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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.)
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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
I love the structure of this
Posted on Sat, 06 Jan 2018
I love the structure of this and, as Rhiannon said, the picture of contentment through hard work. So interesting too, to hear the story behind it. Very enjoyable read.
Read full commentPosted in Man on His Tractor
I didn't see that last line
Posted on Sat, 23 Dec 2017
I didn't see that last line coming. The scene is very well built up, inviting the reader to invest in these characters, and feel a genuine sadness for the woman watching and waiting.
Read full commentPosted in A Home in the Country
Some of the imagery in this
Posted on Sat, 23 Dec 2017
Some of the imagery in this is very effective, and the poem as a whole seems to come alive, in fact, when the river arrives 'buzzing, puffing, scuffing'. The dry humour (oh, that's a daft thing to say in this context, but I can't think of a...
Read full commentPosted in Adaptibility
You capture the wonderful
Posted on Tue, 19 Dec 2017
You capture the wonderful strangeness of a peacock very well. Their beauty has an almost alien quality to it, if you are standing looking at them, and they are standing looking back. This brought back memories of being with my children when...
Read full commentPosted in Amazing ‘eyes’ that hypnotize
The thing I love about this,
Posted on Fri, 24 Nov 2017
The thing I love about this, and liked so much about the previous part, is the way you show people apparently quietly getting on with life, making the best, as they say, but underneath there is so much emotion and so much tremulous hope. Less is...
Read full commentPosted in Degrees of Separation
Very moving.
Posted on Sat, 25 Nov 2017
Beautifully written. Makes you feel so much for the child then and the child who still remains.
Read full commentPosted in School (Automatic poem)
Beautifully written, and hard
Posted on Wed, 22 Nov 2017
Beautifully written, and hard to read. Many readers will share the child's experiences, but there will also be parents who are painfully aware that their cihldren must have heard things they should not. An excellent piece, Poppy.
Read full commentPosted in The Stairs
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