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'Parcel for you..'

By Jane Hyphen on Sat, 14 Oct 2023

‘Parcel for you. Shall I bring it inside?’ Vanessa was puzzled by the enormous cardboard box on the doorstep.’Oh, what is it? It looks heavy.’ The...

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I Found the Sea

By Jane Hyphen on Tue, 26 Sep 2023

On a long walk I found the sea Blinding and expansive I heard it, breaking up In the final fades Of a drawn out song The strings of the forest...

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Is That All There Is

By Jane Hyphen on Sat, 26 Aug 2023

Chuck sat on the edge of the bed, staring at his hands. They were smooth, like the hands of a younger man, untouched by hard graft. He was a...

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His Bit of Fluff

By Jane Hyphen on Sat, 19 Aug 2023

'There's Dave with his bit of fluff,’ The four men all turned their heads towards the entrance, stared for a few seconds, made a few mocking grunts...

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481 of my comments have received 509 Great Feedback votes

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You've paid a deserved and

Posted on Tue, 14 Nov 2023

You've paid a deserved and magical tribute to this tough and prolific plant whose powers often go unnoticed in our hedgerows.

Posted in Blackthorn

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That is lovely, what a way to

Posted on Wed, 15 Nov 2023

That is lovely, what a way to brighten up the resident's days.

Posted in A pigmy goat, 3 guinea pigs and some husky puppies visit …

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So clever and fun. So much of

Posted on Sun, 12 Nov 2023

So clever and fun. So much of what is mentioned is relatable. 'My worst ever case of dehydration,' yes been there. Frankie Goes to Hollywood, I've always wondered where Holly Johnson got his confidence, he was so young and pushing hard on the...

Posted in My Verbal Diary Here

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Stunning. This took me to a

Posted on Thu, 09 Nov 2023

Stunning. This took me to a new place. Strong and sinuous, wonderful.

Posted in Fenrir

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Love, 'the sigh of mountains'

Posted on Wed, 08 Nov 2023

Love, 'the sigh of mountains' and 'Shadows on Aspen bark so distant from steel and glass'. The approach of short, cold days captured so beautifully in your poem.

Posted in The Changing of Seasons

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What a horrible story and

Posted on Mon, 06 Nov 2023

What a horrible story and sadly not an unusual one. The punishments don't tend to fit crimes like this but to match barbarism with barbarism seems like a step backwards. You're right, that poor little boy...

Posted in Seriously?

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Such wise words and so neatly

Posted on Tue, 31 Oct 2023

Such wise words and so neatly and artfully arranged. The age old problem of how to right wrongs without doubling up on the wrong or being trampled all over. We've still some evolving to do.

Posted in One Good Turn

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'whose bark wrinkled with age

Posted on Mon, 30 Oct 2023

'whose bark wrinkled with age' I love the idea of elements of the forest also growing old like the journey of your parents from their youthful courtship through to 'the suffocated heavy blanket of fear' in old age. The endless cycle of new...

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This is very powerful, Di.

Posted on Sun, 29 Oct 2023

This is very powerful, Di. The word shame is so exposing, the sound of it making you feel, at once ashamed.

'It is revenge', an endless cycle of revenge. We learn it as children but as adults, with no greater powers to intervene, does it...

Posted in October 2023

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It sounds like all your cats

Posted on Sat, 28 Oct 2023

It sounds like all your cats are living the good life. I love their names. I have a very fussy cat. Magnus, he has put on weight recently and I know my neighbour feeds him, what I don't know, pate maybe.

Tricky having six, especially when...