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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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A wonderful rallying cry for
Posted on Sun, 26 Aug 2018
A wonderful rallying cry for those of us amongst the lower orders, and it's our Facebook and Twitter Pick of the Day! Please do share/retweet if you enjoy it too.
Read full commentPosted in Army of Poets
Lovely contribution to the IP
Posted on Mon, 20 Aug 2018
Lovely contribution to the IP. I like the way that 'ticking' at the end reflects 'metronomic' at the start. Very well thought out.
Read full commentPosted in Time Is Ticking
Another lovely minature of
Posted on Mon, 20 Aug 2018
Another lovely minature of life. These short poems are really working, Richard.
Read full commentPosted in I WAS BORN
The joy comes over very
Posted on Sat, 18 Aug 2018
The joy comes over very strongly, Richard. The simplest of things often provide the strongest of memories, and you have captured that well here.
Read full commentPosted in ONCE UPON
What trousers will Jed wear
Posted on Fri, 17 Aug 2018
What trousers will Jed wear with his yellow shirt?
Read full commentPosted in The counting horse problem
Thank you! That's something
Posted on Wed, 01 Aug 2018
Thank you! That's something very special, in this week. I'm not usually prone to the optimistic or uplifting, but remembering Well-Wisher's lovely, magical stories and poems made me determined to try and emulate some of his gentleness and...
Read full commentPosted in Round The Corner (Part One)
A tantalising glimpse of a
Posted on Wed, 01 Aug 2018
A tantalising glimpse of a wonder, and sometimes that's the best thing to have.
Read full commentPosted in I DREAMED ABOUT A GIRL
Hello! Welcome To ABC Tales.
Posted on Tue, 31 Jul 2018
Hello! Welcome To ABC Tales.
Lots of good stuff in this first chapter. Some of your descriptions are excellent - I got a real feeling of the snow and the power of the elements, and the stained glass with its mixture of hellish fire and...
Read full commentPosted in Survival on the Edge of the Night
The darting rhythm of this
Posted on Sun, 29 Jul 2018
The darting rhythm of this captures the bird's movement perfectly. A delightful read.
Read full commentPosted in LIFE IS SIMPLE
This is great. A convincing
Posted on Wed, 25 Jul 2018
This is great. A convincing fairytale set in an equally convincing real world. And for old Whovians like me,utterly irresistible.
Read full commentPosted in The Blue Box
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