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I have 97 stories published in
8 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 88420 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
A Letter To Remember
If you had the chance...
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Temps Perdu
Gains and losses.
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Opposable Thumbs
General rant. State of world. State of nation. Digits.
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The List
My mother died as she lived. In Marks and Spencer's Food Hall.
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My Mother And I Agree On Something
I lost my Mum last month. She was a funny and wise woman, and I wrote this last year after a conversation during which, for once, we really did agree on something.
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This poem turns the ordinary
Posted on Mon, 10 Dec 2018
This poem turns the ordinary into the utterly extraordinary, and it's our Poem of the Week. Congratulations!
Read full commentPosted in Elsewhere
I bloody well wish I'd done
Posted on Mon, 12 Nov 2018
I bloody well wish I'd done this to mine before I retired. She's a woman, but I think in her case the ping pong balls are where her heart should be. Either that or a lump of sulphur.
Great stuff.
Read full commentPosted in Autopsy of a Boss
A wonderful piece of wise
Posted on Sat, 03 Nov 2018
A wonderful piece of wise nonsense, and it's our Facebook and Twitter Pick of the Day! Please do share/retweet if you enjoy it too.
Rich - sorry but Facebook isn't accepting photos today! It went on alright on Twitter though.
Read full commentPosted in So ManyWords in a Row - Now with Vocals
The influenza epidemic of
Posted on Fri, 26 Oct 2018
The flu epidemic of 1918 killed millions of people, far more than the first world war did, so if the powers that be really want to reduce the population, stopping the flu jab would be one of the best ways to do it. The jab is isn't perfect, it...
Read full commentPosted in Is This True?
Ha! A deadly combination of
Posted on Mon, 22 Oct 2018
Ha! A deadly combination of Xena Warrior Princess and Mrs Tiggywinkle.
Read full commentPosted in My Name is Jane
I was delighted to see this
Posted on Sun, 21 Oct 2018
I was delighted to see this piece. Peterloo is a much neglected part of our history. My kids, one of whom took History GCSE, were never taught anything about it at school, or indeed about the Chartists or the Tolpuddle Martrys. Or Tom Paine. ...
Read full commentPosted in Peterloo Remembered
I think my younger self would
Posted on Sun, 30 Sep 2018
I think my younger self would probably be appalled at me, but I'd try to reassure her with that George Eliot quote: It is never too late to be what you might have been.
Read full commentPosted in Inner Child
That's a horrible situation
Posted on Tue, 09 Oct 2018
That's a horrible situation to be in. I've been in similar, it really does sap your confidence and your energy, and it's shocking that your management won't do anything about it. There's some useful information from ACAS here: ...
Read full commentPosted in T.B.
A lovely idea to mark the
Posted on Sat, 08 Sep 2018
A lovely idea to mark the passing of a beloved pet.
Read full commentPosted in A STONE
Thought provoking piece,
Posted on Sat, 01 Sep 2018
Thought provoking piece, Rhiannon, and certainly struck a chord with me. I get particularly fed up with the constant excuse 'Ooops, I misspoke'. Well think what you're saying before opening trap or putting fingers to keyboard then! And yes,...
Read full commentPosted in Healing or Provoking
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