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I have 135 stories published in
11 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 592567 times
and 200 of my stories have been cherry picked.
1077 of my 4,624 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 1175 votes
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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My stories
Pad Life 2: X Marks The Spot
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Tower of Strength (IP) Part 4 of 4
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Tower of Strength (IP) Part 3 of 4
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Tower of Strength (IP) Part 2 of 4
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Pad Life 1: Clean Moggie, Yellow Moggie
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Poem of the Week
Posted on Sat, 30 Aug 2025
This is our wonderful, and heartbreaking, Poem of the Week. Congratulations!
Read full commentPosted in For Whom The Bell Tolls (The Centre Seethes)
Story of the Week
Posted on Tue, 02 Sep 2025
This is our brilliant - and disturbing - Story of the Week. Congratulations!
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Pick of the Day
Posted on Wed, 03 Sep 2025
This is our brilliant and disturbing social media Pick of the Day. Please do share if you can.
Picture from British Library catalogue, copyright free on Wikimedia Commons: https://tinyurl.com/yxufe494
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Pick of the Day
Posted on Thu, 21 Aug 2025
A wonderful story, brilliantly told. This is our social media Pick of the Day! Please do share if you can.
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A wonderful tale, Turlough,
Posted on Thu, 21 Aug 2025
A wonderful tale, Turlough, and, like others, I'm grateful for the reminder of Julie Felix. I'd forgotten how good her voice was! We always watched her TV show way back when. I may well be doing my own bit of noodling around Spotify over the next...
Read full commentPosted in Mary's Missing Teapot
Very many congratulations to
Posted on Fri, 22 Aug 2025
Very many congratulations to the lady! How wonderful to be surrounded by so much love and care.
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Pick of the Day
Posted on Sat, 02 Aug 2025
This lovely, twisty tale of redemption is our social media Pick of the Day! Please do share if you can.
Image used by author copyright free at various sites.
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Very much enjoyed this,
Posted on Tue, 29 Jul 2025
Very much enjoyed this, Rhiannon. I'm so glad the poor violin was retrieved! You've managed to bring real personality and humour to quite a stressful situation.
Read full commentPosted in My Absent-Minded Violinist
Marvellous! It is very
Posted on Mon, 28 Jul 2025
Marvellous! It is very difficult to place humorous pieces these days. I once had a piece rejected because it was 'too funny'. Which is better than the other way, I suppose.
Have you thought of self-publishing a collection of your stuff? I'...
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Pick of the Day
Posted on Wed, 16 Jul 2025
This very moving poem is our Social Media Pick of the Day. Please do share if you can.
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