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I have 134 stories published in 11 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 509334 times and 198 of my stories have been cherry picked.
1039 of my 4,578 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 1128 votes

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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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1039 of my comments have received 1128 Great Feedback votes

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I've caught up with all these

Posted on Sun, 25 Apr 2021

I've caught up with all these now - they're wonderful! I'm really looking forward to the next one. Marvellous human and feline characters and such a delight to read. Very skilfully put together, with the different personalities so well delineated...

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Posted in "Willow's Tail" 4

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Full of life and character -

Posted on Fri, 16 Apr 2021

Full of life and character - it's like watching a film. Use of dialect often divides the crowd, and I'm not always a fan because for the uninitiated it can require a lot of work to get in the rhythm. But I think your stories prove that if the...

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Posted in Liberties (Part Two)

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Beautiful, Paul - struck a

Posted on Wed, 14 Apr 2021

Beautiful, Paul - struck a chord with me as with so many others. Lovely to see it as POD. 

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Posted in Setting Sons

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There's a lot to be said for

Posted on Thu, 08 Apr 2021

There's a lot to be said for simple, angry and direct. We need more of it. 

This just about sums it up for me. Thank you.

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Posted in Hoist Your Colours

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Great rhythm to this and lots

Posted on Sun, 28 Mar 2021

Great rhythm to this and lots of striking imagery. Really enjoyed it.

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Posted in Don't Dance With The Serpent

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Pick of the Day

Posted on Thu, 25 Mar 2021

This is our Facebook and Twitter Pick of the Day! Please do share/retweet if you enjoy it too.

 

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Posted in The Last Time I Saw Fungie (2005)

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A wonderful piece, Penny. I

Posted on Sun, 21 Mar 2021

A wonderful piece, Penny. I've had four cats, two sets of two, over the years, down to the last one now! Like your husband, I wasn't brought up with animals, and got the first moggies only because my kids were desperate for a pet and we weren't...

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Posted in "The Canines of My Life"

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What a wonderful story -

Posted on Thu, 25 Mar 2021

What a wonderful story - thanks for putting in the link. I wasn't aware of this before. That last verse brings a definite little prickling of the eyes. It'sgreat to know that, for once, our species is showing respect and love for another.

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Posted in The Last Time I Saw Fungie (2005)

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As you say, Paul, so hard to

Posted on Tue, 16 Mar 2021

As you say, Paul, so hard to believe the equinox is very nearly here! I hate the long nights, so I literally take note every day of how much more daylight we've had until we reach the equinox. It always raises my mood. Such a lovely binding...

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Posted in Vernal Equinox

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I feel as though I've had a

Posted on Wed, 10 Mar 2021

I feel as though I've had a day out! Thank you, Jenny. What a wonderful memory.

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Posted in Lydford Gorge

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