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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
Tower of Strength (IP) Part 4 of 4
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Tower of Strength (IP) Part 3 of 4
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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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Wonderful story telling.
Posted on Wed, 28 Oct 2026
Wonderful story telling. There is nothing more disconcerting than everything going right. Looking forward to the next part.
PS If anything bad happens to Barry, I shall probably never forgive you.
Read full commentPosted in Trevor and Barry Get Lucky (2)
Great piece, and thanks for
Posted on Wed, 28 Oct 2026
Great piece, and thanks for the info about the Jack O' Lantern! You've really been on a roll with your Frankenplots, Paul. As you say, it's really been a great challenge.
Read full commentPosted in Frankenplot: Jack O'Lantern
Yep, definitely, sometimes
Posted on Wed, 28 Oct 2026
Yep, definitely, sometimes our works of art and pearls of wisdom feel like the greatest waste of time in the world, and then we look again and, as you say, they're actually not that bad. The line about our bygone age made me smile. Really...
Read full commentPosted in Po(l)em(ic)
This is great! I laughed out
Posted on Wed, 28 Oct 2026
This is great! I laughed out loud several times. These are wonderful characters, and I'm scurrying over now to read the next bit.
Read full commentPosted in Trevor and Barry Get Lucky (1)
Love the blurring between
Posted on Tue, 27 Oct 2026
Love the blurring between reality or not - or maybe just two different versions of reality? A scary story whichever reality the reader chooses. This is a great entry for the challenge.
Read full commentPosted in Frankenplot: Dreams of Witches
Definitely spooky, and filled
Posted on Tue, 13 Oct 2026
Definitely spooky, and filled with longing. This is a lovely one, Paul. Great piece for the challenge.
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Yes, this exactly. So many
Posted on Wed, 14 Oct 2026
Yes, this exactly. So many Chinese whispers and, at the moment, my money's on the Devil.
Read full commentPosted in Hope Street
Welcome indeed to ABC, and I
Posted on Sun, 11 Oct 2026
Welcome indeed to ABC, and I'm looking forward to seeing more of your stories. Some lovely description here, real attention to detail in your world-building. I particularly liked your last sentence, which achieved that difficult thing of doing...
Read full commentPosted in CONSTRUCT
I think there are a number of
Posted on Mon, 12 Oct 2026
I think there are a number of powerful people who think it would be quite fun to watch 'other' survivors fighting among the scraps, while the powerful themselves shelter in whatever bunkers they have fled to. It's basically what they do now. They...
Read full commentPosted in the starving dance
Poem of the Week
Posted on Tue, 06 Oct 2026
This brilliant and brutal piece is our Poem of the Week. Congratulations!
Read full commentPosted in Poem IV · The Bill of Sale
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