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12 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 788638 times
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1210 of my 4,856 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 1345 votes
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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My stories
Castle Pillock 8
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The Theory of Demons (IP)
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Castle Pillock 7
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Back When Elvis Came To Town
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Song For The Girl With The Corn Coloured Hair
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Pick of the Day
Posted on Fri, 25 Apr 2025
This illustration of the power of a short and deceptively simple piece of writing is our Social Media Pick of the Day! Please do share.
Picture by Ivan Kramskoi,in the public domain via Wikimedia Commons:...
Read full commentPosted in More Than We Bargained For
I love that phrase, 'Worse
Posted on Tue, 15 Apr 2025
I love that phrase, 'Worse things happen at sea' - it was my grandmother's response to pretty much any calamity, be it petty or catastrophic. I occasionally use it myself, and my kids look at me in complete bewilderment.
A lovely family...
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Pick of the Day
Posted on Fri, 11 Apr 2025
Another hugely enjoyable episode, and its our Facebook, X and Bluesky Pick of the Day! Please do share if you enjoy it too.
Read full commentPosted in Stiffed (Episode 5 - The Further Chronicles of a Young Lady (and her Maid))
A very big welcome to ABC
Posted on Fri, 11 Apr 2025
A very big welcome to ABC Tales. You capture the utter bewilderment of grief, and those stages, which seem incomprehensible at the time, that we pass through. It is to be hoped that most people do reach whatever form of acceptance they need in...
Read full commentPosted in A Poem About Grief
Did not see that coming!
Posted on Sat, 22 Mar 2025
Did not see that coming! Lovely story.
Read full commentPosted in So glad you made it
Hmm, maybe Hetty or Henry
Posted on Thu, 13 Mar 2025
Hmm, maybe Hetty or Henry wouldn't thank Vanessa for delivering them to the tender mercies of Cedric.
Mind you, his bin cleaning fetish would definitely come in handy at my place.
Read full commentPosted in Parcel for you - Part 55
Thanks for reading, Jane. You
Posted on Sun, 02 Mar 2025
Thanks for reading, Jane. You're right, it does feel as if we're drowning in all the quicksand out there, and I keep trying to stop myself looking at it all and reading it, but old habits die hard and there is something hideously fascinating...
Read full commentPosted in Retroactive
A truly unsettling poem. Like
Posted on Tue, 04 Mar 2025
A truly unsettling poem. Like you, I've read a few stories about people and their cow encounters. We do tend to forget that cows are very powerful animals and I've read that they're not very keen on humans they don't know. They have my sympathy...
Read full commentPosted in Killed By Cows
Marmite is a great and
Posted on Sat, 01 Mar 2025
Marmite is a great and wondrous thing. Sadly, I have failed to convey this indisputable fact to my children, one of whom hates the stuff while the other will tolerate it to be polite when visiting a marmite household. It is a necessary part of my...
Read full commentPosted in Love it or hate it … ?
Congratulations on tying it
Posted on Fri, 28 Feb 2025
Congratulations on tying it all up so well. Looking forward to the next enterprise!
Read full commentPosted in So The Story Goes (Dead Reckoning series - Part 50)
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