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11 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 552302 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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Oh no! I'm glad you
Posted on Sat, 21 Mar 2020
Oh no! I'm glad you designated this 'surreal' - you had me really worried there.
I can't believe it's only a couple of months since my son and daughter and I were in the West End, seeing a show, spending time in cafes and restaurants,...
Read full commentPosted in The queen is dead
Changing life for all of us,
Posted on Thu, 19 Mar 2020
Changing life for all of us, Grace. You're right, it's important we keep in touch with people who are 'self-isolating' and make sure they're OK. Hope you manage to get what you need and stay safe.
Read full commentPosted in Purple Bricks.
Such a difficult thing to
Posted on Wed, 18 Mar 2020
Such a difficult thing to overcome, and how brilliant you've managed to do it!
Read full commentPosted in You're not alone!
I confess to having bought an
Posted on Sat, 14 Mar 2020
I confess to having bought an extra bag of cat litter, just in case. Most things I can do without but, should I get stuck indoors, I don't fancy being cooped up with a fussy moggie and no cat litter!
You're right - it is easy to lose...
Read full commentPosted in Does Anyone Know If There Is A Hotline For Alien Abduction? I'd Like To Request One. We Have Lost Our Collective Minds.
Nice to see Josiah and
Posted on Mon, 16 Mar 2020
Nice to see Josiah and Archibald again! And nice to be able to get a bit of a laugh out of the present situation.
Read full commentPosted in An Ill Wind
I hope you too keep well and
Posted on Sat, 07 Mar 2020
I hope you too keep well and safe, Grace. Perhaps your colleague who fancies a longer holiday due to coronavirus should remember that if she does get it, she'll be in quarantine and confined to her room rather than being able to lounge round the...
Read full commentPosted in The Coronavirus Part Two.
I suppose it's just a
Posted on Thu, 05 Mar 2020
I suppose it's just a question of waiting for it to blow itself out, as these things do. I'm not minimising it - it's worrying for people with underlying health conditions - but I'm just hoping that people don't panic, because panic can be as...
Read full commentPosted in Coronavirus
There are hints all the way
Posted on Fri, 07 Feb 2020
There are hints all the way through this, but the ending still comes as an horrific jolt. Another vote for the car crash here.
Read full commentPosted in homemaker
The whole farage-o keeps
Posted on Fri, 17 Jan 2020
The whole farage-o keeps reminding me of Leslie Phillips's lascivious 'Ding Dong'. I bet Mark Francois stands up to salute a buxom Brexit when it goes by.
Read full commentPosted in The Bongs of Ben
Read this several times and
Posted on Sat, 04 Jan 2020
Read this several times and enjoyed it more each time. Surreal in the best sense of the word.
Read full commentPosted in The first step
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