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I have 148 stories published in 12 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 754002 times and 222 of my stories have been cherry picked.
1198 of my 4,818 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 1329 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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The Net Caster (Part Twenty-Five)

Even the members of the diaspora cannot agree on the best way to save it.
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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?
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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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The Net Caster (Part Twenty-Three)

I knew who she was. We all did. And every face was afraid.
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Castle Pillock 12

Castle Pillock has run the London Marathon! Well, one of us has.

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1198 of my comments have received 1329 Great Feedback votes

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Poem of the Week

Posted on Thu, 04 Dec 2025

This is also our Poem of the Week! Congratulations!

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Story of the Week

Posted on Mon, 01 Dec 2025

Another wonderful read from Bulgaria, and it's our Story of the Week! Congratulations!

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Pick of the Day

Posted on Thu, 04 Dec 2025

This sparkling, joyful poem is our Social Media Pick of the Day! Please do share if you can.

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I was so pleased to see that

Posted on Thu, 04 Dec 2025

I was so pleased to see that Santa found a little bit of magic at the end of this!

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Oh Jenny, this is a really

Posted on Thu, 04 Dec 2025

Oh Jenny, this is a really lovely one. A beautiful description of a poetic spark, and those last two verses are so full of joy. Definitely brightened my day!

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I had to look this gentleman

Posted on Fri, 05 Dec 2025

I had to look this gentleman up as well, so thank you for introducing me to someone new! It's a great, thoughtful poem, Turlough. I'll be back for lots more reads.

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Pick of the Day

Posted on Fri, 28 Nov 2025

This is our wonderful and quite literally breath-taking Facebook and Bluesky Pick of the Day! Please do share if you can.

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My daughter went to Uni in

Posted on Sun, 23 Nov 2025

My daughter went to Uni in Middlesbrough. It was a bit of a culture shock, coming from sheltered (and very non-diverse) York, but she got very fond of it, though slightly less so when she got stuck there during Covid. The first time I went to...

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What an amazing trip. I do

Posted on Fri, 28 Nov 2025

What an amazing trip. I do hope you write some more about it. It's such a fascinating country, and you bring it to life to beautifully.

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Congrats on the new arrival!

Posted on Thu, 27 Nov 2025

Congrats on the new arrival! And lovely pictures from the mountains, not to mention the cat and chickens!

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