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I have 135 stories published in
11 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 542688 times
and 200 of my stories have been cherry picked.
1056 of my 4,586 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 1147 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
Daisy and The Chalet Woman (Pt 3)
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Daisy and The Chalet Woman (Part Two)
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Daisy and The Chalet Woman (Part One)
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A Pillock's Castle (2)
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A Pillock's Castle
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This story is so great, and
Posted on Mon, 01 Jan 2024
This story is so great, and after this I shall never approach changing my printer cartridges in quite the same frame of mind. Such a funny and unsettling tale. Lovely writing.
Read full commentPosted in Parcel for you....Part 11
Enjoyed this very much.
Posted on Mon, 01 Jan 2024
Enjoyed this very much. Although I am rather with insert on the microwave question. Ditto the actual oven.
Read full commentPosted in New Year's Resolution
Enthralling in the purest
Posted on Sat, 30 Dec 2023
Enthralling in the purest sense - I was absolutely in its thrall from the first line. I love the idea of being a woman of the mist, and there is indeed a fear of grey-haired women. I didn't know about the Long Compton witches, so the poem sent me...
Read full commentPosted in The Witches of Long Compton
Wonderfully entertaining, and
Posted on Thu, 28 Dec 2023
Wonderfully entertaining, and informative! Whatever my quibbles with English, I am forever grateful we don't have the masculine/feminine shenanigans, even if most of our grammar and spelling make no sense whatsoever. Accents are always...
Read full commentPosted in Lingo Bingo
Pick of the Day
Posted on Fri, 08 Dec 2023
This unnerving and wry tale is our Facebook and Twitter Pick of the Day! Please do share if you enjoy it too.
Read full commentPosted in Bird Hex Accusation
Poem of the Week
Posted on Wed, 29 Nov 2023
It's also our Poem of the Week. Congratulations!
Read full commentPosted in Black and White Survival.
Muppets Christmas Carol is
Posted on Fri, 01 Dec 2023
Muppets Christmas Carol is always our Christmas Day after lunch treat. Last year my daughter and I went to a screening with full orchestra and the audience singing along. We still watched it on Christmas Day though, despite the fact we were at my...
Read full commentPosted in Colours of Christmas
So sorry that you're facing
Posted on Thu, 30 Nov 2023
So sorry that you're facing further complications, Jean. Fingers and everything else crossed that you will get some better news soon. Please do keep us up to date. x
Read full commentPosted in Friendly Fire
Pick of the Day
Posted on Wed, 08 Nov 2023
A beautiful evocation of this time of year, and it's our Facebook and Twitter Pick of the Day! Please do share/retweet if you enjoy it too.
Read full commentPosted in The Changing of Seasons
Poem of the Week
Posted on Sun, 29 Oct 2023
This powerful and passionate piece is our Poem of the Week. Congratulations!
Read full commentPosted in October 2023
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