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11 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 551568 times
and 200 of my stories have been cherry picked.
1063 of my 4,600 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 1157 votes
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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Tension really building up
Posted on Sun, 27 Aug 2023
Tension really building up now! They're going to need all that caffeine.
I've been in 'break rooms' like that. Stacy has all my sympathy.
Read full commentPosted in "The Coffee House Spy" 12
Congratulations on the well
Posted on Sat, 26 Aug 2023
Congratulations on the well-deserved golden fruit!
Poor Chuck, having to share a cell with the dregs of humanity. They ought to put the new prisoner in with that chap from the UK, you know, the one with the chromosome that makes him...
Read full commentPosted in Is That All There Is
Wonderful memories, Jenny,
Posted on Mon, 21 Aug 2023
Wonderful memories, Jenny, and so beautifully brought to life. There are certainly times now when I would love to build a woody den and escape there for a while!
Read full commentPosted in Swathed In Nature's Beauty
The glory/horror of results
Posted on Sun, 20 Aug 2023
The glory/horror of results day. It's pretty savage. Your characters are always so engaging and you manage to evoke the school atmosphere so well. Anticipating the next part with a little trepidation!
Read full commentPosted in Steve Mason and the Last Day of School (Part One of Two)
Beautifully done, a wonderful
Posted on Sat, 19 Aug 2023
Beautifully done, a wonderful take on the 'bit of fluff'. I love the way you drop in the hints on the way to the reveal at the end. Enjoyable and chilling. My kind of story.
Read full commentPosted in His Bit of Fluff
Poem of the Week
Posted on Thu, 17 Aug 2023
This beautiful and thoughtful piece is our Poem of the Week! Congratulations!
Read full commentPosted in The Loneliness of a Cuckoo
Pick of the Day
Posted on Fri, 18 Aug 2023
This latest chapter in the lives of ABC's resident undertakers is our Facebook and Twitter Pick of the Day! Please do share/retweet if you enjoy it too.
Read full commentPosted in Missing You (Bring Out Your Dead series - Part 31)
I'm a bit behind catching up
Posted on Sun, 13 Aug 2023
I'm a bit behind catching up with things this week, but it was great to find another update from you.
I'm so sorry to hear about your friend. It sounds as though you are taking a quietly philosophical view with all that. And you're...
Read full commentPosted in Dozey Bella and Cippy
Such a beautiful poem,
Posted on Sat, 05 Aug 2023
Such a beautiful poem, Turlough. Her poetry was - is - very special. It sounds as though it was as much a privilege to know her as it is to read her words.
Read full commentPosted in Song to My Siren
Such warmth in this, Rhiannon
Posted on Fri, 21 Jul 2023
Such warmth in this, Rhiannon, and beautiful photographs. As Turlough said, the love is right there. It's a joy to read.
Read full commentPosted in Nana and Grampa (c 1950-1960)
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