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11 collections on the site.
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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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Pick of the Day
Posted on Sun, 08 Nov 2020
A child's clear eyes and the breaking of a mother's heart - this story will stay with you for a very long time. It's our Facebook and Twitter Pick of the Day.
Picture: Pixabay Creative commons
Read full commentPosted in piss test (short story)
Absolutely beautiful poem,
Posted on Sun, 08 Nov 2020
Absolutely beautiful poem, Rachel, and that beak clacking video filled me with joy too! My cat was fascinated. Probably for entirely the wrong reasons.
Read full commentPosted in White Stork
Absolutely splendid, Jenny!
Posted on Tue, 27 Oct 2020
Absolutely splendid, Jenny! I so enjoyed this chapter. I think the words “Try not to singe my rat to the point of no return.” may well become a staple of meal times in my household.
Read full commentPosted in Behold The Faerie Realm Part Three
So enjoyed these first two
Posted on Sun, 25 Oct 2020
So enjoyed these first two parts, Jenny. Your use of language is really beautiful, and I'm totally caught up in this magical world. Looking forward to the next part!
Read full commentPosted in Behold The Faerie Realm Part Two
I'm a great fan of the
Posted on Sun, 25 Oct 2020
I'm a great fan of the Broadcasting House programme, Sunday mornings on Radio 4, and have been following Paul's story on there. They played the orchestral version of his four note tune yesterday, I was in absolute floods. Soon to be a single...
Read full commentPosted in Thanks For the Memory
Very beautiful, Rachel - myth
Posted on Thu, 22 Oct 2020
Very beautiful, Rachel - myth and fairy tale made real. Yes please, we all need the hope.
Read full commentPosted in A Tailor Bird’s Song To A Spider
I keep trying to pretend that
Posted on Fri, 16 Oct 2020
I keep trying to pretend that this is all some sort of vast cosmic joke to test the planetary sense of humour. They say the best comedy is based on pain. Someone up there is brilliant. Thanks for reading, Di.
Read full commentPosted in Pad Life 13: What The Giraffe??
So many people doing such
Posted on Tue, 13 Oct 2020
So many people doing such really difficult jobs, especially at this time, and, as you say, often very unappreciated. I do hope that the pandemic will help us to appreciate things differently, and have a greater understanding of who the 'key...
Read full commentPosted in Jobs
What a brilliant IP response!
Posted on Tue, 13 Oct 2020
What a brilliant IP response! I so identified with this. I always had to have wide fittings as a child (and now, in fact) so my choices were limited, and I longed for the Stellas and Roxannes while having to have Mauds and Beatrices. When I...
Read full commentPosted in I Name that Shoe....
Lovely, Rhiannon. I could
Posted on Mon, 05 Oct 2020
Lovely, Rhiannon. I could imagine singing this with my children when they were younger! I miss those days. I can still remember all the words to 'Cauliflowers fluffy and cabbages green...' !
Read full commentPosted in The seasons' round
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