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I have 135 stories published in 11 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 543644 times and 200 of my stories have been cherry picked.
1056 of my 4,586 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 1147 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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Round The Corner (Part One)

A sort of fairy story, for sort of grown ups. Picture: Pixabay Creative Commons
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Monster

We know a monster when we see one. Picture: Pixabay Creative Commons
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Aftermath

I don’t associate cats with beaches. Dogs, yes, flappy ears and flappy paws, chasing balls and sticks, challenging the waves to a duel. But a...
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International Purple Day - Epilepsy Awareness

Tomorrow is Purple Day! My lovely daughter has learned to live with her epilepsy, but we have also learned that there is a lot to be done in terms of research and awareness. This is written with her permission. Purple Day logo used with permission of Purple Day UK.
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What Goes Around (IP)

You can't miss what you've never had. Unless you've had it before. Picture: Pixabay Creative Commons

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1056 of my comments have received 1147 Great Feedback votes

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Pick of the Day

Posted on Sat, 15 Feb 2025

This beautiful reflection on memory is our Sunday Pick of the Day! Please do share if you enjoy it too.

Picture by Pearson Scott Foresman, free to use at Wikimedia Commons: ...

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Some much needed reassurance

Posted on Sat, 15 Feb 2025

Some much needed reassurance that even these days, if you are true to your dreams, you may just win out over all the flash and smugness out there. Very much enjoyed this!

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This is just brilliant, Rich.

Posted on Sun, 09 Feb 2025

This is just brilliant, Rich. So funny, and scary at the same time.

We think of you often. Hold on in there.

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Poem of the Week

Posted on Mon, 03 Feb 2025

This joyous piece is our Poem of the Week. Congratulations!

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Posted in "Dug"

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Great fun, Paul! Yes, let's

Posted on Wed, 05 Feb 2025

Great fun, Paul! Yes, let's have some more. Your protagonist could always take on the case of the Giant Rat of Sumatra. I've never forgiven Watson for not writing that one up.

Sorry, great though the old films are, Jeremy Brett is the...

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Posted in The Body in the Library

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Feeling hope in beauty is an

Posted on Thu, 06 Feb 2025

Feeling hope in beauty is an important handhold. The next one will come.

A lovely piece of writing, Penny.

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Hello! Thanks for dropping by

Posted on Mon, 27 Jan 2025

Hello! Thanks for dropping by. No beer glasses here, I promise.

What inclines me to think Musk knew exactly what he was doing is his support for right wing extremists like Stephen Yaxley-Lennon (Tommy Robinson) and the fact that a few days...

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Posted in Ye Mighty

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Trump assumes that should a

Posted on Mon, 03 Feb 2025

Trump assumes that should a contradiction arise, he can just bellow at it until it somehow miraculously disappears. Rather like the trans people who, at the stroke of a pen, will simply cease to exist. It's moronic and horrific all at the same...

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Very enjoyable read, with a

Posted on Fri, 31 Jan 2025

Very enjoyable read, with a sting in the message. I still haven't recovered from seeing a thing about albatross killing their own chicks by unknowingly feeding them plastic. This young albatross is lucky to have a streetwise Dad!

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Keeping on, doing our best,

Posted on Tue, 28 Jan 2025

Keeping on, doing our best, is an achievement. Even when it feels like barely, barely keeping head above water. Just keep fucking going indeed.

Thanks for writing this.

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