Jane Hyphen
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I have 169 stories published in
3 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 85325 times
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92 of my 1,004 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 97 votes
My stories
Teeth
Teeth, pale stones planted deep In pits of fleshy pink, glistening Within the black hole, the orifice Of sustenance, speech and breath Blankets of...
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Ant
The sun is shining Hot air builds Heat haze hovers And hoovers into holes Heed the Hymenoptera The ant is out Out and about And all its kith and kin...
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Base Camp
I know this place This space, my landing After that familiar fall Towards the silence Of my enduring cell I’ve been here before Closed and still...
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Leap of Faith
Faith is over At this junction he decides Remembers what it feels To be a man Strong with free will Now bloodied on the outside And inside filled...
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Nothing's Happening
Nothing’s happening Just a lone traffic light Tall and dark Perhaps tired of standing. Pesky orange cones Stand in line Teasing said traffic light...
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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
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
Lovely description of bird
Posted on Sat, 24 Jun 2017
Lovely description of bird song, it really is invigorating isn't it.
Read full commentPosted in Evening Song
I thoroughly enjoyed this, it
Posted on Tue, 30 May 2017
I thoroughly enjoyed this, it's so intimate but of course not sentimental. The part about your mum made me think a lot about myself, I must become more of a grown up! Well deserved story of the week.
Read full commentPosted in My Mother and I aren't Talking and Other Tales.
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