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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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'...each friend of those
Posted on Tue, 04 Apr 2017
'...each friend of those golden days in us glitteringly blaze' is a lovely image. It's good that old friends can meet after so long and put aside the differences in their lives. As in your previous poem, there's a real sense of the passage of...
Read full commentPosted in From " Yar" to "Sir'
Sounds like they're both
Posted on Mon, 03 Apr 2017
Sounds like they're both better out of a very mutually destructive relationship. The ambivalence in the portrayal of the wife is interesting, although for me it seemed as though you yourself weren't really sure of who she was, and as a reader...
Read full commentPosted in Poker Face
Relationships in dementia can
Posted on Mon, 03 Apr 2017
Relationships in dementia can be so complicated, but sometimes there are lovely moments, like this.
Read full commentPosted in ‘Where is your home?’
Beautiful poem. I can see,
Posted on Sun, 02 Apr 2017
Beautiful poem. I can see, hear and certainly smell it
Happy memories do...
Read full commentPosted in Wish you were here
I like this for the way it
Posted on Thu, 30 Mar 2017
I like this for the way it shows that domestic violence is no respecter of class or money, and that violence distorts human relationships. Claire may be staying in the marriage for reasons other than love,and no-one would blame her for getting...
Read full commentPosted in Mum, when?
Lovely to see you back. This
Posted on Tue, 31 Jan 2017
Lovely to see you back. This is beautiful and heartwrenching.
Read full commentPosted in Parallel Realities
Really liked the effect of
Posted on Fri, 20 Jan 2017
Really liked the effect of the rhythm and rhyme. They express the desperate way so many turn to all sorts of notions to give structure to the world. The last stanza captures the calm of those who have found their own answers.
Read full commentPosted in Superstitions’ Grip
A blast of anguish, heartfelt
Posted on Fri, 20 Jan 2017
A blast of anguish, heartfelt and bleak. There's a real feeling of powerlessness and desperation.
Read full commentPosted in once life January 18, 2017
This beautiful evocation of
Posted on Sat, 07 Jan 2017
This beautiful evocation of the promise of spring is our Facebook and Twitter Pick of the Day!
Read full commentPosted in Promises of Spring.
I do love the images in this,
Posted on Sat, 07 Jan 2017
I do love the images in this, drawing our attention to every detail contributing to a beautiful whole.
Read full commentPosted in Promises of Spring.
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