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I have 137 stories published in 11 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 703950 times and 203 of my stories have been cherry picked.
1116 of my 4,618 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 1223 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

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
Cherry

Christobel and The Monkey (Part 1 of 2)

A shaggy monkey story. Picture: Pixabay Creative Commons
Gold cherry

Shadow (Part 3 of 3)

What will Mr Gray find behind the open door?
Cherry

Shadow (Part 2 of 3)

Is Mr Gray really cut out for an enigmatic lady, however intelligent?

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1116 of my comments have received 1223 Great Feedback votes

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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: ...

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Posted in The War Museum

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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!

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Posted in How Terribly Strange to Be Seventy - A Short Ramble

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Absolutely wonderful response

Posted on Sun, 08 Mar 2026

Absolutely wonderful response to the IP. A magical poem, and a totally absorbing story.

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Posted in A Language So Old

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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...

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Posted in "Love will Keep Us Together"

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I'm so sorry to hear about

Posted on Fri, 06 Mar 2026

I'm so sorry to hear about this, Jenny. A trip to A&E is always an endurance test, especially when there's so much uncertainty. The antibiotics may be a good sign, that it's a very nasty infection rather than anything else. Let us know how it...

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Posted in My Time In A & E ( PT 2 )

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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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Pick of the Day

Posted on Thu, 11 Dec 2025

A rather beautiful snapshot of a moment, and it's our social media Pick of the Day. Please do share if you can.

Picture by Carlo Cainelli, free to use at Wikimedia Commons:...

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Posted in Coffee Shop Fade Out

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Poem of the Week

Posted on Thu, 04 Dec 2025

This is also our Poem of the Week! Congratulations!

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Posted in Happiness Of Anticipating Inspiration

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