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I have 135 stories published in 11 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 551007 times and 200 of my stories have been cherry picked.
1063 of my 4,601 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 1157 votes

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Hello! I am an old crone who very much enjoys reading SF, urban fantasy and horror. 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. My new website is currently under construction, and you are cordially invited to come and have a peep at the blogs and free stories there. 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

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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Shadow (Part 1 of 3)

Mr Gray seeks an intelligent lady. But is that what he's cut out for? Supposed to be for last week's 'Storm' Inspiration Point, but ran out of time. Picture: Pixabay Creative Commons
Cherry

Round The Corner (Part Two)

Second Part of a sort of fairy story, for sort of grown ups. Picture: Pixabay Creative Commons
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1063 of my comments have received 1157 Great Feedback votes

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Lovely, Jenny, brought back

Posted on Sun, 11 May 2025

Lovely, Jenny, brought back my own happy memories of childhood holidays at the Cornish coast. 'Youth is a snapshot restored' - what a wonderful way of putting it.

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Posted in On Godrevy Beach

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Congratulations on this, Jane

Posted on Tue, 06 May 2025

Congratulations on this, Jane, it's been such a pleasure to read. Brilliant ending. We shall all miss it! I hope you do publish it, it deserves as wide an audience as it can get. Well done!

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Posted in Parcel for You - Part 61 (the end)

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This is so funny, Sean, and I

Posted on Thu, 08 May 2025

This is so funny, Sean, and I also Googled, and now I'm totally enthralled by the discussion about differences between Dream Pop and Shoegaze. There's always something new to learn in this wonderful world.

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Posted in That's Dream Pop

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Haunting, beautiful and

Posted on Tue, 06 May 2025

Haunting, beautiful and disturbing. One I need to reread several times and think about for a while.

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Posted in The Ghost in the Machine

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Pick of the Day

Posted on Fri, 25 Apr 2025

This illustration of the power of a short and deceptively simple piece of writing is our Social Media Pick of the Day! Please do share.

Picture by Ivan Kramskoi,in the public domain via Wikimedia Commons:...

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Posted in More Than We Bargained For

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I love that phrase, 'Worse

Posted on Tue, 15 Apr 2025

I love that phrase, 'Worse things happen at sea' - it was my grandmother's response to pretty much any calamity, be it petty or catastrophic. I occasionally use it myself, and my kids look at me in complete bewilderment.

A lovely family...

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Posted in Gaffe!

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Pick of the Day

Posted on Fri, 11 Apr 2025

Another hugely enjoyable episode, and its our Facebook, X and Bluesky Pick of the Day! Please do share if you enjoy it too.

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Posted in Stiffed (Episode 5 - The Further Chronicles of a Young Lady (and her Maid))

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A very big welcome to ABC

Posted on Fri, 11 Apr 2025

A very big welcome to ABC Tales. You capture the utter bewilderment of grief, and those stages, which seem incomprehensible at the time, that we pass through. It is to be hoped that most people do reach whatever form of acceptance they need in...

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Posted in A Poem About Grief

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Did not see that coming!

Posted on Sat, 22 Mar 2025

Did not see that coming! Lovely story.

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Posted in So glad you made it

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Hmm, maybe Hetty or Henry

Posted on Thu, 13 Mar 2025

Hmm, maybe Hetty or Henry wouldn't thank Vanessa for delivering them to the tender mercies of Cedric.

Mind you, his bin cleaning fetish would definitely come in handy at my place.

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Posted in Parcel for you - Part 55

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