Jane Hyphen
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I have 390 stories published in
3 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 776716 times
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496 of my 2,711 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 524 votes
My stories
The Cheesemaster Cometh.
The cheesemaster cometh, Sweaty, stilton thighed. He’s bitter-sweet. And as strong as Equinoctial tides. An omnipotent being. He’s fat. At almost...
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I am a Fruit Cake
I am a fruit cake. I have good ideas but I never act on them. They dry out and are preserved in a sweet syrup of optimism. There are always more,...
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No one comes here.
No one comes here. A sun rises each day between the faded drapes. And dust sparkles in the air, There’s no gravity, in this choked cell, it is silent...
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After the Blizzard
Frozen in the ground, I found the bones of a forgotten road. Where it was so hard to dig, under scentless layers of pristine snow. An unspoilt drift...
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The Edge of Colour
White clouds in a white sky An indeterminable pause A stifling room, alone With all the layers I’ve ever worn Flames thrown across the world Enough...
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I don't know how I missed
Posted on Sat, 07 Mar 2020
I don't know how I missed this, what a treasure. Brain scans have shown that looking into a forest in full leaf is restorative, rather like sleep. Access to safe, green spaces for all - and if that isn't possible then poems like this help a lot...
Read full commentPosted in Chlorophyll Green
I really enjoyed this, it
Posted on Tue, 10 Mar 2020
I really enjoyed this, it brought back so many memories of feeling absolutely free on summer evenings with no worries and so many opportunities stretching out, and of course trees are the backdrop of life.
Read full commentPosted in forever young
I like this a lot, it's
Posted on Sat, 07 Mar 2020
I like this a lot, it's unique and reminds me a bit of Hans Christian Anderson and the way he sometimes wrote from the perspective of an object. I also like the way you have avoided the cliche of exhibiting pride around damage.
Read full commentPosted in A Broken Pot’s Lament
Light is an infinite resource
Posted on Wed, 12 Feb 2020
Light is an infinite resource, if only everyone could know that. Thanks celtic - hope you're well
Read full commentPosted in Jar of Lights
This is very fine, especially
Posted on Tue, 04 Feb 2020
This is very fine, especially the first verse, it made my mouth water. Even pavement cracks hold possibilities, I love. It's a shame people don't spend much time outside when it's cold in February because there is so much happening.
Read full commentPosted in Present
Ramsey's Kitchen Nightmares
Posted on Tue, 11 Feb 2020
Ramsey's Kitchen Nightmares is an example of everything which is wrong with the human race. I enjoyed this piece about the little conflicts that occur inside our heads and reasons behind them. I can lose myself in the mug section in Homesense...
Read full commentPosted in Gordon Ramsay, A Lesson In Life. Part One.
A fine tribute to these
Posted on Sun, 02 Feb 2020
A fine tribute to these incredible animals, to think they were once a staple part of our diet. I enjoyed the slippery, fluid movement throughout. A shimmering length of muscle, who needs legs?
Read full commentPosted in Eel
This stands on its own like a
Posted on Sun, 29 Dec 2019
This stands on its own like a piece of art. I really love it.
Read full commentPosted in The emergency bassoonist
Hi Rhiannon. Thanks for your
Posted on Sat, 14 Dec 2019
Hi Rhiannon. Thanks for your comment. I agree with you, some people cannot accept help or are so far gone that they don't know how to ask for it and yet those connected with them would have done anything to help.
Read full commentPosted in The Worst
This captures well the inner
Posted on Sun, 15 Dec 2019
This captures well the inner battle of sleeplessness. The ticking mind and aching body and then the inexplicable release into sleep. The tired bee analogy is perfect.
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