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11 collections on the site.
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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
The Net Caster (Part Nineteen)
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The Net Caster (Part Eighteen)
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Castle Pillock 11
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The Net Caster (Part Seventeen)
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Castle Pillock 10
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It must be hard for a
Posted on Tue, 10 Sep 2024
It must be hard for a politician, having to halve your vocabulary so you only use 'acceptable' words for what is going on. Having to tread on eggshells in case an inappropriate word can lose you the party whip or the business that war is good for...
Read full commentPosted in Memo to a new Labour MP Regarding Israel’s Latest Atrocity
I'm so glad you've got a date
Posted on Thu, 12 Sep 2024
I'm so glad you've got a date for your op, Jenny. Fingers crossed for a brilliant outcome and that you'll soon be out there enjoying your walks again.
I love the words 'winter's sighing'. Sums it up. Another thoroughly enjoyable read from...
Read full commentPosted in Escape To Ridgeway
There's little more magical
Posted on Fri, 13 Sep 2024
There's little more magical than a bedtime story, and you've captured that perfectly here! I insisted on telling/reading bedtime stories to my kids for as many years as I possibly could - never mind them, I loved it!
Read full commentPosted in Bedtime Stories
This is really interesting,
Posted on Fri, 13 Sep 2024
This is really interesting, Harry, and a really valuable resource. The myths can be so destructive. My daughter has epilepsy and the things people believe about that can still astound me.
As insert says, well done on giving the workshops...
Read full commentPosted in What is Autism? A brief guide...
Delightful. Beautifully drawn
Posted on Fri, 13 Sep 2024
Delightful. Beautifully drawn characters, great atmosphere, wit and a dose of cataclysmic despair. Thoroughly enjoyed this.
Read full commentPosted in The Big End
Pick of the Day
Posted on Fri, 30 Aug 2024
Beautifully written and totally engrossing, this is our Facebook and X Pick of the Day. Please do share!
Read full commentPosted in Gift: A Son's Story (extract) - Respite
I really enjoyed reading this
Posted on Wed, 21 Aug 2024
I really enjoyed reading this. There's that wistfulness as we think about people who once shared so much of our lives - and maybe wonder if they think about us? - and then the warmth of the friendship that has lasted years. The shorthand...
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This is lovely, Rhiannon. I
Posted on Wed, 21 Aug 2024
This is lovely, Rhiannon. I love looking at the clouds and seeing landscapes and castles and all sorts of animals. Unfortunately my desk is by the window so it's a real distraction when I'm meant to be working!
Read full commentPosted in Pareidolia
I was enjoying this all the
Posted on Sat, 17 Aug 2024
I was enjoying this all the way through, and then your last line was so good. A lovely touch of humour, but also with a lot of thoughtfulness. I love it when the IP produces something as quirky and individual as this.
Read full commentPosted in Death where is your sting?
Bulgaria certainly seems to
Posted on Sat, 17 Aug 2024
Bulgaria certainly seems to give you variety, what with the storms you had a little while ago, and a possibly gruelling winter ahead. I would be in that fridge pretty much 24/7 as I share Jenny's feelings about the heat! Here in the UK of course...
Read full commentPosted in No Country for Cold Men
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