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I have 136 stories published in 11 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 621030 times and 202 of my stories have been cherry picked.
1092 of my 4,653 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 1192 votes

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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

Cherry

The Net Caster (Part Seven)

I slid into the mob. Their eyes darted instantly to my face, scanning my forehad, seeking any trace of an Irrevocable Tattoo.
Cherry

The Net Caster (Part Six)

I saw them then, the gold uniformed officers, marshalling the crowd, herding it down the boulevard towards me.
Cherry

The Net Caster (Part Five)

Under Cytherea's two suns, the talking taxi was taking me to a destination I knew nothing of.
Cherry

The Net Caster (Part Four)

Was Hamish Mansoorian alive or dead? And who had purchased his soul?
Cherry

The Net Caster (Part Three)

Hamish Mansoorian had out- manoeuvred me and everyone else far more times than I could recall. But this...

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1092 of my comments have received 1192 Great Feedback votes

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Very well said. I do hope the

Posted on Mon, 05 Aug 2024

Very well said. I do hope the winds will change soon.

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Posted in Boats

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Pick of the Day

Posted on Tue, 23 Jul 2024

This searing and beautifully constructed poem is our Facebook and X Pick of the Day.

Picture by Lorc, copyright free on Wikimedia Commons: https://commons....

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Posted in BREAK DOWN OF A BREAKDOWN

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Yes, do carry on! I really

Posted on Sun, 21 Jul 2024

Yes, do carry on! I really want to know what's happening.

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Posted in Tom's Secret

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Yes, no longer as picturesque

Posted on Sun, 21 Jul 2024

Yes, no longer as picturesque as you describe, Turlough, but I think they have tried to make efforts to clean it up. It still floods with great enthusiasm.

Lovely poem!

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Posted in Tang Hall Beck

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Very enjoyable. Goldilocks

Posted on Sat, 20 Jul 2024

Very enjoyable. Goldilocks was indeed an invader of privacy and a breakfast thief!

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Posted in They said, 'Trespassers will …

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This is beautifully

Posted on Tue, 23 Jul 2024

This is beautifully constructed, the driving rhythm capturing the pounding emotions. That feeling of increasing panic and inevitability, and then the release, only for it to start up again. Great piece of work.

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Posted in BREAK DOWN OF A BREAKDOWN

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Poem of the Week

Posted on Fri, 19 Jul 2024

It's also our Poem of the Week! Congratulations!

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Posted in Rain at the Forest Cafe

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Pick of the Day

Posted on Fri, 19 Jul 2024

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

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Posted in Rain at the Forest Cafe

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And this is the kind of place

Posted on Fri, 19 Jul 2024

And this is the kind of place I would like to spend my time - the chance to covertly spy on other people, but also to just allow imagination to roam free. Beautifully evoked, Paul.

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Posted in Rain at the Forest Cafe

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Thank you for this Rhiannon -

Posted on Thu, 11 Jul 2024

Thank you for this Rhiannon - I have been having exactly the same experience! Like you, I couldn't get access to an NHS dentist for a while and when I finally went to a private one recommended to me, I needed a lot of work doing. Extractions,...

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