Jane Hyphen

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Is That All There Is

Chuck sat on the edge of the bed, staring at his hands. They were smooth, like the hands of a younger man, untouched by hard graft. He was a...
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His Bit of Fluff

'There's Dave with his bit of fluff,’ The four men all turned their heads towards the entrance, stared for a few seconds, made a few mocking grunts...
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Blueberry - Part Three

Think Sandra, think, think, think. Guessing the correct password for Ben’s laptop would be like trying to find a needle in a haystack. She tried:...
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Blueberry - Part Two

Sandra had a faith which fell somewhere between medium and strong. She thought of herself as lightly Christian and when she needed help, her faith...
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Blueberry

‘She’s the cutest puppy I’ve ever seen.’ ‘I know, mum.’ Thomas nodded his head, there were tears in his eyes and an emotional rosy flush across his...

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511 of my comments have received 540 Great Feedback votes

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An interesting look into the

Posted on Sun, 22 Oct 2023

An interesting look into the night time world of wakefulness, Jenny, your psyche soaring beneath those closed eyelids. It does seem to provide a unique gap into more mysterious layers of consciousness, somewhere between proper dreams and lucidity...

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Posted in Transcendental Journey of Meditation

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Ha ha, you must have gone to

Posted on Mon, 23 Oct 2023

Ha ha, you must have gone to a mixed mega comprehensive like me then. Those poor teachers, the ones who tried that is. Thank you for reading.

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Posted in Come to the Sports Hall

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Love, 'wordlessly as a storm'

Posted on Sun, 22 Oct 2023

Love, 'wordlessly as a storm'. The magic of the lake, communicated softly in your poem. I googled it and now I want to visit.

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Posted in Blagdon Lake in Winter

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Summed up that feeling of

Posted on Mon, 23 Oct 2023

Summed up that feeling of lying awake, the anxiety of missing out on the essential shut down hours and all worries magnified. Counting sheep, who came up with that? A farmer perhaps but I bet they sleep like babies anyway. 

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Posted in Three O’Clock Sheep Club

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I used to admire those

Posted on Tue, 17 Oct 2023

I used to admire those bicycle locks too with the chain buried in some trendy looking plastic tubing. I can just imagine an uncle indulging in a trick like this, they certainly do 'love to tease', it's their job.

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Posted in A Hazy Memory of an Uncle’s Trick

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A reset button without all

Posted on Sun, 15 Oct 2023

A reset button without all the solicitors expenses.  The beauty of the spouse bot is that, unlike people, it can be modified at the touch of a button, until the machines get too clever and start outsmarting us that is. Thank you for reading.

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Posted in 'Parcel for you..' Part 2

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So many worlds, each

Posted on Tue, 17 Oct 2023

So many worlds, each beautifully described. Which one is real? Joe's Place sounds depressing and the train journey too but as long as there's paradise next to the lake, you can be restored.

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Posted in The Other Side of Paradise

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That's where they would want

Posted on Sat, 14 Oct 2023

That's where they would want to be designed I think but I wouldn't know, I came out of the sea.

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Posted in 'Parcel for you..'

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Thank you Insert. See me on

Posted on Sat, 14 Oct 2023

Thank you Insert. See me on Dragon's Den with my new product very soon...wink

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Posted in 'Parcel for you..'

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People who rile us the most

Posted on Thu, 05 Oct 2023

People who rile us the most can be missed in ways we never expected. 'a cracked mirror of resentment', grinding words which epitomise loss and confusion.

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Posted in No Fond Farewell

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