Category Archives: Fiction

Original short stories.

January 2021 book blog

Posted on April 23, 2021 by Rel

Goodreads is a useful way of logging what I’ve been reading, but I thought I’d start a more personal reading blog here. I’ll start with January just gone, and aim to catch up with the rest of the year soon. … Continue reading →

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B(racket)

Posted on March 21, 2021 by Rel

There’s a racket out there and a bracket in hereAnd I’m not quite sure what I meanIs it anyone for tennis?Is it anyone for edits?Is it something not quite out of a dream?There’s a bracket out there and a racket … Continue reading →

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Fight for the Future out now.

Posted on February 8, 2021 by Rel

My first novel, Fight for the Future, is now available as a paperback or for Kindle here.

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Fight For The Future

Posted on February 6, 2021 by Rel

Many, many years ago, I started getting spectral visits from a young red headed woman. She wouldn’t tell me her name at first, but she did tell me that she was a shapeshifter, and that she had a story for … Continue reading →

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Revolutions 2 / Sole Defender

Posted on July 25, 2020 by Rel

I loved ‘Revolutions’, the Manchester speculative fiction anthology, so I was chuffed to bits when my story ‘Sole Defender’ was accepted for ‘Revolutions 2’. All the stories are based in Manchester. You can get a copy here.

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Nothing / State of You

Posted on July 25, 2020 by Rel

My short story ‘State Of You’ was published by Hic Dragones in their anthology ‘Nothing’. I’m proud to be the anthology sister of Daisy Black, Kim Bannerman, Hannah Kate, Nancy Schumann, Valentine George, Ackley Lewis, Amanda Steel, Anthony Cowin, C … Continue reading →

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PC Caleb

Posted on July 25, 2020 by Rel

(A sequel to ‘Crushed’) I need your help, to get me out of this place. It’s all been a big, horrendous mistake. Could you please get up a petition or something? I’d start one myself, but I’m not allowed any … Continue reading →

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Crushed!

Posted on July 25, 2020 by Rel

Hiya, I’m so glad to be able to tell my story to True Confessions of the Stars. I’m Amy Joyce, usually known as ‘The Fifth Tracy’. I want to take this chance to tell my side of the tale, and … Continue reading →

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Strife’s Bane by Evie Manieri – a review by Jeanette Greaves

Posted on March 18, 2019 by Rel

OK, so there’s this jaded ex mercenary with a terrifying reputation, her drug addicted sister, her beloved who reluctantly finds himself half-way to godhood, an ancient priestess with nefarious plans for a land that is desperate for peace, and an … Continue reading →

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The Cove

Posted on October 12, 2018 by Rel

First published in Flash Flood 2014 If it was real, it would be part of Blackpool, except that there is no cove there. There isn’t a cove with a long, curving harbour wall extending from the northern cliff face. The … Continue reading →

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