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I have 97 stories published in
8 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 88609 times
and 126 of my stories have been cherry picked.
296 of my 2,478 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 303 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 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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What Goes Around (IP)
You can't miss what you've never had. Unless you've had it before. Picture: Pixabay Creative Commons
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It is a lovely image, Di,
Posted on Tue, 16 Apr 2019
It is a lovely image, Di, perfectly capturing how houses carry so much of everyone who has ever lived there.
Read full commentPosted in change of address
Yep. The bit after the
Posted on Tue, 16 Apr 2019
Yep. The bit after the credits.
Read full commentPosted in CC11: Epilogue
Refuse to believe it's the
Posted on Sun, 14 Apr 2019
Refuse to believe it's the end. There's always that bit after the credits...
Read full commentPosted in CC10: ‘Whingers Endgame’
Thoroughly enjoyed this.
Posted on Sun, 14 Apr 2019
Thoroughly enjoyed this. Great fun. Quite a fan of superhero movies because I can completely relax in them, rest my brain, have a good laugh, and forget about them as soon as I'm out of the cinema. I would go and see this one. Kidderminster...
Read full commentPosted in CC9: ‘Whingers Assemble’
So sorry to hear things are
Posted on Fri, 22 Mar 2019
So sorry to hear things are difficult at the moment, Elsie. We miss you on here. Keep browsing and do please let us see some more of your lovely work when you feel able. It's disheartening when you start something and then find you're not in the...
Read full commentPosted in Wild daffodils of field and meadow*
Great fun!
Posted on Fri, 12 Apr 2019
Great fun!
Read full commentPosted in Larry and Mick and the Eighth Instalment in the Story of the Coleslaw Catastrophe
This struck a real chord with
Posted on Mon, 08 Apr 2019
This struck a real chord with me, having last year moved on from our old family home, the kids having done likewise some time ago. I kept telling myself how daft it was to love bricks and mortar so much, especially when not all the memories were...
Read full commentPosted in Rock Me In My Cradle
Probably not, to be honest,
Posted on Mon, 18 Mar 2019
Probably not, to be honest, but I'm glad this story had a happy ending!
Read full commentPosted in Galaxy Part Four.
What a lovely and original
Posted on Sun, 17 Mar 2019
What a lovely and original idea! A simple, beautiful and precious thing.
Read full commentPosted in All Washed Up
This thoughtful and
Posted on Wed, 20 Feb 2019
This thoughtful and beautifully judged story is our Facebook and Twitter Pick of the Day! Please do share/retweet if you enjoy it too.
Picture: Wikimedia Commons
Read full commentPosted in La Femme d'argent
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