Jane Hyphen
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584 of my 2,956 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 630 votes
My stories
Cleanser of Demons
Edward remembered his induction clearly. Together with Judy, his colleague, they had spent three days at a conference centre watching Brian, their...
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Jam
I couldn’t understand why I’d never discovered it before. Perhaps I had, once, years ago during my childhood but it had frightened me and I’d locked...
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There's Still Enough Time
He looks so nice; an unfolded smile, harmless eyes. No thoughts at the front, only the manners, his mother wrapped up and gave him, when, as a boy,...
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Ladies who lunch at The Entomol
The waiter served the mermaid pie with a glass of our favourite tipple As he pulled out the cork, a wasp flew out and stung me on the nipple Daphne...
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Another Day
Another day, announced the birds in non negotiable verse, sharp tools to cut you from the sack of your sleep and nick you just enough to feel the...
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This sounds like absolute
Posted on Tue, 25 Jul 2023
This sounds like absolute heaven. Maria making use of every bit of space to grow plants, useful or beautiful. It's interesting the way people will add to rubbish if they see rubbish, I think it's the same with grafitti and bags of dog poo. What a...
Read full commentPosted in Rakia Maria - Part One of Two
Thank you for this.
Posted on Sun, 23 Jul 2023
Thank you for this.
Read full commentPosted in Blueberry
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...
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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
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