Jane Hyphen

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I have 426 stories published in 3 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 1166094 times and 551 of my stories have been cherry picked.
577 of my 2,979 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 610 votes

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Parcel for You - Part 58

The following morning, Spencer woke up alone and found himself aggrieved by the sight of Cedric vacuuming the stairs again. He pushed past him...
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Parcel for you - Part 57

‘Gosh Cedric,’ Vanessa said, holding her hand up to her mouth to disguise the fact that she was speaking with food in it, ‘this is incredible. You...
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The Young Man

The young man left his home with only the urge to fall off the end of the earth. Dressed as he was in the worn fibres of his brittle sleeps where he...
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Parcel for you - Part 56

‘Thank you Cedric,’ Vanessa said through gritted teeth, ‘you really don’t have to do any more tidying. Go and relax for a bit.’ He ignored her...
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Familiar Faces

She hadn’t lived there for very long, just over a year and it was all so different to what she’d known. It was a new beginning. A glistening...
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577 of my comments have received 610 Great Feedback votes

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A perfect poem for the full

Posted on Thu, 07 Aug 2025

A perfect poem for the full moon, Jenny. It was better to be cursed by a witch than to be accused of being one. Celest is a beautiful name and you describe so well the contrast between the cold, simple men with guns and the rich magical couple...

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Posted in Woodsman And The Medicine Woman.

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Jenny, I didn't know about

Posted on Thu, 24 Jul 2025

Jenny, I didn't know about this Greek tale and I love hollyhocks. I have a few now in my garden. This is a wonderful tribute, there is something very cleansing about it despite the grave subject, but all the mythical details make for a magical...

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Posted in Hollyhock Tears Or Whispers Of Gods.

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Marcus Whale is a mix of all

Posted on Wed, 23 Jul 2025

Marcus Whale is a mix of all those extremely naughty boys you stayed away from as a child, naughty is probably the wrong word, they were wild and usually loners. You wonder what became of them. Thank you for the cherries.

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Posted in The Vale - Part 1 (d)

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Words to capture the action

Posted on Fri, 18 Jul 2025

Words to capture the action of a walk among interesting landscapes, Rhiannon. Taking children on these walks is immeasurably beneficial for them. It reminded me of when we took our very young children on a walk in the woods and my partner urged...

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Posted in What do grown-ups mean by a ‘short’ walk?

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This is very raw, the idea of

Posted on Sat, 19 Jul 2025

This is very raw, the idea of a man hiding in a myth, with power over his partner, perhaps the only way to think of such a man and accept his actions which appear to involve some violence. And his mood like the sea, dependant on the weather of...

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Posted in Merman

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I found this journey through

Posted on Sat, 19 Jul 2025

I found this journey through the seasons tapped into the emotions, the joy of spring, the stark loneliness of winter, naked ice horses and hoar forst, There's always a sadness when the geese start honking in vast formations across the darkening...

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Posted in After the Geese

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Ha ha, at least he could grow

Posted on Tue, 15 Jul 2025

Ha ha, at least he could grow another leg if he needed too. Thanks for ready, airyfairy.

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Posted in The Irritating Gentleman (part two)

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Thank you w.w.j.abercrombie.

Posted on Fri, 04 Jul 2025

Thank you w.w.j.abercrombie. I need to tighten it up a little. I really appreciate your feedback.

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Posted in The Vale - Part 1 (c)

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Thank you Drew for you

Posted on Fri, 04 Jul 2025

Thank you Drew for you attention to detail.  You're right he would have noticed the food smell. I will go through it again. I appreciate your feedback.

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Posted in The Vale - Part 1 (c)

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Thank you Di, he feels like

Posted on Fri, 04 Jul 2025

Thank you Di, he feels like an imposter in his life. Lots of elements together, good to know it still made sense to you, the reader.

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Posted in The Vale - Part 1 (c)

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