!
Read full commentPosted in Prophesy: The Immortal Witch (27)
There's a lot of passion and
Posted on Thu, 25 Jun 2026
There's a lot of passion and a lot of wisdom in this. I loved reading it, but it also made me uncomfortable, and I mean that as a compliment. One that stays with the reader.
Read full commentPosted in Father's Roses
Wonderful, Jane! How I wish I
Posted on Wed, 24 Jun 2026
Wonderful, Jane! How I wish I'd had the guts to do that to some of my old bosses, with the support of that mischief-making spirit. A really enjoyable read.
Read full commentPosted in The sort of day....
I lived in Irwin Avenue, just
Posted on Wed, 24 Jun 2026
I lived in Irwin Avenue, just off Dodsworth, for over twenty years before I moved to my present abode. My kids grew up there, and cut their adolescent teeth on illicit White Lightning, cigs and snogs in Doddy Ave Park (yes kids, mummy knew). I...
Read full commentPosted in Somewhere: Chapter 2 (Pt 1)
Thank you so much, Di. I have
Posted on Wed, 24 Jun 2026
Thank you so much, Di. I have a feeling that if you wanted to sell a house with whispers, you might get loads of takers. As part of the research for this, I've been poking around a lot of social media accounts devoted to the weird, bizarre and...
Read full commentPosted in Somewhere: Chapter 2 (Pt 2)
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