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I have 148 stories published in 12 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 762642 times and 222 of my stories have been cherry picked.
1200 of my 4,825 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 1332 votes

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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

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.

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.'

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1200 of my comments have received 1332 Great Feedback votes

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The Tooth Fairy is, obviously

Posted on Sat, 07 Mar 2026

The Tooth Fairy is, obviously, protected from ketchup by her sparkles, as are all us members of the Fairy community. She says that if your daughter ever wishes to take revenge for the childhood trauma, she will happily assist. There's a lot she...

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Posted in Teeth Tales - The Miser’s Guide to Molars

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Lovely story, Penny! Thank

Posted on Sun, 15 Mar 2026

Lovely story, Penny! Thank goodness the teeth survived intact, and it was only your mother's nerves which were shredded.

Thanks for entering the competition!

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Posted in (Teeth Tales) Smiling Underpants

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Thank you so much for reading

Posted on Fri, 13 Mar 2026

Thank you so much for reading. Yes, she is indeed the one in the profile picture. My editor in chief!

Your turkey urges made me smile, because Zsa Zsa was the same with chicken. She never looked at anything quite as longingly as the she...

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Posted in The Privilege

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Pick of the Day

Posted on Sun, 08 Mar 2026

Makes the reader laugh and shiver at the same time. This is our social media Pick of the Day!

Picture by R-P Ribiere, free to use at Wikimedia Commons: ...

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Posted in The War Museum

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It's the scent of wisdom,

Posted on Sat, 07 Mar 2026

It's the scent of wisdom, Hudson. Of course it is. We just have to keep reminding other people of that. Who needs soap?

Brought a laugh to a grey chilly day. Many thanks!

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Posted in How Terribly Strange to Be Seventy - A Short Ramble

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Absolutely wonderful response

Posted on Sun, 08 Mar 2026

Absolutely wonderful response to the IP. A magical poem, and a totally absorbing story.

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Posted in A Language So Old

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I was glad to see, in the

Posted on Fri, 06 Mar 2026

I was glad to see, in the obituaries, acknowledgement of the accomplished songwriter he was. I caught his 'revival' in the 70s, and the songs are just so listenable. It's lovely to hear how significant he was in your life. Thank you for posting...

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Posted in "Love will Keep Us Together"

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I'm so sorry to hear about

Posted on Fri, 06 Mar 2026

I'm so sorry to hear about this, Jenny. A trip to A&E is always an endurance test, especially when there's so much uncertainty. The antibiotics may be a good sign, that it's a very nasty infection rather than anything else. Let us know how it...

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Posted in My Time In A & E ( PT 2 )

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Pick of the Day

Posted on Wed, 25 Feb 2026

This is our brilliant social media Pick of the Day! Please do share if you can.

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Posted in 5. Secondhand Prose

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This is great, Harry. The

Posted on Wed, 25 Feb 2026

This is great, Harry. The place and the people just come alive. Wonderful piece of writing.

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Posted in 5. Secondhand Prose

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