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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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I do love a bit of dystopia,
Posted on Fri, 05 Aug 2022
I do love a bit of dystopia, and this is an intriguing idea. And it honestly doesn't seem that far-fetched.
I'd be interested to know what happened to the survivors (if any) at the end. Is this a one-off or will you follow up the narrator...
Read full commentPosted in Welcome My Friends to The Race That Never Ends!
It's a great question. I too
Posted on Fri, 05 Aug 2022
It's a great question. I too do it because it 'takes me out of my head' - you've got that exactly right. I can go where I want to go (and sometimes places I don't really want to go) whenever I want. The blank page does scare me a bit, but I've...
Read full commentPosted in Why do you write?
Quite literally a breath of
Posted on Thu, 04 Aug 2022
Quite literally a breath of fresh air, Rhiannon. This was lovely to read.
Read full commentPosted in Near Titley
A joy to read, and a real
Posted on Tue, 02 Aug 2022
A joy to read, and a real treat to hear you reading it for us. '...so many sepia, still frames that led us to this point...' That's a stunning image.
Read full commentPosted in Night Whispers
Lovely video, Jenny, and your
Posted on Mon, 01 Aug 2022
Lovely video, Jenny, and your poem really brings the place alive. This has given me an oasis of calm in what is otherwise a very busy day!
Read full commentPosted in Fingal's Cave
Pick of the Day
Posted on Mon, 25 Jul 2022
No surprise - this stunning piece of work is our Facebook and Twitter Pick of the Day! Please do share/retweet if you enjoyed it too.
Read full commentPosted in Ceiba (Silk-Cotton Tree)
I keep reading this - it's
Posted on Mon, 25 Jul 2022
I keep reading this - it's completely hypnotic. Because I'm ignorant, I googled Yaxche and Ixtab, after which I was even more hypnotised. A lovely piece of work.
Read full commentPosted in Ceiba (Silk-Cotton Tree)
Hooray for intrigue! This is
Posted on Sat, 23 Jul 2022
Hooray for intrigue! This is such an enjoyable read. On to Part 2!
Read full commentPosted in "The Coffee House Spy"
Soaked in the atmosphere of
Posted on Sun, 24 Jul 2022
Soaked in the atmosphere of place, Paul, as so much of your work is. I don't know what it says about my cultural life that I thought of Claudia in Interview With The Vampire. Interesting to read the comments - we're all bringing something of...
Read full commentPosted in The Artist of Swanage Downs
Such a thoughtful and sad
Posted on Sun, 17 Jul 2022
Such a thoughtful and sad story. Every parent's nightmare.
Read full commentPosted in So, so still
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