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I have 135 stories published in 11 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 553021 times and 200 of my stories have been cherry picked.
1062 of my 4,603 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 1156 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 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...

The Net Caster (Part Two)

Every single biological thing in the Universe leaves a trace.

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1062 of my comments have received 1156 Great Feedback votes

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I don't like flying either,

Posted on Sun, 16 Jun 2024

I don't like flying either, but it's worth it to get to Malta. Beautiful place. It's donkey's years since I went but I have very fond memories.

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Posted in Malta Part One

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Frank Zappa. You can't go

Posted on Tue, 18 Jun 2024

Frank Zappa. You can't go wrong. Well, not often.

Our two 'Spoons are called the Punchbowl and the Postern Gate. Both of which, despite their ancient and highly respectable origins, seem to sum up Saturday night in our fair city. Punching...

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Posted in 16 Two Jokes for the Price of One

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Beware the Hub. For humanity

Posted on Mon, 17 Jun 2024

Beware the Hub. For humanity's sake, beware the Hub.

I love all the observation in these episodes, linking the past and present, how things have changed but melding that seamlessly into the story. Hurry up with the next bit.

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Posted in 14 "Laters"

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Beautifully evocative, and

Posted on Mon, 17 Jun 2024

Beautifully evocative, and the last line really catches the heart. And, as always, the audio really draws you in.

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Posted in West of Ireland

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I'd never heard of this, and

Posted on Fri, 14 Jun 2024

I'd never heard of this, and it's fascinating. Thanks for the link. And a great poem.

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Posted in The Hunting of the Wren

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My grief-stricken son is

Posted on Sun, 09 Jun 2024

My grief-stricken son is crying into his Leeds Utd shirt again. I think every Leeds Utd shirt he's ever had has ended up tear-stained. Except that one year (2020?) when they went up instead of down.

I do hope Snezhinka will recover....

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Posted in This Sort of Thing - May 2024 - Three Dart Finish

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Completely splendid. Joan is

Posted on Wed, 05 Jun 2024

Completely splendid. Joan is nothing like my ex mother-in-law but a lot like my old granny's neighbour. And toad-in-the-hole flavoured condoms - oh yes please! (Not for personal use, you understand, just for the sheer exhilaration of knowing they...

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Posted in The Spice of Life

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Here I am, all caught up with

Posted on Thu, 06 Jun 2024

Here I am, all caught up with this, and greatly enjoying. Although I am holding you responsible for the earworm.

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Posted in 7 Cod Dickensian Crap

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Delightful, Turlough. Ah, the

Posted on Thu, 30 May 2024

Delightful, Turlough. Ah, the joys of 1970s cuisine. And being able to get into a gig for a quid! And those gig regrets. I'll never forget a friend who, at age 16, hitch-hiked/blagged his way all the way from Liverpool to the Isle of Wight...

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Posted in Bill or Bob?

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Pick of the Day

Posted on Mon, 27 May 2024

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

Picture free to use from Wikimedia Commons: https://...

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Posted in Dusk

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