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11 collections on the site.
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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
The Net Caster (Part One)
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Castle Pillock 9
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Castle Pillock 8
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The Theory of Demons (IP)
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Castle Pillock 7
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Thanks, Ewan. It certainly is
Posted on Wed, 19 Jun 2024
Thanks, Ewan. It certainly is blame the other. I had a conversation with someone the other day who thinks minimum wage is the problem. It's too high, apparently. Destroying businesses. The boats too, of course, destroying everything else, but...
Read full commentPosted in Now Is The Summer Of Our Discontent
Pick of the Day
Posted on Mon, 17 Jun 2024
Evocative and haunting, this is our Facebook and X Pick of the Day! Please do share if you enjoy it too.
Read full commentPosted in West of Ireland
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.
Read full commentPosted in Malta Part One
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...
Read full commentPosted in 16 Two Jokes for the Price of One
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.
Read full commentPosted in 14 "Laters"
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.
Read full commentPosted in West of Ireland
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.
Read full commentPosted in The Hunting of the Wren
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....
Read full commentPosted in This Sort of Thing - May 2024 - Three Dart Finish
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...
Read full commentPosted in The Spice of Life
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.
Read full commentPosted in 7 Cod Dickensian Crap
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