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11 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 660650 times
and 202 of my stories have been cherry picked.
1114 of my 4,688 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 1219 votes
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. Do come and have a peep at the blogs, stories and audio at https://www.janeayrie.com - 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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Wonderful piece of flash
Posted on Sat, 10 Feb 2024
Wonderful piece of flash fiction. A very absorbing read.
Read full commentPosted in Just like starting over
Lovely, Rhiannon, very
Posted on Tue, 13 Feb 2024
Lovely, Rhiannon, very relatable! I identify with this particularly - if I have to get up in the night I often don't put the light on because I don't want to wake myself up any more than necessary and thus have a problem getting back to sleep. My...
Read full commentPosted in Feeling to find it
Story of the Week
Posted on Sun, 04 Feb 2024
A brilliant series, and this final part is our Story of the Week. Congratulations!
Read full commentPosted in Cherries and Dahlia Petals
It's a bit grim and murky
Posted on Thu, 08 Feb 2024
It's a bit grim and murky here (it tried to snow yesterday but gave up and retreated to rain) but there are the odd signs of new life. A couple of days ago I marked the momentous day in my diary - it was still proper daylight at 5pm! When I...
Read full commentPosted in Progress!
Very beautiful. "The sun of
Posted on Mon, 05 Feb 2024
Very beautiful. "The sun of his smile..." Brought back memories for me.
Read full commentPosted in We Watched from the Shore
So much enjoying these,
Posted on Fri, 02 Feb 2024
So much enjoying these, Turlough. You've made me really want to visit the country again (especially Isfahan) but maybe not at the moment...
Read full commentPosted in The Gaddafi Effect
Poem of the Week
Posted on Tue, 23 Jan 2024
Brilliant in its evocation of time and place, and in its urgency, this is our Poem of the Week. Congratulations!
Read full commentPosted in Act! A Poem for Basildon
There's that quote about
Posted on Fri, 26 Jan 2024
There's that quote about someone's friends being the best measure of their worth and it sounds as though Mac was proof of that. The memories will survive the sadness.
Read full commentPosted in Cheers
Mine is "You know, Mary What
Posted on Fri, 26 Jan 2024
Mine is "You know, Mary What's-her-face, married Bill What's-his-name's brother..." "Ah yes," says my similarly memory challenged interlocuter, with a knowing smile. Although 'London Bridge' has more style!
I do hope most of the people I...
Read full commentPosted in Forgetting something? Just say London Bridge.
Pick of the Day
Posted on Sat, 20 Jan 2024
Some very much wanted magic in gloomy January! This enchanting opening to a very promising tale is our Facebook and X Pick of the Day. Please do share if you enjoy it too.
Read full commentPosted in "Unwanted Magic" 1
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