Jane Hyphen
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My stories
The Dream Tax
Dora held her phone a foot or so away from her eyes and squinted while she waited for the text to become less blurry. ‘Oh,’ she exclaimed, ‘I’ve just...
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She said her name was Winter
After the party, I marked her Just as the colours drained In her gelid crystal necklace Blowing out the lights And hushing the wild creatures She was...
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He's Left These Woods
He’s left these woods, Mr Pip slipped quietly through a gap. A quick look back then gone between the trees. Fifteen years ago I held him on my lap as...
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Winter Light
White bright winter light In blink flickers that burn We lie low, hemmed days Patient as winter flowers Suspended for the long game A solitary bee,...
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Life is for the Go Getters
Life is for the go getters. Pause and watch, open-mouthed as they gulp the here and now. Observe through a long lens, how they stuff themselves, like...
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There is a movement in the
Posted on Mon, 14 Nov 2022
There is a movement in the rhythm of piece, it captures the darting intelligence and movement of these creatures as well their accute sensitivity, both to their immediate surroundings and the long-term decline of their environment. It wouldn't be...
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You have captured their
Posted on Tue, 04 Oct 2022
You have captured their sweetness beautifully. The pink and white hues are just like marshmallows, and skittering describes their growing habit perfectly. To me, field bindweed is the ultimate 'flower fairies' flower and I always enjoy spotting...
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A beautiful and rich tribute
Posted on Sat, 01 Oct 2022
A beautiful and rich tribute to the first days of autumn. I really enjoyed the comparison with the sea, it's so clever, the rolling movement of the leaves and twigs in the wind is indeed like a shoal of fish. It's not quite fresh enough yet to...
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This is so alive and yet so
Posted on Thu, 22 Sep 2022
This is so alive and yet so dreamy, a lucid dream illustrated. It makes we want to get outside and experience autumn, although it still feels like summer outside in the sunshine.
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Hi Di_Hard, thank you for
Posted on Tue, 20 Sep 2022
Hi Di_Hard, thank you for commenting. It's fascinating that orcas are more emotionally complex than humans, the human narcissist in me wonders how this is possible. Everything is getting so weird, I agree but perhaps it was ever thus. What I...
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Reminds me of the sky I saw
Posted on Tue, 30 Aug 2022
Reminds me of the sky I saw earlier, low rolling clouds, dark against the blue. I get the sense of something foreboding, it could be too late for a cure but we can only be optimistic. I really enjoyed the last verse, 'or maybe I'm a feathered...
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The word wicked, derived from
Posted on Sun, 14 Aug 2022
The word wicked, derived from Wiccan. I can't see anything too wicked here from June, except sacrificing a chicken, something KFC do on a gargantuan scale daily.
I enjoyed reading Paul because it's well-written, very unique and I wanted...
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Excellent descriptions of the
Posted on Wed, 10 Aug 2022
Excellent descriptions of the tube, I can almost taste it. Looking forward to part two and what will become of June. Great Barr, I know it too well and Perry Barr too...
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We are like sponges,
Posted on Fri, 15 Jul 2022
We are like sponges, constantly soaking it all in. It always amazes me how much very young children learn in their first years but as you've said here, we never stop developing and learning from experience of the world around us and others.
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No-one get's double time
Posted on Fri, 24 Jun 2022
No-one gets double time anymore do they, more like half-time and make sure you get in done in half the time too.
This part of the story is creepy, please don't cut it short because creepy isn't easy to convey. There is something both...
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