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My stories have been read 247758 times and 265 of my stories have been cherry picked.
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Mark Kilburn

The Poet's Ear, A Geisha's Revenge, and The Cake Factory Visit were published in Worcester Litfest's Flash Fiction anthology, 2022 (Black pear Press)

The Love Vaccine, The Not-So Green Man and Vampire Wedding in North Cornwall were published in Worcester Litfest's Flash Fiction anthology, 2021 (Black Pear Press).

Lilith and the Half-Cut Magician and Moon Mamas of the Silk River Nostoi were published in Worcester Litfest's Flash Fiction anthology, 2020 (Black Pear Press).

Cathedral Swans was published in Call & Response, an anthology of poems celebrating Worcester Cathedral (Black Pear Press 2020)

The Child We Can Never Have was published in Contour magazine, February 2018.

Billy Ulysses... was runner up in Abc's Poem of the Year award, 2014.

Spring was highly commended in the 2012 Larkin-East Riding poetry competition

The Ghost of Milton Friedman... won the 2012 Abc poetry competition

Nicolaus Copernicus... was published in Gold Dust Anthology, 2012

The Poet Laid Bare was published in The Big Issue, 2011

A Tea Box... was a prize-winner in the MIND poetry competition 2010

Leipzig was chosen for the 2005 Midland Arts Centre 'Short Cuts' readings & subsequently published in Gold Dust magazine, 2006

 

My novel Hawk Island was originally published by: http://www.electronpress.com/ (Note: Currently unavailable)

Print editions of my poetry collection Beautiful Fish available from Amazon; digital edition from Cerasus Poetry.

My historical novel, The Castle, is available from Amazon in hardback, paperback and Kindle editions.

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Extra in a B-Movie Western

They say that God looks like John Wayne...
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Painting Horses

I was a drifter before I started painting horses...
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The Reason Why I Like Cooking for You

I won't need much in the afterlife.
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A Flower is Not a Flower

Remembering the Japanese composer Ryuichi Sakamoto (January 17th, 1952-28th March, 2023)
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Boudica's Daughters - 11

Ygerne returns. The new moon finally appears. Gwynned contemplates a new life without her sisters. Part 11 of 11.
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37 of my comments have received 38 Great Feedback votes

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Jane - I enjoyed this poem,

Posted on Thu, 11 Feb 2021

Jane - I enjoyed this poem, particularly the line 'Now we are detached/the energy is mine.' The ability to read or commune with nature seems to be key for the energy to shift. Enticing & intriguing! Very well done.

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Posted in After the Blizzard

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A difficult story very well

Posted on Thu, 22 Jun 2023

A difficult story very well told. All best wishes to you jean.

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Posted in Is or Isn't Lena

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Wondrous images of evolving

Posted on Tue, 21 Mar 2023

Wondrous images of evolving spring, Jenny - the dressing, blanketing, & Freya's mantling of the earth, all carried out with luminous  care & attention. Very enjoyable!

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Posted in Awakening Of Spring

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Best wishes to you Jean -

Posted on Wed, 08 Mar 2023

Best wishes to you Jean - hope everything goes well. And yes, I too laughed out loud at the male nurse!

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Posted in Bye bye baby breast

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Thanks as always insert. And

Posted on Mon, 27 Feb 2023

Thanks as always insert. And yes, thumbs up for IP sideboard poetry!

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Posted in Triptych

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Enjoyed reading about your

Posted on Sat, 25 Feb 2023

Enjoyed reading about your trek rhiannon. I walked the Malverns a couple of weeks ago, from the Beacon to British camp. There's a small cafe at the base of British camp  where, amongst other treats, you can buy rock cakes. It's one of life's...

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Posted in Midsummer Hill, southern end of the Malverns

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Thanks for reading & your

Posted on Sat, 04 Feb 2023

Thanks for reading & your comment dougie. Plato's cave was the inspiration for this poem, along with a buddhist wheel! All best wishes to you.

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Posted in The Wheel in the Cave

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Hello Di - Yes, I finished it

Posted on Sat, 05 Nov 2022

Hello Di - Yes, I finished it, had a couple of rejections, but I'm hoping to publish it next year, either through an indie publisher or as a self publishing project. 

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I loved the Martian

Posted on Sat, 05 Nov 2022

I loved the Martian footballer's kneecaps...and I really must make an apple & pear crumble soon...your delicious poem Di has made me hot for pears! 

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Posted in to a pear

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Some lovely lines and ideas

Posted on Wed, 08 Jun 2022

Some lovely lines and ideas here Jenny - Sealed petals tenderly chaste...the idea of magnetic grace...and passions determined by the rain and sun.

(I may well have to steal quintessence - what a charming word!)  

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