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I have 135 stories published in 11 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 549489 times and 200 of my stories have been cherry picked.
1059 of my 4,596 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 1152 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

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Back When Elvis Came To Town

Imagine the time before recorded sound. Before wax cylinders and piano rolls and music boxes. When all you had was the singer. Back when Elvis came to town.
Gold cherry

Song For The Girl With The Corn Coloured Hair

Originally intended for the 'Result' IP but life intervened and I didn't get it done in time.
Cherry

Castle Pillock 6

The Journal has had a fruity week...
Cherry

Castle Pillock 5

The Princess is taking her genes on holiday...
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Castle Pillock 4

There is sadness in Castle Pillock today.

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1059 of my comments have received 1152 Great Feedback votes

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Pick of the Day

Posted on Wed, 03 Apr 2024

Fascinating and ever so slightly scary, this is our Facebook and X Pick of the Day! Please do share it round.

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Posted in Black Hole

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I'm inclined to go with the

Posted on Wed, 03 Apr 2024

Even as a convinced non-believer, I'm inclined to go with the laughter.

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Posted in Black Hole

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Pick of the Day

Posted on Sun, 24 Mar 2024

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

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This works very well indeed.

Posted on Sun, 24 Mar 2024

This works very well indeed. You capture a real sense of weariness and this swan losing his beauty and his verve, but still proud of the past. I have heard that things are very difficult for skilled clowns now, with the decline of circuses and...

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Posted in Swan Song

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Pick of the Day

Posted on Mon, 18 Mar 2024

Funny, true and moving - this is our Facebook and X Pick of the Day!

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Posted in Windfall.

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Dear Jean, your warmth,

Posted on Fri, 15 Mar 2024

Dear Jean, your warmth, humour, humanity and lovely writing are at the very heart of our community. They, and you, always will be. Thank you so much for all you have given us.

Jane x

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Beautifully done, Paul. I so

Posted on Fri, 08 Mar 2024

Beautifully done, Paul. I so enjoyed this. Well done.

I don't think the Ghost Walk bloke is meant to be Jack the Ripper - I think he's more just a generic Victorian. I've never asked him, though.

I've been told that the Golden...

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Brilliantly done, Ewan, and

Posted on Wed, 06 Mar 2024

Brilliantly done, Ewan, and every word true. But I do miss the days when I believed that the sunlit uplands were out there somewhere.

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Posted in The Road to Erehwon

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Definitely seen and SO

Posted on Wed, 06 Mar 2024

Definitely seen and SO relished. My daughter works at The Potions Cauldron! The Golden Fleece is one of our regular 'haunts' and my son used to do a Saturday night residency there in his early busking days. I have had many conversations with that...

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Posted in The Golden Fleece (Part One of Two)

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Wonderful piece of flash

Posted on Sat, 10 Feb 2024

Wonderful piece of flash fiction. A very absorbing read.

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Posted in Just like starting over

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