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I have 135 stories published in 11 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 550761 times and 200 of my stories have been cherry picked.
1063 of my 4,601 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 1157 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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1063 of my comments have received 1157 Great Feedback votes

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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

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Posted in La Femme d'argent

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This is our Poem of the Week

Posted on Mon, 11 Feb 2019

This is our Poem of the Week - congratulations!

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Posted in driverless

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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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Posted in Brooksy

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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...

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Posted in Angel 11 (Edinburgh)

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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.

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Posted in Walk In The Park With Snow (Part 1 of 2)

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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.

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Posted in The Cave Chapter 3

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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...

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Posted in The Casino Payphone (Part 1)

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A beautiful piece of nature

Posted on Sun, 27 Jan 2019

A beautiful piece of nature writing that suggests new ways of thinking about strength.  This is our lovely Facebook and Twitter Pick of the Day.  Please do share/retweet if you enjoy it too.

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Posted in Tree Speaks

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Now had another read through.

Posted on Tue, 22 Jan 2019

Now had another read through.  What comes out very strongly is your passion for and immersion in this world.  The reader has no doubt that you are completely familiar with the setting and the characters, and this is a strength - nothing worse...

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Posted in The Life of Okkun Resteravi - Part One

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 I don't think anyone saw the

Posted on Thu, 17 Jan 2019

 I don't think anyone saw the current mess coming, however they voted! Your point is very interesting - yes, I wonder what words and ideas will be common currency among us in a few years time. Twenty years ago the only ones who tweeted were birds...

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Posted in Brexit.

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