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I have 135 stories published in
11 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 551169 times
and 200 of my stories have been cherry picked.
1063 of my 4,600 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 1157 votes
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 Wed, 02 Sep 2020
Time seems to stand still in this beautiful evocation of a forest walk - it's our Facebook and Twitter Pick of the Day! Please do share/retweet if you enjoy it too.
Read full commentPosted in Peace In The Forest
I too like to see where
Posted on Wed, 02 Sep 2020
I too like to see where writers do their stuff. An inspirational kitchen!
And I am so looking forward to getting my copy!
Read full commentPosted in Flamingo Hotel. Bookings Now Open.
Ah - no, me being thick - and
Posted on Sun, 30 Aug 2020
Ah - no, me being thick - and I read it twice, too! Sorry. Lockdown brain strikes again
Read full commentPosted in "Magic for a Day or 24 hours of Trouble" (Children's Fantasy)
I hope there's going to be
Posted on Sun, 30 Aug 2020
I hope there's going to be more of this! I want to know what good/bad/disastrous/tremendous things are going to happen.
I was wondering - you say the creature rose up to its full height but there isn't an indication of how high that is...
Read full commentPosted in "Magic for a Day or 24 hours of Trouble" (Children's Fantasy)
What an interesting way of
Posted on Fri, 28 Aug 2020
What an interesting way of telling the story, Grace! Glad to hear everything got sorted out, and how lovely that you have such nice neighbours.
Read full commentPosted in We Three Kings Of Orient Are.................
Your voice is marvellous,
Posted on Mon, 17 Aug 2020
Your voice is marvellous, Jenny. I too am a big Keats fan, fell in love with his writing at a young age. This was a joy to read.
Read full commentPosted in Thinking Out Loud
Lovely glimpse into a world
Posted on Fri, 14 Aug 2020
Lovely glimpse into a world we often - wilfully - pass by. I really enjoyed this, Di.
Read full commentPosted in something in the air
Absolutely gripping. I love
Posted on Thu, 23 Jul 2020
Absolutely gripping. I love that initial sense of anticlimax that Sophie feels - makes the whole thing seem very real, despite all the strangeness going on. Very clever.
Read full commentPosted in Pins (16)
Pick of the Day!
Posted on Mon, 20 Jul 2020
This beautiful poem about love, life and memory is our Facebook and Twitter Pick of the Day! Please do share/retweet if you enjoy it too.
Read full commentPosted in "Anna's Blanket"
Libraries are such precious
Posted on Fri, 17 Jul 2020
Libraries are such precious things - I really identified with this. As you say, it was the very unstructured nature of it that was so magical. You could wander round, find something that caught your eye, and it might open up a whole new world...
Read full commentPosted in "Once Upon a Place to Read"
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