Jane Hyphen

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I have 432 stories published in 3 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 1239606 times and 560 of my stories have been cherry picked.
579 of my 2,939 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 623 votes

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I Dreamt of Tigers

I dreamt of tigers again last night. I hid in their shadow stripes and watched as memories flickered with a show of faces as they stalked me in a...
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The Vale - Part 1 (c)

I’ve grown used to our home, to the space, the cosy fug of central heating, clean white bathrooms, muted decor, nutritious food and luxuries. It...
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This Sad Blister

This sad blister sits upon the most sensitive part of myself. During the astral detachments of sleep, I cruelly forget and how my blister grows; a...
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The Vale - Part One (b)

It’s always the same at this time, late afternoon, early evening. The dropping sun, the hunched commuters scurrying home to the safety of their...
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The Vale - Part One (a)

‘I tell you what, this stereo is quality. The base on this tune, man, the whole damn motor’s banging!’ Dan yelled, nodding his head to the beat,...
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579 of my comments have received 623 Great Feedback votes

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Hi Jenny, I do remember some

Posted on Thu, 02 Oct 2025

Hi Jenny, I do remember some of these details from your previous writings and how you and your baby rode the storm and lived in survival mode for a few years. It's incredible what we can endure although I found being a new mum very anxiety...

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Posted in All's Well That Ends Well

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Ha ha. Tom Thumb is much more

Posted on Sat, 27 Sep 2025

Ha ha. Tom Thumb is much more than the size of his parts. A man shouldn't be judged by his height or the size of any of his key features, it's out of his control and not fair game.

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Posted in Tom Thumb

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The reflective quality of

Posted on Thu, 25 Sep 2025

The reflective quality of those hay bales shimmmering in the sun captures the essence of fading summer. I was driving around Oxfordshire five or six weeks ago and it was like being in Italy, the dry fields dotted with flaxen hay bales. I love, '...

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Posted in Footprints Of The Season

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Hi Di. Bleak is the perfect

Posted on Fri, 26 Sep 2025

Hi Di. Bleak is the perfect word for it. I wonder if it really will allow us to understand animals though, we don't even understand other humans much of the time even when we're speaking the same language. I don't want to live in a virtual world...

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Posted in RIP Real World

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Thank you. The dog must

Posted on Tue, 16 Sep 2025

Thank you. The dog must always be okay in fiction and even in a true story like this one.

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Posted in Beige Goo Splat - (part 2)

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Thanks you Insert. I don't

Posted on Sun, 14 Sep 2025

Thanks you Insert. I don't know where to goo with it..

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Posted in Beige Goo Splat (part 1)

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People like us, Paul. The

Posted on Fri, 12 Sep 2025

People like us, Paul. The rubik's cube is the perfect distraction and carrying it everywhere must have given him a sense of stability when everything is so uncertain. Great story.

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Posted in The Boy with the Rubik’s Cube

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Hi Jenny. The moon is amazing

Posted on Thu, 11 Sep 2025

Hi Jenny. The moon is amazing isn't it, like an old friend or relative, dependable and bright. Thank you for reading my story, I'm pleased that it resonated with you.

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Posted in The Tiny Easter Teddy

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I really enjoyed this. At

Posted on Sat, 06 Sep 2025

I really enjoyed this. At first it made me think of Nuts In May and the way you described the heat and the children playing is very atmospheric. The mad man, incongruously dressed for the heat but turns out he was preparing for what was coming....

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Posted in Listen to the mad man

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I'm loving the surreal

Posted on Tue, 02 Sep 2025

I'm loving the surreal elements, the awkward interactions combined with danger and mystery. There is an intensity from Billy, he's attracting the supernatural. The coastal background makes for very cinematic imagery. 

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Posted in Prophesy: The Immortal Witch (7)

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