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I have 143 stories published in 12 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 722967 times and 212 of my stories have been cherry picked.
1138 of my 4,707 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 1250 votes

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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. Do come and have a peep at the blogs, stories and audio at https://www.janeayrie.com - 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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1138 of my comments have received 1250 Great Feedback votes

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This was so lovely to read. I

Posted on Sat, 28 Jan 2023

This was so lovely to read. I've had various cats over the years, now down to one, and it's always been a joy to see their different personalities. Obviously the cat I have now has her pick of sleeping spaces, and she usually spends a few days in...

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Posted in The Mind Of A Cat.

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I struggle in January too. I

Posted on Sat, 28 Jan 2023

I struggle in January too. I've been retired for some years, but I still wait hungrily for the day it's still daylight at 5pm, as this to me is a definite sign we're on the way up. 

Lovely response to the IP.

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Posted in Ever Decreasing Circles

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'Wind-chimes for windswept

Posted on Tue, 17 Jan 2023

'Wind-chimes for windswept souls' - that's a stunning line. Took me right there. 

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Posted in The Great and Secret Show

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You're so right, Rhiannon.

Posted on Tue, 17 Jan 2023

You're so right, Rhiannon. The spirit of the gift is certainly as important as the amount.

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Posted in For whose benefit …?

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Poem of the Week

Posted on Tue, 10 Jan 2023

This is our utterly beautiful Poem of the Week. Congratulations! 

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Posted in Flight Path

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Pick of the Day

Posted on Tue, 10 Jan 2023

A beautiful mediation on the trajectory of a relationship and its aftermath. This is our Facebook and Twitter Pick of the Day! Please do share/retweet if you enjoy it too.

Picture by Naresh Sirola on Wikimedia Commons: ...

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Posted in Flight Path

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Nicely done. My friend who

Posted on Mon, 09 Jan 2023

Nicely done. My friend who volunteers in a charity shop also says you wouldn't believe either some of the people or some of the stuff they get in. I'm glad my past would no longer fit me. Otherwise I might be tempted back into lurex halternecks,...

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Posted in Eejit knickers

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Thanks for posting this,

Posted on Mon, 02 Jan 2023

Thanks for posting this, because I'm just reduced to incoherent babbling rage when I hear them trying to justify misogyny by twisting Islamic teaching. 

Also, it's a very good poem. 

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Posted in IQRA (Read, Educate Yourself)

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Pick of the Day

Posted on Wed, 28 Dec 2022

Funny, sharp and delightfully toe-curling, this is our Facebook and Twitter Pick of the Day! Please do share/retweet if you enjoy it too. 

Picture by Tumisu, copyright free via Pixabay.

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Posted in The Tinder Date (Tinder is the night)

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You capture so well the

Posted on Thu, 29 Dec 2022

You capture the 'demob happy' atmosphere of an office before Christmas. I come from a very quiz loving family, and we had at least three of those questions in our Christmas Day quiz! No lovely vouchers afterwards, though.  

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Posted in The Christmas Quiz

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