Jane Hyphen
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I have 333 stories published in
3 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 474561 times
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421 of my 2,318 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 447 votes
My stories
Sparkly Little Paula
I wrote this for International Women's Day but as often, I'm too late for the IP. It's based on a true story of my school friend, Paula Dale.
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Parcel for you...Part 21
Annie was as much part of the modern world as Spencer, in that she was unsentimental about people’s weaknesses, unsympathetic to the experiences...
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Land of Make Believe
Being human, what pain, what peril! I can probably count on one and a half hands the times I’ve felt truly happy, at least as an adult, and they...
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Parcel for you...part 20
There was a headline, just a small one, alongside the main headline which was about the phasing out of car ownership. In the news sites, on Facebook...
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Parcel for you...Part 19
He heard some sort of meaningless laughter. Vanessa was sputtering like a very underpowered engine, emitting nervous breathy giggles in sporadic...
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What a descriptive snap shot
Posted on Tue, 07 May 2019
What a descriptive snap shot of the sea and its natural surroundings. I love the way you've included sound in this, the gentle booming, also the scent - of seaweed and of course the coastal flowers so beautiful at this time of year.
Read full commentPosted in Arrival – Evening Wander
I have teens and you've
Posted on Sat, 01 Dec 2018
I have teens and you've articulated the current situation so well. There's a huge problem with drugs too, they're dirt cheap and used in the same way we used alcohol. The pressures, choices, the constant scrutiny, exposure to everything too...
Read full commentPosted in When Death Comes Too Soon
I really enjoy these nature
Posted on Fri, 23 Nov 2018
I really enjoy these nature poems Rhiannon, partly because they focus on our native flora and fauna. In urban areas we are often surrounded by plants from all over the world which look pretty of course but lack the subtle balance of nature which...
Read full commentPosted in Ross on Wye and Chase Wood 15/11/18
I am 41 and I'm crying
Posted on Sun, 09 Aug 2015
I am 41 and I'm crying because I can't concentrate enough to write and this is really good and catchy and true. If only there were no more reasons to cry after seventeen!
Read full commentPosted in Problems
This reminds me of when I was
Posted on Wed, 15 May 2024
This reminds me of when I was a child visiting Llanbedr and every year when we arrived, the same man was seated on the same bench, to the point where we always looked out for him and waved. The spirit of him must still be there. It's wonderful to...
Read full commentPosted in Time-out Spot
Your powerful imagination
Posted on Wed, 15 May 2024
Your powerful imagination allows you to revisit the holiday and the waterfall whenever you want to, Jenny. I bet you remember the scent of the magical air around the waterfall. Apparently water has a memory and everything which passes the water...
Read full commentPosted in Waterfall
Those girls weren't protected
Posted on Tue, 07 May 2024
Those girls weren't protected because they were poor and very vulnerable and the perpetrators WERE protected because of their own identity. To a certain extent they still are being protected. They are referred to as a 'grooming gang' whereas...
Read full commentPosted in The Rape of Britain.
That sounds similar to some
Posted on Tue, 07 May 2024
That sounds similar to some of my dreams, Jenny. In many ways they're so much more exciting than real life and are to be appreciated. It sounds almost like you went around the world. Some people say that the faces you see in your dreams are...
Read full commentPosted in Complex Dream
I enjoyed the way you
Posted on Sun, 28 Apr 2024
I enjoyed the way you describe the branches as outstretched and welcoming of all. A tree holds no prejudice and they're such generous spirits but beautiful too, what more could you ask? We are planning to have a lovely mature cedar removed...
Read full commentPosted in Connecting With Trees
All this technology which is
Posted on Thu, 02 May 2024
All this technology which is supposed to make life easy is leaving us incredibly vulnerable. There's something comforting about vinyl, you can hold it like a photograph and money too. The replacement of the physical with the virtual makes us feel...
Read full commentPosted in Turn and Face the Strange
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