airyfairy
Primary tabs
I have 136 stories published in
11 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 672777 times
and 202 of my stories have been cherry picked.
1119 of my 4,695 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 1224 votes
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.)
https://bsky.app/profile/janeayrie.bsky.social
https://www.facebook.com/janeayrie.writer
My parents loved Scrabble,
Posted on Thu, 25 Aug 2022
My parents loved Scrabble, and I was brought up playing it. We had a family league, and one of my proudest moments was when I came out on top! Happy memories of sitting at the kitchen table, with the dictionary to hand. Thank you for posting this...
Read full commentPosted in Where's the Z?
A beautiful poem, Paul. I am
Posted on Tue, 23 Aug 2022
A beautiful poem, Paul. I am so sorry you've lost someone. Being with someone as they pass from 'is' to 'was' is a privilege, I think, as well as profoundly sad. I don't myself believe in an after life, but like an earlier commenter, I would like...
Read full commentPosted in Does it Rain in Heaven?
I love my walks with you,
Posted on Wed, 24 Aug 2022
I love these walks with you, Jenny. They bring me sights and sounds and scents, and a real feeling of being refreshed. Thank you!
Read full commentPosted in What I Love
Ah, this is lovely, Luigi,
Posted on Fri, 26 Aug 2022
Ah, this is lovely, Luigi, great twist at the end.
Read full commentPosted in Best Friend
I looked him up, too. This is
Posted on Thu, 25 Aug 2022
I looked him up, too. This is a marvellous poem that really conveys the strength of his work. His paintings of trees particularly struck me - there's one called The Ghost Tree which I can't quite get out of my mind. Great work Di!
Read full commentPosted in RJC
Pick of the Day
Posted on Tue, 23 Aug 2022
This is our Facebook and Twitter Pick of the Day! Please do share/retweet if you enjoy it too.
Picture copyright free from Pixabay.
Read full commentPosted in Painted Poem. By MarciaMarcia
Ah, great to hear that from
Posted on Mon, 15 Aug 2022
Ah, great to hear that from the eye doctor. I like to think of you still smiling, Jean, and being strong and even mischievous enough to turn your experiences into such a wonderful journal. Hooray for jelly babies!
Read full commentPosted in Chemo 5
I listen to the shipping
Posted on Wed, 10 Aug 2022
I listen to the shipping forecast most nights before I go to sleep, I even have my favourite announcers! It will be even more magical for me now, after reading this. Beautiful poem.
Read full commentPosted in The Witch’s Daughter
Absolutely noodling fantastic
Posted on Mon, 15 Aug 2022
Absolutely noodling fantastic. Bring the next couple of parts through that wormhole quick. I always knew, I always knew, that pasta was up to something.
Read full commentPosted in The Wayward Noodle 2
Lovely first part, Paul.
Posted on Wed, 10 Aug 2022
Lovely first part, Paul. Please don't make us wait too long for Part Two!
Oddly enough, I have just been watching the TV adaptation of Neil Gaiman's 'The Sandman'. A number of fluttering wings in that and I was thinking, it's a bit of...
Read full commentPosted in Charmed (Part One of Two)
Pages