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I have 135 stories published in
11 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 556117 times
and 200 of my stories have been cherry picked.
1065 of my 4,609 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 1159 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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Poem of the Week
Posted on Mon, 12 Dec 2022
This gorgeous piece of nature writing is also a beautifully romantic story of two people and their dreams - and it's our Poem of the Week! Congratulations!
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Pick of the Day
Posted on Mon, 12 Dec 2022
A wonderfully imaginative and wholly accurate description of what it means to feel chilled to the bone - and it's our Facebook and Twitter Pick of the Day! Please do share/retweet if you enjoy it too.
Picture copyright free from Pixabay.
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Hope you're feeling a bit
Posted on Fri, 02 Dec 2022
Hope you're feeling a bit better now, Jean. It sounds like quite a little community in the chemo department! I hope that the companionship and shared experiences help. I recently had to attend a day ward for the better part of a week for...
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Such an interesting subject.
Posted on Tue, 06 Dec 2022
Such an interesting subject. We're all such a hotchpotch of 'identities', even if we don't realise it. I did a course on folklore and fairytale once and the tutor said something very interesting, that's it's not where you're from, but where you'...
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Poem of the Week
Posted on Tue, 08 Nov 2022
This beautiful piece is our Poem of the Week. Congratulations!
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Pick of the Day
Posted on Sun, 06 Nov 2022
This is our Facebook and Twitter Pick for Armistice Day. Please do share/retweet far and wide.
Ewan - for some reason I can't fathom, ABC FB won't let me post any pictures at all today. Really sorry.
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Pick of the Day
Posted on Sat, 05 Nov 2022
A touch of magic in a hazmat suit...this beautiful glimpse of life is our Facebook and Twitter Pick of the Day! Please do share/retweet if you enjoy it too.
Picture by Thomon, copyright free from Wikimedia Commons:...
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The Martian footballer's
Posted on Sat, 05 Nov 2022
The Martian footballer's kneecaps - brilliant analogy!
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Oh Jenny, what a horrible
Posted on Mon, 24 Oct 2022
Oh Jenny, what a horrible experience! Just glad to hear that you and your partner are in one piece. Flash flooding can be completely devastating. Hope you haven't had any repeats.
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Welcome to ABC Tales
Posted on Sat, 08 Oct 2022
Welcome! Your piece made me chuckle. I'm going to remember that one when I next get one of those annoying calls. I quite like turning my head slightly away from the phone and pretend whispering, 'Get a fix on this one will you, we may have to...
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