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I have 135 stories published in 11 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 591525 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

Lustrum (IP) (With apologies to Robert Harris)

It is, or should be, a truth universally acknowledged that a world run by David Attenborough and Mary Beard would be a sane and civilised place and a much better bet than we have at the moment

The Net Caster (Part Twenty-Six)

'It's government,' said Madam. 'They choose what they will and won't tell the governed. And in this case, they are completely and utterly right.'
Cherry

The Net Caster (Part Twenty-Five)

Even the members of the diaspora cannot agree on the best way to save it.
Cherry

The Net Caster (Part Twenty-Four)

I looked at Hamish. Who had replaced the dodgy businessman, the charming, self-serving rogue I had known since childhood, with this stern creature who delivered lectures to the powerful?
Gold cherry

I'll Teach You To Burn (IP)

Fire was a dominant theme in my childhood. It was for most kids in the fifties and sixties. It was one of our earliest lessons on the contrariness of life.
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1077 of my comments have received 1175 Great Feedback votes

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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,...

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I blame Meghan. Maybe Harry a

Posted on Sat, 23 Nov 2024

I blame Meghan. Maybe Harry a little bit, but definitely Meghan. Her and her woke Californian sandwiches.

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How lovely to have you back

Posted on Sat, 23 Nov 2024

How lovely to have you back writing again! This is beautiful, and wonderful to read after I've just spent an afternoon out in the freezing cold rain. Thank you for cheering me up.

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Posted in Winter Dreams

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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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Posted in East Coast Scotland (Reflection)

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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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Posted in Watching the Fire

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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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Posted in Hip Op The Second

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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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Posted in Who Wants to Live Forever?

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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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