Mark Burrow
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Small Town Insurrection
I walked through the maze of streets and alleyways, trying to remember how to reach the town square. Seagulls circled above me, swooping low over my head and crying out like I was a scrap of food to be snaffled in their beaks.
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Alabaster Conjugal 4.1
Paul pawed at me and whimpered. I guessed he wanted a walk and was hungry. I fed him the custard creams left by housekeeping on the tray on the table with the teas and coffees.
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Alabaster Conjugal 4
Rita ran the only B&B I could find in X-On-Sea with a vacant room. She didn’t like the look of my black dog. “What’s it called?” she said.
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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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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...
Read full commentPosted in Flamingo Hotel. Bookings Now Open.
The Nose and The Overcoat are
Posted on Wed, 27 Jul 2022
The Nose and The Overcoat are simply the best. Defo got a LoG / MB vibe about it and that's a v good thing in my book.
Read full commentPosted in Stick of Rock part 1
Thanks, Drew -- appreciate
Posted on Fri, 08 Jul 2022
Thanks, Drew -- appreciate you reading both sections and the feedback.
Read full commentPosted in Alabaster Conjugal 4.1
Nicely done! Very enjoyable.
Posted on Fri, 08 Jul 2022
Nicely done! Very enjoyable.
Read full commentPosted in The Miracle of Maldon (Part Three of Three)
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.
Read full commentPosted in A Final Message From Moscow
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.
Read full commentPosted in Life Through a Prism
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!
Read full commentPosted in Nor There
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.
Read full commentPosted in Weightless v2
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!
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