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11 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 497527 times
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1031 of my 4,553 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 1120 votes
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
Shadow (Part 3 of 3)
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Shadow (Part 2 of 3)
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Shadow (Part 1 of 3)
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Round The Corner (Part Two)
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Round The Corner (Part One)
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Ingenious! Now you've got me
Posted on Sat, 18 Jan 2025
Ingenious! Now you've got me thinking how great it would have been if these two had actually met. Lovely IP response.
Read full commentPosted in Miss M in Dock Green
I shall never look at that
Posted on Fri, 17 Jan 2025
I shall never look at that gentleman and his ghost walkers in the same way again! Thoroughly enjoyed this, Paul. It's lovely to see the city celebrated properly, unlike the (in my opinion, apologies if it's your kind of thing) dreadful new TV...
Read full commentPosted in The Golden Fleece (Ghost Walk) Part Two of Two
I am so very sorry, Penny. It
Posted on Sat, 11 Jan 2025
I am so very sorry, Penny. It's a savage loss. Your mutual love leaps out from this poem, and it's good that you have your sons to share grief and support. I hope that writing helps. In an earlier comment you mentioned 'pockets of struggle', and...
Read full commentPosted in "Silence"
We have a copyright expert??
Posted on Sun, 05 Jan 2025
Strictly speaking, no lyrics at all, only titles can be quoted. But three words is unlikely to get us thrown in jail.
The kittens are doing nicely, thank you.
Great poem, by the way.
Read full commentPosted in Making Do with Dusty Springfield
Brilliant as always! A bit of
Posted on Thu, 02 Jan 2025
Brilliant as always! A bit of joy in gloomy January. Thanks to you and Di, my next visit to the dentist may involve mental images far removed from the calming beach scene she has on the ceiling. Although I spent my first few visits convinced that...
Read full commentPosted in Mad Dogs and Donkeys
Pick of the Day
Posted on Tue, 24 Dec 2024
This is our lovely - and very funny - Facebook, X and Bluesky Pick of the Day! Merry Christmas!
Read full commentPosted in And what did the robin do then...?
Pick of the Day
Posted on Mon, 16 Dec 2024
For all sorts of reasons, this is our beautiful Facebook, X and Bluesky Pick of the Day. Thank you, Turlough.
Read full commentPosted in Velvet Goldmine
Great cliffhanger, and I
Posted on Tue, 17 Dec 2024
Great cliffhanger, and I really have fellow feeling with Vanessa. If ever I have to do anything to my laptop, I live in fear that it will suddenly wake up and ask me what I think I'm doing. Also, I really want to know what happened in Hunstanton...
Read full commentPosted in Parcel for You - Part 43
This is beautiful, Harry,
Posted on Fri, 13 Dec 2024
This is beautiful, with so much lovely detail. As well as the sights and sounds, you capture the characters so well. I am so looking forward to the continuing story.
Read full commentPosted in Tom Tom Turnaround (7) (i)
Never mind last rites - when
Posted on Mon, 02 Dec 2024
Never mind last rites - when I go I want last highlights with full conditioner and head massage. I'm assuming I'm going downstairs, and I don't think they're much with the personal grooming. Get it while you can.
Great poem. Thanks for the...
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