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I have 98 stories published in
8 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 93927 times
and 129 of my stories have been cherry picked.
319 of my 2,603 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 328 votes
Short stories published in these anthologies:
Cold Iron: 21st Century Ghost Stories (The Iron Press) http://www.ironpress.co.uk/books/coldiron.html (as Jane Ayrie);
Science Fiction for Survival (Valley Press) https://www.valleypressuk.com/book/119/science_fiction_for_survival (as Jane Roberts)
My stories
My Mother And I Agree On Something
I lost my Mum last month. She was a funny and wise woman, and I wrote this last year after a conversation during which, for once, we really did agree on something.
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The Restructure Roundel
Met up with a former colleague the other day. This is for all those who are now, or ever have been, working in public services.
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Not Quite The Eve Of Destruction (2017 IP)
‘Can’t I have one? Just one little one? I’ve been so good all year…’ ‘No you bloody can’t, and put that Scythe down or I swear to Me I’ll confiscate it for good.'
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Albatross
So I went on this poetry course, and wrote a sonnet to my house. As you do.
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Bob Dylan (IP)
My first and definitely last poetic contribution to ABC Tales.
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This struck a real chord with
Posted on Mon, 08 Apr 2019
This struck a real chord with me, having last year moved on from our old family home, the kids having done likewise some time ago. I kept telling myself how daft it was to love bricks and mortar so much, especially when not all the memories were...
Read full commentPosted in Rock Me In My Cradle
Probably not, to be honest,
Posted on Mon, 18 Mar 2019
Probably not, to be honest, but I'm glad this story had a happy ending!
Read full commentPosted in Galaxy Part Four.
What a lovely and original
Posted on Sun, 17 Mar 2019
What a lovely and original idea! A simple, beautiful and precious thing.
Read full commentPosted in All Washed Up
This thoughtful and
Posted on Wed, 20 Feb 2019
This thoughtful and beautifully judged story is our Facebook and Twitter Pick of the Day! Please do share/retweet if you enjoy it too.
Picture: Wikimedia Commons
Read full commentPosted in La Femme d'argent
This is our Poem of the Week
Posted on Mon, 11 Feb 2019
This is our Poem of the Week - congratulations!
Read full commentPosted in driverless
Congratulations - wonderfully
Posted on Tue, 29 Jan 2019
Congratulations - wonderfully written. The description of Brooksy as a breakable glass animal is beautiful and effective and a sad precursor. You've caught so well that thing that happens, when music at the time doesn't do a lot for you, and...
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I'm absolutely melting with
Posted on Tue, 29 Jan 2019
I'm absolutely melting with these two. I just want to build a wall round them and keep the world away. Possibly my favourite line is 'he ginned as if he'd given birth to her' - tells you so much about him, and what he wants, and his feelings...
Read full commentPosted in Angel 11 (Edinburgh)
Well spotted! I don't know
Posted on Mon, 28 Jan 2019
Well spotted! I don't know where the trainers came from. She's far too sensible to wear trainers in the snow. She's now changed into appropriate footwear.
Read full commentPosted in Walk In The Park With Snow (Part 1 of 2)
Good ending, racheting up the
Posted on Tue, 29 Jan 2019
Good ending, racheting up the tension even more. I am very interested to see how these characters will develop - keeping multiple characters going is hard work! Do keep on with this, looking forward to seeing more.
Read full commentPosted in The Cave Chapter 3
Very glad to see you posting
Posted on Tue, 29 Jan 2019
Very glad to see you posting here again. Totally caught up in this from the first sentence. The rhythm and the structure convey the narrator's state of mind, hopes, despairs, in partnership with the words themselves. Skilfully done, so that...
Read full commentPosted in The Casino Payphone (Part 1)
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