Mark Burrow

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I have 5 stories published in 4 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 446782 times and 251 of my stories have been cherry picked.
211 of my 1,217 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 222 votes

Stories. Flash. Works in progress.

My novel, Bunch of Psychos, is published by Urban Pigs Press and can be found here https://urbanpigspress.co.uk/product/bunch-of-psychos/

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Low

By Mark Burrow on Wed, 01 Oct 2025

My husband thinks he’s making an effort. He brings over a whisky and soda, placing the tumbler on a coaster on the coffee table.

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Homicidal Spreadsheet

By Mark Burrow on Mon, 22 Sep 2025

Hannah bent a pink paper clip out of shape. She knew the Spreadsheet sensed her sky-high levels of stress. A report was due and nothing added up the way it was supposed to for the management meeting.

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Kettle Violation

By Mark Burrow on Tue, 16 Sep 2025

The CEO was petulant. Case in point: kettle refill. She poured boiled water and realised there was enough for approximately a third of her mug. Cue a tirade on whoever thought it was acceptable to not fill the kettle after using said item.

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Nah Nah Not Funny .1

By Mark Burrow on Sat, 18 Mar 2023

Warm glass is kinda nasty. On a thick brown bottle too. That’s the worst. Some alkie musta left it half empty on the wall of broken bricks.

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Coat Flying

By Mark Burrow on Wed, 15 Sep 2004

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Convenience supposedly

Posted on Tue, 04 Apr 2023

Convenience supposedly bringing people closer together, but technology making them more isolated and estranged from themselves and others. I suspect this idea is brought to you by the same kind of geniuses who came up with council estates. ...

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Thanks for sharing this, Di.

Posted on Sat, 18 Mar 2023

Thanks for sharing this, Di. It must have been unbelievably painful and frustrating. I hope you did find a way through and your son is okay.

I think the anger point is absolutely spot on and the destruction it causes, both outer and inner...

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I thiought it had Black

Posted on Tue, 07 Feb 2023

I thought it had Black Mirror vibes about it. I think this is one of my favourite things I've read by you. I personally love sci-fi. The best always created a world like ours and then tilted reality slightly. I guess the difference now is that...

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Congrats -- this is our Pick

Posted on Tue, 07 Feb 2023

Congrats -- this is our Pick of the Day. Please do share on Facebook, Twitter et al!

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Order has been placed. I

Posted on Wed, 02 Sep 2020

Order has been placed. I really like the blue of your kitchen -- definitely taking notes for when I finally get on the property ladder next year.

And a very enjoyable read.

I suggested Vonnegut to someone I used to work with and...

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Mark Burrow

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My stories

Low

Homicidal Spreadsheet

Kettle Violation

Nah Nah Not Funny .1

Coat Flying

211 of my comments have received 222 Great Feedback votes

Nice pace to this. Really

Really enjoyed this. My

Congrats, this fast paced and

Always entertaining. Always

Congrats -- this is our Pick

Convenience supposedly

Thanks for sharing this, Di.

I thiought it had Black

Congrats -- this is our Pick

Order has been placed. I

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