Jane Hyphen
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Parcel for you...Part 7
In the days that followed, Vanessa resolved to keep an open mind about her new spouse, a healthier mindset, free of jealousy and unrealistic...
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Parcel for you....Part 6
‘We can’t do it at the table!’
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Parcel for you....Part 5
Over the following few days, Vanessa, very occasionally and cautiously took Spencer out of ‘depressed man’ setting and engaged him in conversation...
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'Parcel for you...' Part 4
Vanessa put down the phone and stood behind Spencer, staring at the top of his head, light brown skin showing through the gaps in his thick dark hair...
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Come to the Sports Hall
Words fired like quills and hair pulled sore at the root. Shins blackened in brute blows. Flesh hung out to dry in frigid shows of shame. Unchosen on...
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I admire the way you have
Posted on Tue, 06 Feb 2024
I admire the way you have woven the drama and terror of the dreamer with the immobile physical self, lifeless, perhaps perspiring in sleep. It's got me wondering where I'll go tonight in my dreams, the hidden room, the toilet with no door?
Read full commentPosted in "Oneiroi" (Greek myth - gods of dream)
You have all that evidence
Posted on Thu, 01 Feb 2024
You have all that evidence and yet you know that if you go to the police, they'll do nothing. Stressful for the main character, taking on all this responsibility.
Read full commentPosted in New Directions (8)
A beautiful tribute to this
Posted on Fri, 26 Jan 2024
A beautiful tribute to this season. I particularly enjoyed the final verse. We had a little hint of warmer days today.
Read full commentPosted in After the Snow
There is lots of magic in
Posted on Sat, 20 Jan 2024
There is lots of magic in these lines, it's sort of sad too. I can't bear a dead bird. Those pies are a community, a dynasty. I see them in a different light now with fairies in their hearts. How beautiful.
Read full commentPosted in Pie
Very sweet and delightful for
Posted on Mon, 22 Jan 2024
Very sweet and delightful for children. My car has a name and a character, they all do. I remember my children commenting on whether cars had angry or friendly faces....
Read full commentPosted in What happened, little car?
Very original but the
Posted on Sun, 21 Jan 2024
Very original but the exchanges between members of this family group are fully relatable despite the fantasy quirks you've implemented. Where will this adventure go next?
Read full commentPosted in "Unwanted Magic" 2
A sad but ultimately
Posted on Fri, 19 Jan 2024
A sad but ultimately satisfying second part, Paul. So nicely done. I can imagine the silence in their house and the welcome presence of the cat wandering in. I suppose you have to make allowances for people's coping strategies in such sorrowful...
Read full commentPosted in Enoshima (Part Two of Two)
I couldn't agree more, Maxine
Posted on Wed, 17 Jan 2024
I couldn't agree more, Maxine. I get stressed about parking at the best of times so couple that with a trip to hospital and I would be experiencing a stomach-cramp inducing level of anxiety. There should be a free constant shuttle bus service...
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This is easy to read, classy
Posted on Wed, 17 Jan 2024
This is easy to read, classy and sort of meditative. It's a perfect short story. Takes me back to very middle-class homes I visited as a child where people were cultured and ate food I'd never heard of and had original artwork on the walls. It...
Read full commentPosted in Enoshima (Part One of Two)
I'm not sure what that lot
Posted on Tue, 16 Jan 2024
I'm not sure what that lot are or if they're even just holograms, such if their disconnection from society.
Read full commentPosted in Parcel for you...Part 13
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