Jane Hyphen
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I have 347 stories published in
3 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 547555 times
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My stories
Somebody Sang and I saw the Colour Blue
Somebody sang and I saw the colour blue a long song about distance, how far.. How far are the things which are just out of reach? In searching we...
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The Dirty Christmas Kiss
Life is twisted, things don’t always go in straight lines but as long as you can get back on the path, you might be okay; that was the conclusion I...
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Magpies
Walking in the dead grey November days, just slits Open wide enough to see Magpies gather in a tree ‘You’re alive,’ they rasp I check myself; a...
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Autopsy of a Boss
We don’t know how he died, he was slumped over the scanner, no real sign of injury but a drip, like a blood road, stark red against his pale skin had...
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Trodden Steps
How many trodden steps? Pain contained, muted In this our survival trance We were treading the abyss The sparks of our youth Extinguished in the mud...
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This is invigorating Rhiannon
Posted on Mon, 09 Oct 2017
This is invigorating Rhiannon, cleansing, almost like the real thing..
Read full commentPosted in Nordy Bank Fort 5/10/17
This was a really interesting
Posted on Sun, 20 Aug 2017
This was a really interesting read and refreshing. I spent some time living in Devon and I must say my heart broke a little when I left. When is something as unspeakable as the holocaust and other horrific war incidents truly dealt with? As long...
Read full commentPosted in Outcomes of my Dad's recent Funeral in London
Unusual poem, it works really
Posted on Wed, 02 Aug 2017
Unusual poem, it works really well. As an admirer of moss I think you have done it justice, really love, 'moist micro city'. Moss is much underrated, close up, in the sunlight it's really beautiful.
Read full commentPosted in Moss
The letter was such a
Posted on Tue, 25 Jul 2017
The letter was such a different animal to the modern forms of communication. You've described here so well the processes and pitfalls as well as the artfulness of letter writing Rhiannon.
Read full commentPosted in Tangled Threads
So true, where will the
Posted on Sun, 23 Jul 2017
So true, where will the upgrading end? Everytime i watch the Olympics, especially the gymnastics I wonder how high will they jump in another four years, how many spins? I am also for degrading, possibly devolving too, back in the caves, grunting...
Read full commentPosted in I’m not upgrading
Was that a true story? Not
Posted on Thu, 13 Jul 2017
Was that a true story? Not predictable and very engaging. As above, come back with more strange tales...
Read full commentPosted in What happens near Rome
Love this, especially the
Posted on Thu, 06 Jul 2017
Love this, especially the woman with the parking ticket. Made me feel a bit jealous of the person in the poem(you?); I could really do with being 'all but free' and a big thunderstorm would be lovely.
Read full commentPosted in Tail-end
The challenges underfoot make
Posted on Mon, 03 Jul 2017
The challenges underfoot make the process all the more satisfying . Love the idea of bracken as cladding and the anticipation your words build of of the view over the other side.
Read full commentPosted in Mynydd Troed
Lovely description of bird
Posted on Sat, 24 Jun 2017
Lovely description of bird song, it really is invigorating isn't it.
Read full commentPosted in Evening Song
I thoroughly enjoyed this, it
Posted on Tue, 30 May 2017
I thoroughly enjoyed this, it's so intimate but of course not sentimental. The part about your mum made me think a lot about myself, I must become more of a grown up! Well deserved story of the week.
Read full commentPosted in My Mother and I aren't Talking and Other Tales.
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