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I have 135 stories published in
11 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 556413 times
and 200 of my stories have been cherry picked.
1065 of my 4,609 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 1159 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
Not Quite The Eve Of Destruction (2017 IP)
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Albatross
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Bob Dylan (IP)
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- 1338 reads
Voices (London Competition)
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- 12 comments
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- 11033 reads
Gathering The Threads (London Competition)
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- 9488 reads
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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Pick of the Day
Posted on Wed, 04 Dec 2024
This is our Facebook, X and Bluesky Pick of the Day! Please do share if you enjoy it too.
Read full commentPosted in Christmas Skies
So glad to hear you're
Posted on Tue, 03 Dec 2024
So glad to hear you're feeling a lot better, Jenny. This was a delight to read. Hooray for John! As others have said, we need more like him.
Read full commentPosted in John's Conscience
Thoroughly enjoyed both parts
Posted on Tue, 03 Dec 2024
Thoroughly enjoyed both parts so far - hoping there's more!
Read full commentPosted in The Road To Ponkerton Village - Part 2
I didn't know that Betjeman,
Posted on Wed, 04 Dec 2024
I didn't know that Betjeman, so thank you! I enjoyed your poem, especially the third verse, which pretty much sums up my home town at the moment. Scrooge came around in the end, and while I don't believe in the sermons and hymns, I do believe in...
Read full commentPosted in Christmas Skies
This is marvellous. What a
Posted on Sat, 30 Nov 2024
This is marvellous. What a absolutely brilliant response to the IP.
Read full commentPosted in The fickleness of new daylight
Many congratulations on the
Posted on Thu, 28 Nov 2024
Many congratulations on the publication, and so pleased that, despite all the difficulties, you haven't let dyslexia stop you writing. So many people think it's just a 'one size fits all' condition, but there are so many permutations. My son,...
Read full commentPosted in What it’s like to be dyslexic from personal experience
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