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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. Do come and have a peep at the blogs, stories and audio at https://www.janeayrie.com - 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
The Net Caster (Part Twenty-Seven)
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Lustrum (IP) (With apologies to Robert Harris)
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The Net Caster (Part Twenty-Six)
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The Net Caster (Part Twenty-Five)
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The Net Caster (Part Twenty-Four)
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Yes indeed, the words 'Never
Posted on Tue, 28 Jan 2025
Yes indeed, the words 'Never Again' do ring a little hollow when similar things have been going on for decades all over the world, just not on the same scale or with the same appalling efficiency as happened under the Nazis. I fear that once the...
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Like others, I was so struck
Posted on Tue, 28 Jan 2025
Like others, I was so struck by 'unpeopled people'. It's a universal phrase. I thought of the people of Gaza, and the Holocaust survivors urging us to never forget, and the 'undocumented migrants' being hunted in The Land Of The Free. And the...
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Thanks for reading, Ed!
Posted on Mon, 27 Jan 2025
Thanks for reading, Ed!
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Exactly! I read this to my
Posted on Sat, 25 Jan 2025
Exactly! I read this to my feline and she nodded and looked at me (again) as if to say 'Get it now? No? Just get the food out, woman.' She's given up trying to train me.
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Ingenious! Now you've got me
Posted on Sat, 18 Jan 2025
Ingenious! Now you've got me thinking how great it would have been if these two had actually met. Lovely IP response.
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I shall never look at that
Posted on Fri, 17 Jan 2025
I shall never look at that gentleman and his ghost walkers in the same way again! Thoroughly enjoyed this, Paul. It's lovely to see the city celebrated properly, unlike the (in my opinion, apologies if it's your kind of thing) dreadful new TV...
Read full commentPosted in The Golden Fleece (Ghost Walk) Part Two of Two
I am so very sorry, Penny. It
Posted on Sat, 11 Jan 2025
I am so very sorry, Penny. It's a savage loss. Your mutual love leaps out from this poem, and it's good that you have your sons to share grief and support. I hope that writing helps. In an earlier comment you mentioned 'pockets of struggle', and...
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We have a copyright expert??
Posted on Sun, 05 Jan 2025
Strictly speaking, no lyrics at all, only titles can be quoted. But three words is unlikely to get us thrown in jail.
The kittens are doing nicely, thank you.
Great poem, by the way.
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Brilliant as always! A bit of
Posted on Thu, 02 Jan 2025
Brilliant as always! A bit of joy in gloomy January. Thanks to you and Di, my next visit to the dentist may involve mental images far removed from the calming beach scene she has on the ceiling. Although I spent my first few visits convinced that...
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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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