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I have 98 stories published in
8 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 93895 times
and 129 of my stories have been cherry picked.
319 of my 2,603 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 328 votes
Short stories published in these anthologies:
Cold Iron: 21st Century Ghost Stories (The Iron Press) http://www.ironpress.co.uk/books/coldiron.html (as Jane Ayrie);
Science Fiction for Survival (Valley Press) https://www.valleypressuk.com/book/119/science_fiction_for_survival (as Jane Roberts)
My stories
Round The Corner (Part Two)
Second Part of a sort of fairy story, for sort of grown ups. Picture: Pixabay Creative Commons
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Round The Corner (Part One)
A sort of fairy story, for sort of grown ups. Picture: Pixabay Creative Commons
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Monster
We know a monster when we see one. Picture: Pixabay Creative Commons
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Aftermath
I don’t associate cats with beaches. Dogs, yes, flappy ears and flappy paws, chasing balls and sticks, challenging the waves to a duel. But a...
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International Purple Day - Epilepsy Awareness
Tomorrow is Purple Day! My lovely daughter has learned to live with her epilepsy, but we have also learned that there is a lot to be done in terms of research and awareness. This is written with her permission. Purple Day logo used with permission of Purple Day UK.
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Welcome to the site. And
Posted on Sat, 08 Jun 2019
Welcome to the site. And what better debut on a writing site than a horror story all about words! I think quite a few of us probably suffer from Etyopathomania. I really, really want to find a copy of the Humongous Collation of Proverbs and...
Read full commentPosted in THE FORGOTTEN WORD
I do like those last two
Posted on Sat, 08 Jun 2019
I do like those last two lines. Sometimes it does feel as though those shadows are following us through life. One or two decisions either way and everything might have been different.
Read full commentPosted in Choices
It's such a hard time. I was
Posted on Mon, 03 Jun 2019
It's such a hard time. I was with my mother but not my father. As both were very old when they died and were, I think, ready to go, I choose to regard the moment of their passing as almost a minor thing compared to all the moments of their...
Read full commentPosted in The Night My Mother Didn't Die
A delicious cloud fantasia,
Posted on Mon, 27 May 2019
A delicious cloud fantasia, and it's our Facebook and Twitter Pick of the Day! Please do share/retweet if you enjoy it too.
Picture free of copyright on various platforms.
Read full commentPosted in The pig nest
Agree with Jenny - it does
Posted on Tue, 21 May 2019
Agree with Jenny - it does have a pre-Raphaelite feel to it. Lovely take on the IP, really enjoyed reading it.
Read full commentPosted in Winter's Tale
As we take over more of the
Posted on Mon, 20 May 2019
As we take over more of the countryside, more and more animals are forced to scavenge in towns. Foxes can be very successful, but it's far from an ideal environment for them. A thoughtful and sympathetic poem.
I love the way this IP...
Read full commentPosted in It's Only His Winter Tale
Sometimes, if we knew the end
Posted on Sun, 19 May 2019
Sometimes, if we knew the end, we'd never start - but then we'd miss all the good bits in between. A very poignant response to the IP.
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Such a tender story, with a
Posted on Mon, 13 May 2019
Such a tender story, with a touch of magic in the quiet realism. Really enjoyed reading this.
Read full commentPosted in The Norwegian Poetess
You caught the feeling of
Posted on Sat, 11 May 2019
You caught the feeling of being overwhelmed when a parent dies - that first line really captures it. I agree with insert, there is a lot more to this story! I find it interesting that sometimes, when people know that they are dying, they leave...
Read full commentPosted in Letters from The Poet
Anniversaries and things like
Posted on Sun, 12 May 2019
Anniversaries and things like Mother's Day are always hard. I'm sure your mother would be proud to know you are keeping her memory alive.
Read full commentPosted in Mother's Day
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