Jane Hyphen
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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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They've Closed the Road
Have you heard, they’ve closed the road. Black ice reflections deep, like a mirror from the archives. We don’t want to see ourselves like that. There...
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A Real Doctor
‘Oh, give over, you’re not even a real doctor!’ Dr Oetker was in a very dark place and had been for a number of days. The sale of sprinkles had...
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The Wanderer
Fog smothers your guiding lights. There’s a stirring sting of danger as you fly towards disordered planets. Dragging nothing, save the sparks of what...
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It's the year. . .
It’s the year 2117 and Orcas have taken over the world. They have become amphibious and adapted to walking on land with stout, tiny legs, although...
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Ha, ha, I can just see him in
Posted on Sun, 15 Jan 2023
Ha, ha, I can just see him in that curry house. I used to quite like him but it got boring. I don't think he's quite as angry as Jordan Peterson though.
A baptism of Biryani? Darwinian Dhansak must be his favourite.
Read full commentPosted in Richard Dawkins in the curry house (Oxford)
This is my current dog
Posted on Tue, 03 Jan 2023
This is my current dog walking captured beautifully. Everything is so thoroughly dripping, squelchy. 'Seep into musty earth'. Your words remind me that these sights and sounds are indeed nourishing, I'm inclined to moan about what feels like ...
Read full commentPosted in Walking In January
Thank you Drew. He was such a
Posted on Tue, 03 Jan 2023
Thank you Drew. He was such a beautiful boy. I dreamt about him last night, just a mundane dream but he is very much alive in my subconscious.
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'Dripping trees, soggy mulch,
Posted on Thu, 29 Dec 2022
'Dripping trees, soggy mulch, wan white sun' very evocative of my winter walk this morning. These dark mornings feel oppressive. The whirling whiteness across the Atlantic is frightening. I am grateful for some mild December temperatures.
Read full commentPosted in Temperate December, variations
Very entertaining. I can
Posted on Thu, 29 Dec 2022
Very entertaining. I can picture the little elf on his fag break (smoking stunts your growth...apparently). If only we could freeze Buble and Piers Morgan.
Perfect little tale for the rabbit hole. I do need a break from Mentour Pilot and...
Read full commentPosted in In-between Days
Thank you so much Di for
Posted on Wed, 28 Dec 2022
Thank you so much Di for remembering his name! I've been trying to write about him but I don't want to trivialise his many qualities. He was almost fifteen and I don't actually feel too sad, it's more that he was part of my confidence because he...
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That made me laugh..a lot,
Posted on Wed, 28 Dec 2022
That made me laugh..a lot, especially the end, naked pictures from middle-aged people, wtaf. You're brave. Weatherspoons frozen peas. We've come so far since the creepy ads in the back of the local paper and it's even more cringe.
Read full commentPosted in The Tinder Date (Tinder is the night)
It sounds like you have
Posted on Sat, 24 Dec 2022
It sounds like you have wonderful memories of Christmas with your family.
Read full commentPosted in My Parents Last Christmas
The fresh raw beauty can be
Posted on Thu, 17 Nov 2022
The fresh raw beauty can be an eye-watering burden, far more relaxing to fade into the seasons, especially with stars and moon to light the way. Magical poem Jenny.
Read full commentPosted in To A Brand New Day
Hi Di, thanks for reading and
Posted on Wed, 16 Nov 2022
Hi Di, thanks for reading and commenting. It's hard to relate to those go-getter people, they do seem to achieve a lot but their achievements are perhaps 'microwaved'. Taking and giving time to appreciate is like living life in a slow cooker, I...
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