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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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I found this really moving,
Posted on Mon, 17 Oct 2016
I found this really moving, Jean. The careful and restrained way Toyo tries to maintain decency and a sense of normality in such an impossible situation, and the powerlessness of all the internees, is beautifully drawn. I'm really enjoying...
Read full commentPosted in Chet and the Prisoners - 8
Interesting comments on the
Posted on Tue, 11 Oct 2016
Interesting comments on the different way German and Japanese internees reacted to the situation. I've recently been re-reading The Man In The High Castle, Philip K Dick's alternative history where the Axis won the war and America is divided...
Read full commentPosted in Chet and the Prisoners - 3
I wasn't too sure about this
Posted on Tue, 30 Aug 2016
I wasn't too sure about this when it started, but the details of the pool hall and the game were fascinating and really carried me along. I'm not too sure about the ending. I liked the way you set it up as 'old guy meets his young nemesis' and...
Read full commentPosted in Worked Over
It does sound easy, but it
Posted on Tue, 30 Aug 2016
It does sound easy, but it never is. Loved the line 'The stretcher bearers are silently carrying the dead away. Reason lost another battle last night.' I hope the narrator finds a way through.
Read full commentPosted in Sober Tomorrow
I really like the way this
Posted on Mon, 29 Aug 2016
I really like the way this explodes the popular view that people on the autistic spectrum 'don't feel' - to begin to understand how or what they feel needs others to consider a totally different way of seeing the world. The lack of support...
Read full commentPosted in MELTDOWN
Wow - great video! I really
Posted on Thu, 25 Aug 2016
Wow - great video! I really enjoyed this, Linda. Lovely rhythm and sense of fun. I hope Carnival goes brilliantly this weekend.
Read full commentPosted in CARNIVAL
I really like the play on
Posted on Tue, 23 Aug 2016
I really like the play on words and the way you describe that overwhelming pull of attraction, even when it is 'wrong'.
Read full commentPosted in Gravity
Very well paced, packed full
Posted on Sun, 21 Aug 2016
Very well paced, packed full of information but not overloading the reader. Particularly like the way the dialogue develops and gives insight into the characters.
Read full commentPosted in The Crimson Wake iv plans are made.
This is great - the sense of
Posted on Fri, 19 Aug 2016
This is great - the sense of unease is beautifully maintained, with Weasley giving the reader shudders and our concern for Kit growing all the time. Excellent cliffhanger ending. Please do keep posting more of this, it's so good.
Read full commentPosted in The Crimson Wake ii the awkward meetings
Nice start to this. I like
Posted on Thu, 18 Aug 2016
Nice start to this. I like the characters and the questions raised by the arrival of the 'cursed' ship. The set up really holds together.
Read full commentPosted in The Crimson Wake i arrival
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