Mark Say

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StoryThe Fight Jluskking12 years 6 months ago
StoryTravels with my Aunt luigi_pagano102 years 6 months ago
StoryThe Snails Are On the Move Mac_Ashton72 years 6 months ago
StoryWhat did Jesus do? celticman132 years 6 months ago
StoryNight Time Stalker forest_for_ever32 years 6 months ago
StoryA Hot Afternoon in Malki Chiflik Turlough92 years 6 months ago
StoryA Home Coming Ewan22 years 7 months ago
StoryDeath of a Power Station Mark Burrow162 years 7 months ago
StoryJust Another Minute Peter Bennett82 years 7 months ago
StoryThe Devil's Bones luigi_pagano62 years 8 months ago
StoryThe Cellist /Adolphina Paul Barrell22 years 8 months ago
StorySchool Day Memories Kilb5022 years 8 months ago
Storymake up like_a_daisy_girl22 years 8 months ago
StoryThe Reckoning celticman102 years 8 months ago
StoryPenthouse celticman72 years 9 months ago
StoryWhen the Time Comes rosaliekempthorne52 years 9 months ago
StoryThe Martians Have Landed luigi_pagano102 years 9 months ago
StoryImpaired Yutka182 years 9 months ago
StoryBranwell Clinic seashore422 years 9 months ago
StoryEmpire State (Part Two) marandina112 years 9 months ago
StoryEarth rosaliekempthorne22 years 9 months ago
StoryI Never Said Hullo Mark Say72 years 9 months ago
StoryThe Grizzling Mark Burrow192 years 9 months ago
Story"The Canines of My Life" Penny4athought122 years 10 months ago
StoryBobby-Joe-George rosaliekempthorne72 years 10 months ago

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My stories

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Whispers from the Hole

An artist creates a dark force that he cannot control .... Written with a nod to MR James
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New Year’s Eve, 1999

Hours from the turn of the century, an old man recalls an episode of terrified desperation from his youth.
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Big Macs in Bangkok

A disturbing sight, a reckless reaction ... and then ...
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The Rubber Face

A stranger in a market, lemon juice, an act of violence
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Resurrection

A short story inspired by the Stanley Spencer painting.

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110 of my comments have received 111 Great Feedback votes

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I like ...

Posted on Sun, 15 Mar 2020

... the way you pack a lot of detail of the men's history together into a very succinct piece, and convey the experience of people from a shared background having very different experiences of life. Good piece Kilb.

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Posted in Reunion

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An enjoyable read

Posted on Wed, 26 Feb 2020

A nice piece of childhood nostalgia free of any tweeness. I like the references to the inside of the bus; the type of thing that strikes the senses of a young child.

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Posted in Buses

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Good one Laurie

Posted on Sun, 29 Dec 2019

Really enjoyed fhis.

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Posted in The emergency bassoonist

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Very good

Posted on Sun, 15 Dec 2019

A neat little tale, believable dialogue and a couple of unexpected twists. And I love the line about the 'little bastard Cupid'.

 

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Posted in A Noir Christmas Tale

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I like ...

Posted on Sun, 24 Nov 2019

... the sense of asking something quite profound but in a brief, lighthearted way. NIce one Ewan.

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Posted in A Planet-ful of Diamonds

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I lke graveyards

Posted on Sun, 03 Nov 2019

This reminds me of what makes them good places to visit .... at least for some of us.

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Posted in Graveyards

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Very good as it is

Posted on Sun, 02 Jun 2019

Very engaging ... in a quite disturbing way. I like the way you concentrate all the tensions in a disintegrating marriage into some of the mundane details, like the quick exit from the shop and the consumption of coffee and snacks. I think a lot...

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Posted in Pan Out

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Good story

Posted on Sat, 11 May 2019

I like the fact that you left this with only a partial discovery, where Eve doesn't learn all the details about her mother's affair. I'd guess it's quite true to life.

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Posted in Letters from the Poet

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Very good

Posted on Wed, 20 Feb 2019

Lots of little tensions and an expectation of future disappointment all conveyed in a few subtle details. Really enjoyed this.

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Posted in La Femme d'argent

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Nice little piece

Posted on Sat, 23 Feb 2019

Conveys a combination of mystery and confusion with a concise choice of words.

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Posted in Just Our Little Secret

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