Diane Foster
Bio
I’m a professional writer, proofreader, and all-round online entrepreneur, UK. I’m married to a rock star who had his long-awaited liver transplant in August 2025.
When not working, you’ll find me with a glass of wine, immersed in poetry.
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Finally! A Much-Needed Liver Transplant
When my husband was diagnosed with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in September 2022, our world shifted overnight. HCC is the most common type of liver cancer, and it usually develops in people who already have chronic liver disease. In his case, the diagnosis didn’t just mean cancer—it meant grappling with the fact that his liver was already compromised. We were thrown into a cycle of scans, blood tests, and consultations with specialists, each conversation reminding us how serious this was.
By Diane Foster5 months ago in Longevity
The Hollow in the Bed
She had never liked the woods. Even as a child, when the stories were still just stories whispered by the hearth in the dead of winter, she felt something behind the trees watching her; some presence crouched in the shadows, too patient to ever be seen fully.
By Diane Foster7 months ago in Fiction
Voyage to Isla de Muertos
Captain Jack Sparrow never thought he’d lay eyes on Isla de Muertos again. The black silhouette of the island rose from the sea like a nightmare made of stone, unchanged by time or tempest. The jagged cliffs caught the dawn light, throwing long, uncanny shadows across the waves, as if the island itself were a living thing, waiting patiently for him to come crawling back. Which, admittedly, was rather rude of it.
By Diane Foster7 months ago in Fiction
The Vacancy in the Flames
The sky is a bruise tonight, blooming pink and violet above the crooked rooftops. Smoke unravels in slow ribbons as if the fire is less an emergency and more a performance. Even after a decade on the job, I still feel it, a hollow in my chest where courage meets dread.
By Diane Foster7 months ago in Fiction
