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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 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.
Posted 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"
Great stuff. It is indeed
Posted on Mon, 13 Jul 2020
Great stuff. It is indeed hard to know where the start with the mess.
Read full commentPosted in The Careers Teacher
It is such a worrying and
Posted on Mon, 13 Jul 2020
It is such a worrying and confusing time. So glad to hear your test was negative, Grace.
Read full commentPosted in The Criminal!
I'm so sorry. The love will
Posted on Sun, 07 Jun 2020
I'm so sorry. The love will stay, yours for her and hers for you. Take care.
Read full commentPosted in Iriecat
Absolutely lovely, and I too
Posted on Sat, 04 Jul 2020
Absolutely lovely, and I too have learned some things in a very enjoyable way. Just a pointer - you never need an excuse for a cocktail
Read full commentPosted in Puss Moths
That's lovely! I can see
Posted on Sat, 04 Jul 2020
That's lovely! I can see this as a picture book for children. They would love all the repeition and the rhythm of it.
Read full commentPosted in Learning Counting 3, 4, 5 …
Ah, half of those are me
Posted on Sat, 27 Jun 2020
Ah, half of those are me replying to the people kind enough to comment - including your good self! Nice to see you, Tom!
Read full commentPosted in Pad Life 12: Summer's Here!
I like the idea of them as
Posted on Sun, 28 Jun 2020
I like the idea of them as funeral directors. I love that painting, too.
Read full commentPosted in Bluebottle
Wonderful stuff, Luigi! I do
Posted on Sat, 27 Jun 2020
Wonderful stuff, Luigi! I do sometimes wonder where the sock-eating monsters come from. Do they come with each house, or each washing machine, or are you allocated one at birth that just follows you around?
Greatly enjoyed this.
Read full commentPosted in The Case Of The Disappearing Sock
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