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I have 137 stories published in 11 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 679338 times and 203 of my stories have been cherry picked.
1131 of my 4,717 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 1238 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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Sweet Contemplation (Part 1 of 2) (IP)

We’ll never know why Dad went out to the vegetable garden. Maybe to see how the cabbages were doing, or to plan the next crop. Maybe just to think. He used to say that being out among living things just quietly growing was a good exercise in contemplation.
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Lock

Padlocks on a bridge supposedly capture your true love. I thought maybe they could capture something else. Picture copyright free from Pixabay.
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Pad Life 18: Them's The Breaks

Little Cat and I are back, having totally failed in our mission. Picture copyright free from Pixabay.
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Pad Life 17: So Here It Is

Season's Greetings from the Pad. Picture copyright free from Pixabay
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Cherry

Pad Life 16: The Rock of Reality

The talking cat tells me to ignore the Rock of Reality. So we go to Leeds. Picture: Copyright free on Pixabay.

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1131 of my comments have received 1238 Great Feedback votes

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Story of the Week

Posted on Wed, 06 Nov 2024

Very funny, very surreal, and totally unrelated to events in the real world. This is our Story of the Week! Congratulations!

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Posted in Message : Post Scriptum

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Keep on with the rage. I've

Posted on Sat, 12 Oct 2024

Keep on with the rage. I've found that retirement is brilliant, as long as you keep moving forward. If your circumstances allow you to do so.

I've gone off wild weather a bit since yesterday, when I was wild-weathered for nearly an hour...

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I'd missed a few episodes, so

Posted on Sat, 14 Sep 2024

I'd missed a few episodes, so I went back to the beginning to remind myself, which was brilliant because I got to enjoy this all over again! Your characters are so natural, and the plot flows so well. I love the way you create this world.

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Story of the Week

Posted on Fri, 13 Sep 2024

This is also our Story of the Week. Congratulations!

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Posted in The Big End

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Pick of the Day

Posted on Fri, 13 Sep 2024

This brilliant story is our Facebook and X Pick of the Day! Please do share if you enjoy it too.

Florian - I've added a picture for the FB and X posts, but if you don't like it please feel free to change it on here.

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Posted in The Big End

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Story of the Week

Posted on Wed, 14 Aug 2024

This is our Story of the Week - congratulations!

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Poem of the Week

Posted on Thu, 15 Aug 2024

This is also our Poem of the Week - congratulations!

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Posted in Conditions That Please or Displease Flowers

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Pick of the Day

Posted on Thu, 15 Aug 2024

This beautiful piece is our Friday Pick of the Day! Please do share if you enjoy it too.

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Posted in Conditions That Please or Displease Flowers

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Story of the Week

Posted on Tue, 16 Jul 2024

This latest episode of a brilliant series is our Story of the Week! Congratulations!

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I willingly concede bragging

Posted on Wed, 19 Jun 2024

I willingly concede bragging rights on the deranged politician front, Rich. Also, while no-one outside of these shores actually gives a flying banana about what happens here, what happens on your side of the pond will affect us all. We will...

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