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I have 96 stories published in
8 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 83169 times
and 123 of my stories have been cherry picked.
288 of my 2,430 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 295 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
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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The Restructure Roundel
Met up with a former colleague the other day. This is for all those who are now, or ever have been, working in public services.
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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
Lovely contribution to the IP
Posted on Mon, 20 Aug 2018
Lovely contribution to the IP. I like the way that 'ticking' at the end reflects 'metronomic' at the start. Very well thought out.
Read full commentPosted in Time Is Ticking
Another lovely minature of
Posted on Mon, 20 Aug 2018
Another lovely minature of life. These short poems are really working, Richard.
Read full commentPosted in I WAS BORN
The joy comes over very
Posted on Sat, 18 Aug 2018
The joy comes over very strongly, Richard. The simplest of things often provide the strongest of memories, and you have captured that well here.
Read full commentPosted in ONCE UPON
What trousers will Jed wear
Posted on Fri, 17 Aug 2018
What trousers will Jed wear with his yellow shirt?
Read full commentPosted in The counting horse problem
Great start, really looking
Posted on Wed, 15 Aug 2018
Great start, really looking forward to seeing more of this. Perhaps it's just me, but I wasn't sure about when it's set. From the language and the descriptions I thought it was firmly in the past but the mention of a phone (not even the more...
Read full commentPosted in The Last Case of Dr. Jonah Wexley Abbott (Pt. 1)
Thank you! That's something
Posted on Wed, 01 Aug 2018
Thank you! That's something very special, in this week. I'm not usually prone to the optimistic or uplifting, but remembering Well-Wisher's lovely, magical stories and poems made me determined to try and emulate some of his gentleness and...
Read full commentPosted in Round The Corner (Part One)
A tantalising glimpse of a
Posted on Wed, 01 Aug 2018
A tantalising glimpse of a wonder, and sometimes that's the best thing to have.
Read full commentPosted in I DREAMED ABOUT A GIRL
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