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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
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
Flowers (Part Two of Two) (IP)
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Flowers (Part One of Two) (IP)
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Castle Pillock 13
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The Girl With Colitis Goes By
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The Net Caster (Part Twenty-Seven)
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Poem of the Week
Posted on Thu, 07 Nov 2024
This is our stunning Poem of the Week. Congratulations!
Read full commentPosted in East Coast Scotland (Reflection)
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/...
Read full commentPosted in Watching the Fire
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.
Read full commentPosted in Who Wants to Live Forever?
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...
Read full commentPosted in Who Wants to Live Forever?
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!
Read full commentPosted in A Long Woman
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!
Read full commentPosted in Old Age
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...
Read full commentPosted in Gift: A Son's Story (extract) - Mother's Day
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!
Read full commentPosted in Chelsea Floor Show
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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