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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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Sorry for your loss. It's
Posted on Mon, 17 Jun 2019
Sorry for your loss. It's always so hard to lose a friend.
Read full commentPosted in John Wayne Brown
The bunkers certainly weren't
Posted on Sun, 16 Jun 2019
The bunkers certainly weren't intended for us common folk! I remember how they banned 'The War Game' from the telly because they thought it would scare people so much we would all rise up and demand disarmament. I saw it at a film club a few...
Read full commentPosted in The Secret Of Survival
Welcome to the site. And
Posted on Sat, 08 Jun 2019
Welcome to the site. And what better debut on a writing site than a horror story all about words! I think quite a few of us probably suffer from Etyopathomania. I really, really want to find a copy of the Humongous Collation of Proverbs and...
Read full commentPosted in THE FORGOTTEN WORD
I do like those last two
Posted on Sat, 08 Jun 2019
I do like those last two lines. Sometimes it does feel as though those shadows are following us through life. One or two decisions either way and everything might have been different.
Read full commentPosted in Choices
A delicious cloud fantasia,
Posted on Mon, 27 May 2019
A delicious cloud fantasia, and it's our Facebook and Twitter Pick of the Day! Please do share/retweet if you enjoy it too.
Picture free of copyright on various platforms.
Read full commentPosted in The pig nest
Agree with Jenny - it does
Posted on Tue, 21 May 2019
Agree with Jenny - it does have a pre-Raphaelite feel to it. Lovely take on the IP, really enjoyed reading it.
Read full commentPosted in Winter's Tale
As we take over more of the
Posted on Mon, 20 May 2019
As we take over more of the countryside, more and more animals are forced to scavenge in towns. Foxes can be very successful, but it's far from an ideal environment for them. A thoughtful and sympathetic poem.
I love the way this IP...
Read full commentPosted in It's Only His Winter Tale
Sometimes, if we knew the end
Posted on Sun, 19 May 2019
Sometimes, if we knew the end, we'd never start - but then we'd miss all the good bits in between. A very poignant response to the IP.
Read full commentPosted in I'll Be Your Romeo...
Such a tender story, with a
Posted on Mon, 13 May 2019
Such a tender story, with a touch of magic in the quiet realism. Really enjoyed reading this.
Read full commentPosted in The Norwegian Poetess
You caught the feeling of
Posted on Sat, 11 May 2019
You caught the feeling of being overwhelmed when a parent dies - that first line really captures it. I agree with insert, there is a lot more to this story! I find it interesting that sometimes, when people know that they are dying, they leave...
Read full commentPosted in Letters from the Poet
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