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I have 136 stories published in 11 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 644874 times and 202 of my stories have been cherry picked.
1107 of my 4,675 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 1208 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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Pad Life 6: The Elephant In The Room

The nights are drawing in. Closing the blinds may be the best option. Picture: Pixabay Creative Commons
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Tower of Strength Part 1 of 4

Re-posted in response to this week's IP - now available on Soundcloud. Link in text - despite repeated efforts, the link won't work when pasted here. Image: Author's own
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Pad Life 5: Cyber Tranche

The internet is watching my communal bin. Picture: Pixabay Creative Commons
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Pad Life 4: End of Days

An absolute monarchy. That's what we need. Picture: Pixabay Creative Commons
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Sun (IP)

Sometimes it seems like the sun ain't gonna shine anymore. Picture: Pixabay Creative Commons

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1107 of my comments have received 1208 Great Feedback votes

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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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Completely echo Drew's

Posted on Sun, 15 Mar 2020

Completely echo Drew's comment.  I love hearing writers read their work, it always brings an extra dimension to it.  And no ashtrays heard here, either!  

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Posted in Ash Trees

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I did like your list of

Posted on Thu, 05 Mar 2020

I did like your list of apocalypse threats that we have all survived!  As you say, we shall get through this one too.  As far as I understand it, it isn't that this virus is hyper-deadly, it's just that it's new so  no-one has had a chance to...

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Posted in The Coronavirus.

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Another great episode, Penny.

Posted on Sun, 13 Oct 2019

Another great episode, Penny.  The trees were my favourite bit too.  Trees are indeed the guardians of our world.  

I really like the way, in this story, kindness given brings kindness back.  It's a lovely message.

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Posted in "The Trouble with Magical Beings" (A Fantasy) Chapter 9

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I'm with you on this one. 

Posted on Wed, 02 Oct 2019

I'm with you on this one.  The only place grey looks magnificent is on an elephant.

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Posted in Fifty Shades of Shade

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A beautiful image, sitting

Posted on Sun, 12 May 2019

A beautiful image, sitting making music under a tree.  All your pieces have the ability to make the reader feel both the permanence of the surroundings, and the impermanence of the people, particularly the narrator, within them.  Our narrator is...

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Posted in Under the pines and the power lines

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As well as the wonderful

Posted on Thu, 09 May 2019

As well as the wonderful descriptions you get in these poems, they are always so well constructed, so that the way the words are used, as much as the words themselves, help the reader to see what you see.  Another beauty, Rhiannon.

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Posted in Transfixed!

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I really enjoyed this, and

Posted on Fri, 03 May 2019

I really enjoyed this, and then reading about the background to it made it even more poignant.  What a wonderful memorial to your relative.

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Posted in 1944 (12miles south of Spa Belgium)

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I am Delilah, and this is

Posted on Sun, 26 Aug 2018

I am Delilah, and this is being typed by the servant of myself and Zsa Zsa.  I have a new game for Omar.  Get your local vet to put either you or Mitsie on special expensive food that only the one of you is supposed to have, and then swap bowls...

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Posted in Omar's Diary - Sunday 26th August 2018

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More than one journey is

Posted on Sun, 04 Dec 2016

More than one journey is explored in this wonderful exploration of pain and hope.  That's why it's our Facebook and Twitter Pick of the Day!

Picture credit:  http://tinyurl.com/hrmu2lg

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Posted in Journey to Minneapolis

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