airyfairy
Primary tabs
I have 136 stories published in
11 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 668595 times
and 202 of my stories have been cherry picked.
1117 of my 4,690 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 1222 votes
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.)
https://bsky.app/profile/janeayrie.bsky.social
https://www.facebook.com/janeayrie.writer
Past and present whispering
Posted on Sat, 14 Jul 2018
Past and present whispering to each other. Really evocative and the rhythm conveys the journey. Very much enjoyed reading this.
Read full commentPosted in Along a Roman Road
Manages to be both sad and
Posted on Wed, 11 Jul 2018
Manages to be both sad and optimistic, and to convey the vulnerability and strength of the narrator. There's a whole novel's worth of story in this. I bet there's lots of similar tales in that repressive little community.
Read full commentPosted in The Return (Part 2 of 2)
The bewilderment and pain of
Posted on Mon, 09 Jul 2018
The bewilderment and pain of those involved in this are so awful to think about. It affects whole communities - Di, I can't imagine how you even start to process it. As a society we always struggle with how to treat children or young adults who...
Read full commentPosted in Be Careful What I Say.......
Absolutely lovely. My dad
Posted on Tue, 03 Jul 2018
Absolutely lovely. My dad had a load of 78rpm vinyl - I could hear every one of them even though I couldn't play them. Eventually I was able to let go of them. The image of the coat is particularly poignant.
Read full commentPosted in Remnants
I'm so sorry to hear about
Posted on Sat, 09 Jun 2018
I'm so sorry to hear about the loss of your cat. I'm a cat lover myself and it's so hard when you have to say goodbye.
Read full commentPosted in Boy's Death
I heard about this poor
Posted on Mon, 04 Jun 2018
I heard about this poor gentleman on the news. Such a very sad thing. Glad to hear you came through safely.
Read full commentPosted in Five Minutes.
I love these slices of life,
Posted on Fri, 01 Jun 2018
I love these slices of life, they're always so vivid. The sounds and scents come alive and we can see a colour drenched scene as if we're there.
Read full commentPosted in El primero de junio
This dire but funny warning
Posted on Sun, 20 May 2018
This dire but funny warning about the joys or otherwise of the summer fayre season is our Facebook and Twitter Pick of the Day! Please share if you enjoy it too.
Picture: Pixabay Creative Commons
Read full commentPosted in 'May I Use Your Bathroom?'
Lovely vignette, and a
Posted on Tue, 01 May 2018
Lovely vignette, and a thoughtful take on the IP. There are some very telling descriptions - your opening line really evokes the abundance of flowers in the shop window. You also capture both Dottie's loneliness and her strengh of character. ...
Read full commentPosted in Dottie in the window
Both parts of this
Posted on Thu, 26 Apr 2018
Both parts of this beautifully written. The tension for the reader, around whether the 'something hard' is physical or psychological, is excellently maintained. You have captured the awkwardness and ambivalence that people feel towards both the...
Read full commentPosted in Something Hard Inside Him (Part 2)
Pages