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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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Those anniversaries always
Posted on Tue, 30 Jan 2018
Those anniversaries always lodge in our hearts. I have a similar one myself coming up in a couple of weeks. It sounds as though you are at peace with your lovely memories, however hard it has been.
Read full commentPosted in The Anniversary(ies)
A thoughtful story, with some
Posted on Mon, 29 Jan 2018
A thoughtful story, with some really nice touches. There's a build up of tension, especially when she finds the front door open, and the reader knows then that there is something not quite right. The idea of the ghost child being lost is very...
Read full commentPosted in Homeward
I'm not vegan, or even
Posted on Sun, 21 Jan 2018
I'm not vegan, or even vegetarian, but I've never understood people who say others shouldn't be vegan because it's not 'natural'. It's not 'natural' for human animals to have flush toilets or central heating, but no-one seems to have a problem...
Read full commentPosted in .14 why am I 'vegan'?
This beautiful poem of love
Posted on Tue, 16 Jan 2018
This beautiful poem of love and mystery is our Facebook and Twitter Pick of the Day! Please share/retweet if you enjoy it too.
Read full commentPosted in Queen Cordelia's Lament.
It does feel like things are
Posted on Mon, 15 Jan 2018
It does feel like things are changing, one way or another. It seems as though there are two forces engaged in a giant tug of war, and at the moment it's unclear which one will win. All that tradition is indeed comforting to many people, but it'...
Read full commentPosted in The Way Things Have Always Been
I very much liked the
Posted on Mon, 15 Jan 2018
I very much liked the structure of this, and the image of the dream slipping out and smashing on the tiles, releasing all that wonderful imagery, is very effective. Similarly the way it turns gently around on itself at the end, almost a dream...
Read full commentPosted in DREAMING
As another cat owned fool, I
Posted on Sat, 13 Jan 2018
As another cat owned fool, I very much enjoyed this. The image of unwinding like near broken clocks was particularly striking (oh dear, no pun intended) and there was something about the rhythm and the sensuousness of the language that really...
Read full commentPosted in finding peace
Lovely sentiments Richard.
Posted on Mon, 08 Jan 2018
Lovely sentiments Richard. And possibly the most important line in there is: 'still not too late, you know'.
Read full commentPosted in IF--
It may indeed be very
Posted on Sun, 07 Jan 2018
It may indeed be very relevant. As the poet says, 'What is this life if, full of care, We have no time to stand and stare'. Standing and staring is in danger of becoming a lost art. I hope your fictional society has better luck preserving it...
Read full commentPosted in Time : The Neo Creadds Are Born (Ch.14e)
I absolutely loved this.
Posted on Fri, 05 Jan 2018
I absolutely loved this. Read it through, then went back and read it again after the 'reveal' and didn't stop chuckling all the way through. I have a Sibyl, and I can just imagine her being this mean to a poor Sam. I also have a much milder...
Read full commentPosted in Zam and the Sibyl
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