Jane Hyphen

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I have 439 stories published in 3 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 1347994 times and 573 of my stories have been cherry picked.
601 of my 3,002 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 649 votes

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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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The Vale - Part Two

Wendy Hooper from IT looks like ET, it’s funny but I’ve never thought of it before. I’ve known her for years but this has only just occurred to me...
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The Crinkler

‘Did you hear that?’ Bryce and Lora lay on their backs in the darkness of their bedroom, for unknown reasons their eyes were wide open as they...
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Parcel for You - Part 61 (the end)

‘I never thought you’d ask,’ said Cedric in what sounded like a fairly normal voice, almost human. Now Vanessa was determined to get this over with...
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601 of my comments have received 649 Great Feedback votes

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Thnank you Insert. Ha ha, I

Posted on Thu, 16 Oct 2025

Thnank you Insert. Ha ha, I indulged in a medlar, ew, the fruit is a metaphor for some things. And many thanks for the cherries.

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Posted in At Home in the Pause

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You drew so much out of that

Posted on Mon, 06 Oct 2025

You drew so much out of that orange and then distilled it into the most captivating bullet points. I will need to read this over again. It's wonderful.

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Posted in Please Follow My Instructions ( For This You Will Need a Blood Orange)

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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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