Jane Hyphen

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I have 432 stories published in 3 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 1230694 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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Parcel for You - Part 59

‘Yes,’ Spencer nodded excitedly, he was feeling relieved, vindicated, Cedric’s dodgy behaviour had been affirmed by social media ‘that’s him in the...
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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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579 of my comments have received 623 Great Feedback votes

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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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Thank you, Di and thanks for

Posted on Fri, 27 Jun 2025

Thank you, Di and thanks for the cherries. Grief is different with an animal, it's more instantly accessible and I think it taps into unresolved grief from the past. 

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Posted in This Sad Blister

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There are so many details

Posted on Tue, 24 Jun 2025

There are so many details here, a clear picture building and so atmospheric as others have said. That lonely feeling you experience as a child when you're scared but you know your parents will dismiss your fears. And the woods - I could feel the...

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Posted in Prophesy: The Immortal Witch (1)

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I like how, instead of

Posted on Tue, 17 Jun 2025

I like how, instead of feeling sad and mourning the loss of physical strength, you have simply transferred your time to something else, equally pleasurable and creative. A garden can be enjoyed simply by passively being in it or even seeing it...

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Posted in When Time Has Elapsed

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This put a smile on my face,

Posted on Wed, 11 Jun 2025

This put a smile on my face, despite the hardships and annoyances you seem to be enduring. I enjoyed the poem and the animal details alongside local highlights. We also have a few vacuum cleaners, I won't say how many, some are very old but I...

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Posted in Aura Urziceanu’s Lullaby Effect

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Such a perfectly adapted

Posted on Thu, 12 Jun 2025

Such a perfectly adapted creature, fascinating. The perfection of our natural world makes you wonder about lots of things.

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Posted in Designed to catch water

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