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I have 135 stories published in 11 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 561499 times and 200 of my stories have been cherry picked.
1067 of my 4,612 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 1163 votes

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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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1067 of my comments have received 1163 Great Feedback votes

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That last line is so

Posted on Mon, 04 Nov 2019

That last line is so effective, rounding the poem off really well and highlighting the connections you have hinted at before.  I also like the way you portray the chief executive, not as a villain, which it would be easy to do, but as someone...

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Posted in Taken Out of the Fight

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As you say, sadly this may

Posted on Sat, 26 Oct 2019

As you say, sadly this may all come true.  I was watching the first of the new Attenborough series last night, and wondering if, in future, the pictures will be all that's left to show the kids.  

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Posted in Then and Now

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Oh Goodness, what a saga this

Posted on Mon, 28 Oct 2019

Oh Goodness, what a saga this has been for you!  A complete nightmare.  So glad you've finally managed to get it sorted.

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Posted in Galaxy Part Six.

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I've been retired over three

Posted on Fri, 25 Oct 2019

I've been retired over three years and this still made my blood run cold.  No, it's not too late to change! 

Great piece of writing.

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Posted in Namaste

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Genuinely, not sure if I

Posted on Tue, 15 Oct 2019

Genuinely, not sure if I would trust that snake.  Although it seems a bit churlish not to, as he has been helpful...

Another cracking episode, Penny.

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Posted in "The Trouble with Magical Beings" (A Fantasy) Chapter 10

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Well done to you, Jean, for

Posted on Sun, 13 Oct 2019

Well done to you, Jean, for standing up to it all.  The whole system is, as Jenny says, a bit of a mystery to anyone growing up in the UK, although many of our Universities and Colleges have their own unofficial hierarchy based on class or looks...

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Posted in Sorority Drop Out

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I love this - the rhythm and

Posted on Sat, 28 Sep 2019

I love this - the rhythm and the connections and the sparks to the imagination.  Lovely.

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Posted in Colours for Kids 10)

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Interesting thoughts.  When I

Posted on Thu, 26 Sep 2019

Interesting thoughts.  When I was young I was all long hair and costume jewellery, and enough eye make-up to sink a battleship. Later on, for practical and psychological reasons, I got very practical and quite self-effacing with my style.  Now I'...

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Posted in Marwood Lake Near The Woods.

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Another splendid episode.  I

Posted on Thu, 26 Sep 2019

Another splendid episode.  I just love the idea of a not too happy to see you squid.  I hope you're thinking of sending this off somewhere at some point?  It deserves a wider audience.  If I ever get any grandchildren, I want to read this to them...

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Posted in "The Trouble with Magical Beings" (A Fantasy) Chapter 8

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This is beautiful, Rich. You

Posted on Fri, 27 Sep 2019

This is beautiful, Rich. You have a  great and generous ability not only to evoke your own memories, but to make the reader feel that they're part of a conversation, and so recall how they also felt at nine years old.  As insert says, more please...

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Posted in Life and Death Under the Hudson

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