Introduction

There was quite a temptation to pick from stories I have published, but I thought, No, that is cheating. And anyway, there are books I treasure, and I know exactly where they are on my shelves, and I think, ah yes, that one would be great for A Personal Anthology, and I go to get them to re-read, and THEY AREN’T THERE.

That has happened twice in the process of putting together this piece of writing. I am hopping mad. I’m going to have to re-buy those books now. Who did I rashly lend them to?? I went for different stories by the same writer, but remain discontented! There is no theme here, these are twelve short stories that once read, I have never forgotten. Many of them are by lesbian writers, most of them have their roots in fantasy or science fiction; other than that, they are just stories I love.

So, starting with one I did publish – twice!