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I have 137 stories published in 11 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 677514 times and 203 of my stories have been cherry picked.
1130 of my 4,716 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 1237 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

The Net Caster (Part Thirteen)

Faced with a professional assassin awaiting instructions to kill me, I poured myself several glasses of whisky.
Cherry

The Net Caster (Part Twelve)

A table, a bottle of Aphrodite whisky, and two glasses. The scenario was familiar. Was this really down to dumb luck? '
Cherry

The Net Caster (Part Eleven)

It hardly mattered in which direction I walked. It was only a matter of time. And there was a figure standing at the end of the street.
Cherry

The Net Caster (Part Ten)

The silver dust coated my skin and lips. A haz-bomb. What contaminants was I taking in through my lungs, my skin, the water I drank?
Cherry

The Net Caster (Part Nine)

Finally, I could start casting a net for Hamish Mansoorian. But the results were impossible.

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1130 of my comments have received 1237 Great Feedback votes

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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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Posted in Making Do with Dusty Springfield

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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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Posted in Mad Dogs and Donkeys

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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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Posted in And what did the robin do then...?

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Pick of the Day

Posted on Mon, 16 Dec 2024

For all sorts of reasons, this is our beautiful Facebook, X and Bluesky Pick of the Day. Thank you, Turlough.

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Posted in Velvet Goldmine

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Great cliffhanger, and I

Posted on Tue, 17 Dec 2024

Great cliffhanger, and I really have fellow feeling with Vanessa. If ever I have to do anything to my laptop, I live in fear that it will suddenly wake up and ask me what I think I'm doing. Also, I really want to know what happened in Hunstanton...

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Posted in Parcel for You - Part 43

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This is beautiful, Harry,

Posted on Fri, 13 Dec 2024

This is beautiful, with so much lovely detail. As well as the sights and sounds, you capture the characters so well. I am so looking forward to the continuing story.

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Posted in Tom All Alone (7) (i)

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Never mind last rites - when

Posted on Mon, 02 Dec 2024

Never mind last rites - when I go I want last highlights with full conditioner and head massage. I'm assuming I'm going downstairs, and I don't think they're much with the personal grooming. Get it while you can.

Great poem. Thanks for the...

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Posted in Kathleen’s Secret

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Pick of the Day

Posted on Wed, 04 Dec 2024

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

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Posted in Christmas Skies

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So glad to hear you're

Posted on Tue, 03 Dec 2024

So glad to hear you're feeling a lot better, Jenny. This was a delight to read. Hooray for John! As others have said, we need more like him.

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Posted in John's Conscience

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Thoroughly enjoyed both parts

Posted on Tue, 03 Dec 2024

Thoroughly enjoyed both parts so far - hoping there's more!

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Posted in The Road To Ponkerton Village - Part 2

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