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I have 137 stories published in 11 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 699556 times and 203 of my stories have been cherry picked.
1112 of my 4,612 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 1218 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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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
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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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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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1112 of my comments have received 1218 Great Feedback votes

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I had to look this gentleman

Posted on Fri, 05 Dec 2025

I had to look this gentleman up as well, so thank you for introducing me to someone new! It's a great, thoughtful poem, Turlough. I'll be back for lots more reads.

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Posted in When Botev Peaked

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Pick of the Day

Posted on Fri, 28 Nov 2025

This is our wonderful and quite literally breath-taking Facebook and Bluesky Pick of the Day! Please do share if you can.

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Posted in Inca Ice and Lupins

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My daughter went to Uni in

Posted on Sun, 23 Nov 2025

My daughter went to Uni in Middlesbrough. It was a bit of a culture shock, coming from sheltered (and very non-diverse) York, but she got very fond of it, though slightly less so when she got stuck there during Covid. The first time I went to...

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What an amazing trip. I do

Posted on Fri, 28 Nov 2025

What an amazing trip. I do hope you write some more about it. It's such a fascinating country, and you bring it to life to beautifully.

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Posted in Inca Ice and Lupins

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Congrats on the new arrival!

Posted on Thu, 27 Nov 2025

Congrats on the new arrival! And lovely pictures from the mountains, not to mention the cat and chickens!

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Posted in Nor Any Drop to Drink

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Yes! Exactly this! I had a

Posted on Wed, 26 Nov 2025

Yes! Exactly this! I had a real panic the other week because on two occasions I found my bus pass (oh God, I still find it hard to believe I'm at the bus pass stage of life) in totally random places when it's supposed to be snuggled in the pocket...

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Posted in AWOL

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I usually find the one that

Posted on Wed, 26 Nov 2025

I usually find the one that gives you most grief is actually the keeper. It's the one that says "Let's just be nice and please everyone" that can't be trusted.

Thanks, Turlough.

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Posted in AWOL

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Pick of the Day

Posted on Wed, 15 Oct 2025

Thank you, Turlough, for taking us on your holidays with you! This is our wonderfully enjoyable social media Pick of the Day! (And looking forward to the next parts)

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Posted in Finding Fionnuala

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Poem of the Week

Posted on Sat, 30 Aug 2025

This is our wonderful, and heartbreaking, Poem of the Week. Congratulations!

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Posted in For Whom The Bell Tolls (The Centre Seethes)

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Story of the Week

Posted on Tue, 02 Sep 2025

This is our brilliant - and disturbing - Story of the Week. Congratulations!

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Posted in Funny billies

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