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I have 134 stories published in 11 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 503659 times and 198 of my stories have been cherry picked.
1032 of my 4,555 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 1121 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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Cherry

Tower of Strength (IP) Part 3 of 4

The Tower has summoned Strength to the Old Place, between Barclay's Bank and Marks and Spencer's.
Cherry

Tower of Strength (IP) Part 2 of 4

'Tentacle things...all bright and shiny...like that thing with all the snakes on its head...' 'The Medusa,' said Mrs Brenton.
Cherry

Pad Life 1: Clean Moggie, Yellow Moggie

Both the cats have turned yellow. Picture: Pixabay Creative Commons
Cherry

Mountain

First there is a mountain, then there is no mountain, then there is ( Donovan,1967) Picture: Pixabay Creative Commons
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1032 of my comments have received 1121 Great Feedback votes

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Marmite is a great and

Posted on Sat, 01 Mar 2025

Marmite is a great and wondrous thing. Sadly, I have failed to convey this indisputable fact to my children, one of whom hates the stuff while the other will tolerate it to be polite when visiting a marmite household. It is a necessary part of my...

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Posted in Love it or hate it … ?

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Congratulations on tying it

Posted on Fri, 28 Feb 2025

Congratulations on tying it all up so well. Looking forward to the next enterprise!

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Posted in So The Story Goes (Dead Reckoning series - Part 50)

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I really enjoy writing to

Posted on Sat, 01 Mar 2025

I really enjoy writing to prompts, as you never know where they'll take you. I go to a creative writing group once a month where we do just this, and I particularly enjoy seeing the different ways people interpret the prompts. Similarly, the...

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Posted in 'I remember ...'

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Nice one. Gossip is as gossip

Posted on Sat, 01 Mar 2025

Nice one. Gossip is as gossip does. He could be a sober monster, of course!

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Posted in Making this world a bettter place

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Pick of the Day

Posted on Sat, 15 Feb 2025

This beautiful reflection on memory is our Sunday Pick of the Day! Please do share if you enjoy it too.

Picture by Pearson Scott Foresman, free to use at Wikimedia Commons: ...

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Posted in Ruminant

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Some much needed reassurance

Posted on Sat, 15 Feb 2025

Some much needed reassurance that even these days, if you are true to your dreams, you may just win out over all the flash and smugness out there. Very much enjoyed this!

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Posted in Having perhaps the better claim

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This is just brilliant, Rich.

Posted on Sun, 09 Feb 2025

This is just brilliant, Rich. So funny, and scary at the same time.

We think of you often. Hold on in there.

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Posted in Goose-Stepping Down Main Street

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Poem of the Week

Posted on Mon, 03 Feb 2025

This joyous piece is our Poem of the Week. Congratulations!

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Posted in "Dug"

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Great fun, Paul! Yes, let's

Posted on Wed, 05 Feb 2025

Great fun, Paul! Yes, let's have some more. Your protagonist could always take on the case of the Giant Rat of Sumatra. I've never forgiven Watson for not writing that one up.

Sorry, great though the old films are, Jeremy Brett is the...

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Posted in The Body in the Library

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Feeling hope in beauty is an

Posted on Thu, 06 Feb 2025

Feeling hope in beauty is an important handhold. The next one will come.

A lovely piece of writing, Penny.

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Posted in "Fragile"

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