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11 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 560930 times
and 200 of my stories have been cherry picked.
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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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I am always so envious of the
Posted on Wed, 02 Mar 2016
I am always so envious of the way poets such as yourself can create wholly believable characters and situations by the skillful placing of relatively few words, and by the rhythm you create. This was very moving, and that last stanza will stay...
Read full commentPosted in Too Cold for Snow...
Enjoyed this - fun and great
Posted on Wed, 24 Feb 2016
Enjoyed this - fun and great imaginative use of the names. I thought the beginning was strong and you kept the pace up well. It seemed to lose a little of the life when we got to the section where the apes appear - I got the impression you...
Read full commentPosted in Raztan of the Grapes. (A parody.)
This is beautiful, a lovely
Posted on Mon, 15 Feb 2016
This is beautiful, a lovely tribute to a special friend. They become so much part of our lives. I hope writing this has helped a little, and thank you for sharing it.
Read full commentPosted in Buster
Sad but with the re-emergence
Posted on Mon, 08 Feb 2016
Sad but with the re-emergence of hope at the end. Oh, the way we sabotage ourselves by listening to others! I found this very moving.
Read full commentPosted in Twice you have painted a lighthouse.
I loved this. Despite the
Posted on Mon, 04 Jan 2016
I loved this. Despite the title I didn't see it coming, and I think it's a brilliant idea. I think my poor wardrobe must see itself more as a carer in an old folks' home...
Read full commentPosted in The Wardrobe
Trying to pick out, as one
Posted on Sun, 25 Oct 2015
Trying to pick out, as one does, the 'I particularly liked...' bit, and I can't, because each paragraph is so rich and multi-layered. Just blown away by the way you use words to envoke feelings, sensations, physical textures and so many vivid...
Read full commentPosted in White Light
It's the same anmesia you get
Posted on Tue, 15 Sep 2015
It's the same anmesia you get with childbirth. It hurts like hell at the time, but somehow, a little while later, it all seems like a terribly good idea again...
Enjoyed and empathised with this!
Read full commentPosted in Oh the shame!
I've read this several times
Posted on Mon, 14 Sep 2015
I've read this several times and appreciated it more each time. In its dissection of the way people are brutalised in war it held echoes, for me, of the WW1 war poets. Disturbing look at the questions of how and why people can do such things to...
Read full commentPosted in Boa's Ark
Subtle and sad. Such
Posted on Fri, 11 Sep 2015
Subtle and sad. Such effective imagery, especially with the daisies at the end. It's only when you reach the second part of the poem that you realise the current of unease has been there all along.
Read full commentPosted in The One...
Intriguing. Strong
Posted on Wed, 09 Sep 2015
Intriguing. Strong descriptions - the grey of things and the houses as 'almost protecting'. The hints that this is not the first time for this scenario. Is this stand alone or will we find out more? I hope more! Welcome to ABC Tales.
Read full commentPosted in Into the Shadows
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