Mark Burrow
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Alabaster Conjugal 3.2
I opened the wine and swigged. The moon hadn’t judged me harshly. It was the sun I couldn’t trust.
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Alabaster Conjugal 3.1
“Happiness is fleeting. Sadness, it can last forever.”
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Alabaster Conjugal 3.
I wrapped the alabaster version of Marnie in a black bin liner, lifted her over my shoulder, and put her in the boot of my car. It was past midnight and when I looked at the sky I was relieved to see that the moon didn’t think any less of me.
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Goodnight, Elvis
Auntie Martha didn’t want me in her place from the get-go.
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Alabaster Conjugal (Part 2)
I pressed the buttons to deactivate the alarm and entered the house, putting my bag down, removing my coat and shoes.
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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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Great to hear he's home and
Posted on Mon, 09 May 2022
Great to hear he's home and nice piece. Thanks for posting it.
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Definitely some Billy Liar
Posted on Thu, 05 May 2022
Definitely some Billy Liar inspiration going on there! I did enjoy writing it so I think I may go back and think about building it out. As always, thanks for reading and giving feedback.
Read full commentPosted in Alabaster Conjugal (Part 2)
This really flows beautifully
Posted on Tue, 05 Apr 2022
This really flows beautifully. Loved it.
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That's wonderful and I'm very
Posted on Sun, 13 Mar 2022
That's wonderful and I'm very grateful given all the superb writing across the site. Thank you!
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Much appreciated. That's
Posted on Tue, 25 Jan 2022
Much appreciated. That's really nice of you to offer to take a look when it's done -- thank you. You're right, thinking about it, there are shades of Barget.
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I can hear you reading this,
Posted on Tue, 28 Sep 2021
I can hear you reading this, Rhiannon. It's a lovely poem.
Read full commentPosted in Complicated lives of the little creatures!
Lovely poem. I spent quite a
Posted on Thu, 02 Sep 2021
Lovely poem. I spent quite a bit of time up there last year, wandering lonely as a deviant, and you've captured the energy of the landscape beautifully.
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This hilarious story is our
Posted on Sat, 18 Apr 2020
This hilarious story is our Pick of the Day -- it was performed superbly by Sean at our virtual reading last week. It's so well constructed -- the pacing of the dialogue and action, combined with little descriptions, are executed with immense ...
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That second stanza is
Posted on Wed, 25 Aug 2021
That second stanza is wonderful, but then so is the whole poem. Beautiful work.
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