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I have 135 stories published in 11 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 550650 times and 200 of my stories have been cherry picked.
1061 of my 4,601 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 1155 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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My stories

Cherry

Castle Pillock 13

Does a hostess really have to attend her own party?
Cherry

The Girl With Colitis Goes By

We’ve all got them, those song lyrics corrupted somewhere between our ears and our brain cells

The Net Caster (Part Twenty-Seven)

'You needed someone you could manipulate,' I said. 'You just had to be given the right job,' said Hamish.

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1061 of my comments have received 1155 Great Feedback votes

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Poem of the Week

Posted on Thu, 07 Nov 2024

This is our stunning Poem of the Week. Congratulations!

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Pick of the Day

Posted on Fri, 08 Nov 2024

This magical poem is our Facebook and X Pick of the Day!

Picture by mattbuck, copyright free from Wikimedia Commmons: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/...

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Very glad to hear it has all

Posted on Thu, 07 Nov 2024

Very glad to hear it has all gone so well, Jenny. Here's hoping that you recover fully in a very short space of time. And I do hope it won't be long before you're back writing again. I'm looking forward to your words taking me on some more...

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Pick of the Day

Posted on Wed, 30 Oct 2024

This engrossing touch of the horrors is our Halloween Eve Pick of the Day! Please do share if you enjoy it too.

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Posted in Who Wants to Live Forever?

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I am certainly with your

Posted on Wed, 30 Oct 2024

I am certainly with your narrator here! Who wants to live forever?

A delicious bit of spooky to usher in Halloween (Usher pun totally unintended). That's a cracking image at the end, with the lights of the city reaching out. Thanks for an...

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Pick of the Day

Posted on Sat, 19 Oct 2024

Another hugely enjoyable slice of life, and it's our Facebook and X Pick of the Day!

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Posted in A Long Woman

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As one who has just

Posted on Wed, 09 Oct 2024

As one who has just celebrated her seventieth, I can very much relate to this. But how can it be that, at the same time, I'm still waiting to grow up? One of the great mysteries of life!

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Posted in Old Age

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You manage the difficult feat

Posted on Fri, 11 Oct 2024

You manage the difficult feat of bringing the every day details to life without ever losing sight of the emotion underpinning it all. A completely beautiful day, something to be treasured. A pleasure to read, and I'm sure I won't be the only...

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Pick of the Day

Posted on Fri, 27 Sep 2024

Sharply observant, and capturing something of the national mood, this is our Facebook and X Pick of the Day!

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Congratulations on your

Posted on Fri, 27 Sep 2024

Congratulations on your retirement! I never had a career, just a succession of unexpected happenings along the way, but it means there's a few weird stories to recount. I very much look forward to reading some of yours!

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