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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

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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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1065 of my comments have received 1159 Great Feedback votes

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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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Posted in Walk In December Snow

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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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Posted in chemo 16

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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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Posted in Your accent tells …

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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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Posted in Legacy

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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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Posted in The Night Angels of the Cake Factory Cream Room

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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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Posted in You Never Know

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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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