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I have 136 stories published in 11 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 624842 times and 202 of my stories have been cherry picked.
1099 of my 4,662 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 1199 votes

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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. Do come and have a peep at the blogs, stories and audio at https://www.janeayrie.com - 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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My stories

Cherry

Whispers

Silent streets give you dreams. Picture from Needpix, in the public domain.
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Gold cherry

Just Put Me In The Fridge

I should stop reading the papers and the news websites. No good at all for my blood pressure. Picture: Pixabay Creative Commons
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Cherry

Pad Life 8: Protect Our Way Of Life

More thoughts from the Pad. Picture: Pixabay Creative Commons.
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Cherry

Pad Life 7: A Submission and Three Falls

An ongoing journal series. I'll number them one day. Picture: Pixabay Creative Commons
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Story of the week

Scream

Not a piece of writing but a self-indulgent howl, written for entirely self-indulgent therapeutic reasons. Picture: Pixabay Creative Commons

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1099 of my comments have received 1199 Great Feedback votes

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Pick of the Day

Posted on Sun, 25 Apr 2021

This delightful slice of fantasy is our Facebook and Twitter Pick of the Day! Please do share/retweet if you enjoy it too, and don't forget to check out the previous chapters. 

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Posted in "Willow's Tail" 4

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Yes, please let's have some

Posted on Wed, 17 Mar 2021

Yes, please let's have some more! These are such good characters, and such a promising scenario.

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Posted in "Willow's Tail"

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Brought back so many memories

Posted on Tue, 15 Dec 2020

Brought back so many memories!  The feeling of pleasure when you've found something they like doing and that will keep them occupied.  The feeling of hysteria when they like it so much you're doing it or reading that story for the 240th time! ...

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Posted in A new achievement @16 months

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I thought it was a bit more

Posted on Sat, 31 Oct 2020

I thought it was a bit more ambiguous than a prank, just from the scale of the thing.  I was assuming that Mr Hain had a very special hotel and was able to produce effects that owed more than a little to 'special powers'.  However, did think it...

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Posted in Empire State (Part Two)

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You have so cleverly created

Posted on Thu, 23 Jul 2020

You have so cleverly created an atmosphere where their nerves are jangling, and everyone they come across might be an enemy.  And then it's a relief when someone is kind to them, but the reader is still on edge because it might not last.  The...

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Posted in Pins (18)

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Still utterly gripped by this

Posted on Mon, 13 Jul 2020

Still utterly gripped by this, but not totally convinced by Piru's 'voice'.  I understand the formality of her English, because of the way she was taught, but whereas every word Emmet and Abigail speak strengthens the character portrayal, and I...

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Posted in Pins (12)

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Just read all the parts of

Posted on Fri, 03 Jul 2020

Just read all the parts of this straight through, and most disappointed that there's not a link to another one!  I remember the first draft of this, which I really enjoyed, but this is another level entirely.  Utterly engrossing.  The characters...

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Posted in Pins (6)

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Agree so much with your words

Posted on Sun, 14 Jun 2020

Agree so much with your words about 'tolerance'.  Tolerance of others is a privilege for the powerful.  

I'm going to be coming back to this one, because there's so much in there to think about.

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Posted in Outsiders, and the clubhouse door

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There have been times when I

Posted on Thu, 02 Apr 2020

There have been times when I've felt just like that.  It's a bit like when there's an eclipse of the sun, and you know it's going to come back, but then it takes longer than you thought and somewhere deep inside you a little prehistoric creature...

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Posted in Locked

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I hope your kind narrator

Posted on Tue, 31 Mar 2020

I hope your kind narrator bought shares in Andrex.  Really enjoyed this.

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Posted in The Stranger In The Pub

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