Jane Hyphen
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I have 352 stories published in
3 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 564573 times
and 440 of my stories have been cherry picked.
444 of my 2,433 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 471 votes
My stories
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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Feeling Confused about Time
Feeling confused about time Yesterday I was twenty three Running on the spot, feeling ashamed Young blood flowed out through cuts A caustic youth, I...
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Man in a Pink Shirt
Man in a pink shirt Don’t step out into the road Fat man in a pink polo shirt Ruddy cheeked, strawberry blond In Henley..Henley on Thames One tan...
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I love this sort of surreal
Posted on Fri, 12 May 2017
I love this sort of surreal thing and you've done it really well, very funny and entertaining.
Read full commentPosted in Larry and Mick and the Niftily Deflected Insult
Love the contrast in this
Posted on Wed, 26 Apr 2017
Love the contrast in this Rhiannon, your descriptions are so evocative. A rough sea is so entertaining, from a safe distance, I loved 'sparks high the billowed spray'. A calm sea is inviting. Your piece makes me makes me miss the sea
Read full commentPosted in Ocean
I love this and so would Bee.
Posted on Wed, 08 Mar 2017
I love this and so would Bee. It's so hard for women when absolutely everything gets sexualised. Sadly I think it might be getting worse. Are we our own worst enemies? Occasionally but mostly we're not, just trying to survive and be all and...
Read full commentPosted in Boldly a Woman
It sounds lovely, socialising
Posted on Wed, 23 Nov 2016
It sounds lovely, socialising, mature style, comforting and fun bar a few physical restraints. An interesting, beautiful poem.
Read full commentPosted in The old Heifer and the Two old Bulls at Peace
I never really thought about
Posted on Thu, 09 Jun 2016
I never really thought about how much history is in a millstone, what toil and how many lives nourished by the flour. Beautiful and interesting peom, very much enjoyed Rhiannon.
Read full commentPosted in Memorial
Beautiful and sad. Yellow,
Posted on Thu, 26 May 2016
Beautiful and sad. Yellow, the colour of a glimpse of eternal hope. Thanks for bringing her writing to my attention, had a little look, she lives on in words. Sorry for your loss x
Read full commentPosted in Yellow for my daughter
Crikey, is this a Suffolk
Posted on Wed, 25 Nov 2015
Crikey, is this a Suffolk thing, like pargeting? Very amusing. Bring back the park keeper I say, he'll sort them out with his rake.
Read full commentPosted in the shared park
Love this, 'winter ending so
Posted on Fri, 20 Nov 2015
Love this, 'winter ending so soon'. I can imagine how he feels; New Year for breakfast, Easter for lunch, Christmas for dinner. Time can fly and drag all at the same time. I do hope that elderly lady was doing something nice in her garden - how...
Read full commentPosted in An Ill Wind
Wow, do you work for Reading
Posted on Tue, 17 Nov 2015
Wow, do you work for Reading Borough Council? This is brilliant, repellent, hilarious, well-written and the rest. Don't think I can eat dinner now though.
Read full commentPosted in my colleague
Really enjoyable and
Posted on Tue, 17 Nov 2015
Really enjoyable and uplifting Rhiannon, making sense of the gloom, my least favourite month but you made it more beautiful.
Read full commentPosted in November
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