Jane Hyphen
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Letter to the Moon
Dear Moon, aka the moon I feel like I haven’t seen you in a while and I miss you but perhaps it’s me. I’ve been looking down a lot, naval gazing and...
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On Sizzling Days (repost from 2013)
Who knows why the bald man Lusteth over the lidless car Only to flaunt, on sizzling days His wrinkly, glistening dome As solar rays propel his heart...
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When a dog knows too much
When a dog knows too much he will soon return to the place where all dogs are made and you must begin to pack for his departure. Pack his exuberance...
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Father's Roses
Roses. He only grew roses. There was no middle ground, only spikes and saturation; mad and clashing. He had no truck with fragile, wilting blooms...
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The sort of day....
‘I need the complaints backlog to be fixed ASAP so we can concentrate on new sales.’ Clive’s pale grey, codfish eyes widened, ‘Do you think you’ll...
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This is so much fun and a
Posted on Sun, 12 Apr 2026
This is so much fun and a great idea. Please can we do it again? I've arrived late to the party (again).
Read full commentPosted in Penny's Pass The Story - Part 10.
Hi Jenny, your tearfulness
Posted on Fri, 08 May 2026
Hi Jenny, your tearfulness was likely a result of what your gut already knew but couldn't face until your doctor confirmed it in words. I'm so sorry you're having to go through this. As others have said, please keep writing about anything you...
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Sounds like Hell to me, Mark.
Posted on Tue, 16 Sep 2025
Sounds like Hell to me, Mark. What sort of person can thrive in this environment? People go on about processed food, what about processed people? I'm rather relieved to be on low pay with worn out joints because I can be as feral as I like in my...
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Thank you Insert. I find the
Posted on Mon, 14 Mar 2022
Thank you Insert. I find the weekly IP a good inspiration. We are fascinated and frightened by the idea that aliens might invade and destroy Earth but are we just talking about ourselves?
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I really enjoyed reading this
Posted on Wed, 26 Sep 2018
I really enjoyed reading this, it brought to life a typical suprmarket shift complete with misery and the type of characters which seem to crop up in most workplaces. It recall my own stint in 'provisions', I got a verbal warning for failing to...
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I agree regarding the final
Posted on Thu, 09 Jul 2026
I agree regarding the final stanza it's punchy and poetic. Some people can turn so quickly, one way or another and catagorise everybody according to one experience. Surely one day soon, there will be no more catagories. I always forget that my...
Read full commentPosted in Misplaced Person Seeks Pomegranates
Ha ha. Serves them right. One
Posted on Wed, 24 Jun 2026
Ha ha. Serves them right. One way or another these employers usually, not always, come unstuck. As you probably know, many of the largest companies are shedding half of their employees right now to free up money to invest in AI. I'n no expert on...
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Hi Luigi, we certainly should
Posted on Wed, 15 Apr 2026
Hi Luigi, we certainly should but I keep reading things about the aliens already being here, or perhaps we are the aliens. Are these conspiracy theories? Who knows. Mars, Venus and Pluto is no longer a planet so we have already muddied the water...
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Thank you, Turlough. It
Posted on Wed, 15 Apr 2026
Thank you, Turlough. It seemed to me that the deputy, Marindina was the only normal guy in the story so we went with that, and a few jokes because I know you would have provided plenty.
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Ooh now it all makes sense.
Posted on Wed, 15 Apr 2026
Ooh now it all makes sense. She must be to marry such a man. Thank you, Gloskat.
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