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I have 67 stories published in 9 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 94270 times and 34 of my stories have been cherry picked.

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Mark Grist

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Blonde Butterfly

The pub is low lit with gargling springs In the corner sit a group of old caterpillar things Their clothes aren’t designer but there’s contented rapport

Let us be Still

Let us be still For just a moment Let those caustic flames of concern No longer burn wild in your heaving cage Cast it off Here, we can dream away our age

Fashion Conscious

I’m not fashion conscious But I’m conscious of fashion And how irrational nationally our Splashing of clothing cash can be Yet invariably I spend Saturdays in Peterborough city

Big Gay Poet

Hi My name is Mark and I write poetry And woe is me Because male writers seem to be in the minority At my age And whilst I enjoy writing on little scraps of pages In my notebook
Cherry

the last of sir Walter Raleigh's Loveletters

I wrote this following the 'scandal' where Cambridge students were asked to compare the lyrics of Amy winehouse to the lyrics of Sir Walter Raleigh. It's Sir Walter's response to the speculation.

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