Jane Hyphen

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Life is for the Go Getters

By Jane Hyphen on Wed, 16 Nov 2022

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

By Jane Hyphen on Mon, 07 Nov 2022

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

By Jane Hyphen on Sun, 02 Oct 2022

‘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

By Jane Hyphen on Thu, 22 Sep 2022

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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The man who tripped over his

Posted on Fri, 27 Jan 2023

The man who tripped over his dog, the stale sandwiches and the, 'hardly any of this lot...' woman (I pictured Bett Lynch) and I felt all my blood turning grey as I read this. How can the utterly pointless prick you so hard? Emotional and...

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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.

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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 ...

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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.

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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...

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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.

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It sounds like you have

Posted on Sat, 24 Dec 2022

It sounds like you have wonderful memories of Christmas with your family.

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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.