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I have 135 stories published in 11 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 592514 times and 200 of my stories have been cherry picked.
1077 of my 4,624 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 1175 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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1077 of my comments have received 1175 Great Feedback votes

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Pick of the Day

Posted on Tue, 24 Dec 2024

This is our lovely - and very funny - Facebook, X and Bluesky Pick of the Day! Merry Christmas!

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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.

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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...

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Thoroughly enjoyed both parts

Posted on Tue, 03 Dec 2024

Thoroughly enjoyed both parts so far - hoping there's more!

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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...

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This is marvellous. What a

Posted on Sat, 30 Nov 2024

This is marvellous. What a absolutely brilliant response to the IP.

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