Jane Hyphen
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I have 289 stories published in
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My stories
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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The Hidden Help
They’re back The hidden help I woke with them inside Something’s wrong They talk among themselves And they are right, just Like the voice I heard...
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Your Mother
She’s a stain on you your mother On us, a serpent brimming spite Casts her venom spit-hissed And there’s no hope No light relief, no antidote Each...
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Put Away Summer
Put away summer Cast a veil upon the sun Know tiredness, sleep away. Wind-withered leaves cannot Hold on as birds no longer Aim the candor of their...
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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
I enjoyed this unique take on
Posted on Wed, 23 Aug 2017
I enjoyed this unique take on choices. My bedtime reading; I hope Columbo doesn't make it into my dream.
Read full commentPosted in One More Things
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
Crikey, that made me laugh, a
Posted on Wed, 21 Jun 2017
Crikey, that made me laugh, a lot. 'Whack for ma Daddio,' All forgotten, face full of dirt. Reminded me of when I buried a lifeless pet goldish and as I was covering it with soil, it flipped and said, 'The game's up asshole pet owner!' It was...
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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
Thanks ice rivers, I think I
Posted on Fri, 30 Jun 2017
Thanks ice rivers, I think I needed that broken down for me today; feeling very muddy.
Read full commentPosted in Humans Being Tense
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