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11 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 698017 times
and 203 of my stories have been cherry picked.
1112 of my 4,612 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 1216 votes
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
Tower of Strength (IP) Part 2 of 4
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Pad Life 1: Clean Moggie, Yellow Moggie
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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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Teeth Tales Honourable Runner Up!
Posted on Sun, 01 Mar 2026
This is our Teeth Tales Honourable Runner Up! Congratulations!
Read full commentPosted in Teeth Tales – a Song For My Dentist
A lovely piece, Rhiannon. The
Posted on Tue, 03 Mar 2026
A lovely piece, Rhiannon. The image of the ivory wall is so striking. Thanks very much for this.
Read full commentPosted in The Ivory Wall - (Teeth tales*)
Hampstead Heath makes perfect
Posted on Fri, 06 Mar 2026
Hampstead Heath makes perfect sense! My mum came from Wapping, so rhyming slang was a part of life. Eventually my parents came to live near me, in t'North, and so my kids went to school bilingual, fluent in both Yorkshire and Cockney.
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Read full commentPosted in Teeth Tales - Woohoo Thirty Two
The Tooth Fairy is, obviously
Posted on Sat, 07 Mar 2026
The Tooth Fairy is, obviously, protected from ketchup by her sparkles, as are all us members of the Fairy community. She says that if your daughter ever wishes to take revenge for the childhood trauma, she will happily assist. There's a lot she...
Read full commentPosted in Teeth Tales - The Miser’s Guide to Molars
Lovely story, Penny! Thank
Posted on Sun, 15 Mar 2026
Lovely story, Penny! Thank goodness the teeth survived intact, and it was only your mother's nerves which were shredded.
Thanks for entering the competition!
Read full commentPosted in (Teeth Tales) Smiling Underpants
Thank you so much for reading
Posted on Fri, 13 Mar 2026
Thank you so much for reading. Yes, she is indeed the one in the profile picture. My editor in chief!
Your turkey urges made me smile, because Zsa Zsa was the same with chicken. She never looked at anything quite as longingly as the she...
Read full commentPosted in The Privilege
Pick of the Day
Posted on Sun, 08 Mar 2026
Makes the reader laugh and shiver at the same time. This is our social media Pick of the Day!
Picture by R-P Ribiere, free to use at Wikimedia Commons: ...
Read full commentPosted in The War Museum
It's the scent of wisdom,
Posted on Sat, 07 Mar 2026
It's the scent of wisdom, Hudson. Of course it is. We just have to keep reminding other people of that. Who needs soap?
Brought a laugh to a grey chilly day. Many thanks!
Read full commentPosted in How Terribly Strange to Be Seventy - A Short Ramble
Absolutely wonderful response
Posted on Sun, 08 Mar 2026
Absolutely wonderful response to the IP. A magical poem, and a totally absorbing story.
Read full commentPosted in A Language So Old
I was glad to see, in the
Posted on Fri, 06 Mar 2026
I was glad to see, in the obituaries, acknowledgement of the accomplished songwriter he was. I caught his 'revival' in the 70s, and the songs are just so listenable. It's lovely to hear how significant he was in your life. Thank you for posting...
Read full commentPosted in "Love will Keep Us Together"
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