Jane Hyphen
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3 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 857646 times
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511 of my 2,748 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 540 votes
My stories
The Price of Gold
I was late because I fell into a hole. I was desperately searching for glimmers and someone was digging for gold. The hole and I both were open...
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Lucifer - What's good for the saucy gander
The farmer wasn’t keen on keeping a gander or even increasing his flock but one morning an egg rolled towards his feet and he was reminded of a quote...
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Rattle
There’s a rattle in me, I lie low, tread lightly. From the cave where I’m most hollow, from the time where I was broken, silenced then walled up...
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'You shouldn't have opened the cap!'
‘These have hatched overnight.’ Derilda gasped, panic streaming in her eyes as she scanned the laboratory floor. ‘There’s more over here, these ones...
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Am I a Snob?
Am I a snob, of sorts? I was driving home from work on Sunday (if only people were still paid double time, I might even get close to the average wage...
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A strong message, beautifully
Posted on Wed, 28 Jun 2023
A strong message, beautifully written.
It's the parents who have free childcare from grandparents who are the real winners. You only hope they repay the favour twice over. Brilliant POTD.
Read full commentPosted in The Things Missed
A wonderful tribute to our
Posted on Tue, 27 Jun 2023
A wonderful tribute to our native and very vigorous growing blackberry. I have so many memories of picking and also finding a little white grub inside after biting the top off. The grubs just disappear in the jamming process. Good old-fashioned...
Read full commentPosted in Blackberry Moment
This is such a lovely story,
Posted on Fri, 16 Jun 2023
This is such a lovely story, Paul. It conveys the unease of imminent retirement and the need for something to cling to and the cat was the perfect thing. I love the leaf exchange and the tentative first steps of their relationship.
Read full commentPosted in A Cat, A Leaf and Fresh Fish
The complexity of your child
Posted on Wed, 31 May 2023
The complexity of your child going through the complex layers of the teenage years, everything coming together. It's a rollercoaster which lasts perhaps longer than the teens but if he has an outlet or two, music, the drums, then there is some ...
Read full commentPosted in new song
Playing cooking games is the
Posted on Mon, 29 May 2023
Playing cooking games is the best fun when you're a child, especially if you're allowed to use mud!
A lovely little poem, Rhiannon and that outfit is very cute.
Read full commentPosted in Little Cook!
This is so magical and May is
Posted on Mon, 29 May 2023
This is so magical and May is the most wonderful month for seeing nature at it's busiest. I have seen a few mayflies this week, they're quite easy to spot if you've seen a picture.
I particularly love the second verse, 'imposing columns...
Read full commentPosted in Nature's Wonders
There are so many rich
Posted on Thu, 25 May 2023
There are so many rich details in this poem. Zooming in on another world, you've expressed this amphibious enclave so artfully. Very much enjoyed and well deserved POTD...
Read full commentPosted in inklings
You've brought their amazing
Posted on Thu, 25 May 2023
You've brought their amazing life cycle to life with this poem, Rhiannon. I remember looking at a local history book and it stated that a nearby pond used to be 'thick with eels' since there are connecting underwater streams from the Thames....
Read full commentPosted in On the 6500+ km journey, twice
Thank you for pick of the day
Posted on Tue, 16 May 2023
Thank you for pick of the day
Read full commentPosted in Lucifer - What's good for the saucy gander
It doesn't take long for
Posted on Tue, 16 May 2023
It doesn't take long for nature to start taking over. The van reminds me of all those ship wrecks and other debris beneath our oceans, covered in weed and tiny marine creatures. Those discarded country plough always look so beautiful.
Read full commentPosted in Natural Décor
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