Mark Say

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Story21 rules for life, or how to fit in, or how to just, you know, swallow the whole unpalatable thing whole (from the gab of a 43 y/o London-born loser) Simon Barget193 years 2 months ago
StoryA Pile Up of Boys celticman193 years 3 months ago
StoryMary Christmas ice rivers63 years 3 months ago
StoryDav Prentice. celticman73 years 3 months ago
StoryCertain Memories onemorething143 years 3 months ago
StoryThe Ticket Window hudsonmoon133 years 4 months ago
StoryYou Were Made for Me (1/2) Mark Say33 years 4 months ago
StoryYou Were Made for Me (2/2) Mark Say73 years 4 months ago
Storyold men dancing Coolhermit63 years 4 months ago
Storypiss test (short story) cliffordben50293 years 4 months ago
StoryAll Good (short story) part 2 of 2 cliffordben50233 years 4 months ago
StoryMillions rosaliekempthorne33 years 5 months ago
StoryAlf Ramsey – My Part In His Triumph penguin73 years 5 months ago
StoryCloudy MacLeod celticman133 years 5 months ago
StoryClosing the Wound winking_tiger13 years 5 months ago
StoryCovid 19 Diaries- School Run YaseminB53 years 5 months ago
StoryGrowing Up debbiedess23 years 5 months ago
StoryBloomsday plus one Coolhermit63 years 6 months ago
StoryMy life as an actor, part one Simon Barget103 years 6 months ago
StoryHarvest luigi_pagano83 years 7 months ago
Storymidnight hike to Bamburgh Coolhermit33 years 7 months ago
StoryMonkeys rosaliekempthorne123 years 7 months ago
StoryThe Plague Hasn’t Reached Our Parish Terrence Oblong163 years 7 months ago
StoryThe Boy with Tight Underpants Mark Burrow183 years 7 months ago
StoryNo Eagles Allowed Mark Burrow173 years 7 months ago

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My stories

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The Straw Man (part 1/2)

A young boy is distressed by what his father does to a scarecrow
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Indian Church

A hunted man finds an unexpected source of sanctuary deep in the forest
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Colour Between the Folds

All I wanted to do was stare at white, until I encountered the curtain, the projector and the mimes
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Meeting Tara

A middle aged man hears from a woman claiming to be his daughter.
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Sea Monster (part 2/2)

A young man, war at sea, and Turner's malevolent vision.

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110 of my comments have received 111 Great Feedback votes

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First rate story Kilb. I

Posted on Thu, 26 Apr 2018

First rate story Kilb. I liked the way you use a few details to convey Robert's memories of the marriage and the dynamics of the new relationships, and create an underlying tension with the lump in his stomach that couldn't realistically be...

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Posted in Something Hard Inside Him (Part 2)

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It rings so true

Posted on Wed, 07 Feb 2018

As someone who was once an occasional, and unwilling goalkeeper on Sunday mornings, I can identify with this completely. The sense of desolation does take one to a spiritual place that would have been a great inspiration to Shakespeare.

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Posted in The Hapless Goal Keeper at Yeadon

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Ha ha ha!

Posted on Sun, 28 Jan 2018

I'm sure plenty of us 'mature' male readers will identify with this. A nice combination of frustration and funny. Nice one shackleton.

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Posted in A Younger Man's Trousers

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Very effective

Posted on Fri, 11 Aug 2017

It shows how efforts to deal with a social problem with a strong degree of humanity have been undermined in recent years. Excellent piece Elsie.

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Posted in 2002-05 My memories of working at a hostel for homeless men

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Yes, it's like that ...

Posted on Sat, 30 Jul 2016

... and that's speaking as someone who's spent decades commuting in London.

Very impressive torscot.

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Posted in District Line ( London competition)

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Simple but uplifting

Posted on Sun, 10 Jan 2016

A few well chosen phrases, an uncomplicated but effective construction, and a postive message. LIked this.

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Posted in In A Lifetime...

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Interesting idea

Posted on Sat, 19 Dec 2015

I got into this from the first few lines, and found the shift to a human character interesting, but felt it was left open ended. Is it meant to be the beginning of a longer work

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Posted in Raal

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So good

Posted on Sat, 14 Nov 2015

As always, it's poignant without being sentimental, and I love the way you mix the realist images of the hospital with the spiritual visions of a departing soul. Lovely Bee.

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Posted in 57

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Painful but sweet

Posted on Sat, 22 Aug 2015

Great story Silver. You've created an awful situation, tapped into some deeply uncomfortable emotions, but produced something that's ultimately life affirming. Terrific.

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Posted in The X Factor

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Excellent

Posted on Sat, 22 Aug 2015

Agree with A on this: pace and structure are perfect and it does a great job at conveying the anxiety attached to cold judgements passed by others. We all know this is a world full of grey areas and nuance, but often we're judged on black and...

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