gristo

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I have 67 stories published in 9 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 94275 times and 34 of my stories have been cherry picked.

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Mark Grist

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Cherry

Too unimpressed to dress

Sharp neon borders And septic smiles Are everywhere In the Hotel bar. It's 10pm, I got in late And techno music fists, fists, fists punishment into my ears
Cherry

We interrupt this Eisteddfod for an important channel 9 announcement...

This is my opening performance piece for the 'Bard of the Fens' competition next week. We have to read 3 pieces from memory (gulp) on the theme of 'Wolves' Any feedback would be greatly appreciated.

Bad Blood and The Post office

This line we are in is too long And thanks to some Unknown hotshot It is confusing, Curling back And forth On itself All the way From start to end. I am about halfway through now
Cherry

All Apologies

I got the idea for this from a surreal and fairly unpleasant event i witnessed in an airport.
Poem of the week

'A teacher, eh?'

The starter is removed Our main course emerges And when I’m asked what I do for a living Our host’s reaction verges On the incredulous Half digested food that’s been fed to us

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