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I have 134 stories published in 11 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 509837 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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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

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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.

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Posted in White Stork

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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.  

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Posted in Behold The Faerie Realm Part Three

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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!

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Posted in Behold The Faerie Realm Part Two

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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...

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Posted in Thanks For the Memory

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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.

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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.

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Posted in Pad Life 13: What The Giraffe??

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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...

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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...

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Posted in I Name that Shoe....

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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...' ! 

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Posted in The seasons' round

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