Mark Burrow
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I have 90 stories published in
4 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 209196 times
and 230 of my stories have been cherry picked.
205 of my 1,142 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 216 votes
Stories. Flash. Works in progress.
My novella, Coo, is published by Alien Buddha Press and can be found here http://tinyurl.com/CooMarkBurrow
My stories
Baby likes
‘Shots.’ ‘Not tequila. Tequila makes me ill.’ ‘No, tequila’s awesome.’ ‘Sambuca?’ ‘I hate aniseed.’
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- 638 reads
The bruise
I hold my arm aloft. The GP, a well-spoken man in his fifties, tells me ‘it’s only a bruise’. ‘Why won’t it go, then?’
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- 868 reads
English Country Garden
I could laze here among the weeds of the garden for a thousand years. Irene waters her roses next door, looking at me askance. I know you’re watching me Irene because I’m watching you.
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- 843 reads
All phone calls after midnight are bad calls
(2500 words) Pyser Lee slept badly on Sunday nights. He worried about the week ahead, work. Having finally drifted off, he didn't want to go to the kitchen and answer his ringing phone. 'You have to answer it,' said Miranda sleepily.
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White Space (Words 4291)
White Space (Words 4291) Lee Walker pressed down, down, down on the list of names until he saw Taylor Ball. He hesitated then dialled. After five rings, a voice: "Lee? "Mate, yeah. It's me, Lee.
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This tribute to Rutger Hauer
Posted on Tue, 01 Jun 2021
This tribute to Rutger Hauer’s performance in Blade Runner as the android, Roy Batty, is our Pick of the Day.
Here’s the link to the Tears in the Rain monologue: https://www.youtube.com...
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Yep, good in the air. Bit
Posted on Wed, 28 Apr 2021
Yep, good in the air. Bit moody and inconsistent. However, we have Ivan-the-wonderkid breaking into the first team.
Read full commentPosted in Conversations About Tarkovsky in a Copenhagen Restaurant
This made me roll up!
Posted on Wed, 28 Apr 2021
This made me roll up! Tarkovsky would be a tricky little midfielder, getting between the lines.
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Nice imagery and a skilfully
Posted on Tue, 27 Apr 2021
Nice imagery and a skilfully controlled cadence..
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This is so deftly done.
Posted on Wed, 28 Apr 2021
This is so deftly done. Watched all of his films during the latest lockdown. Utterly mesmerising.
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My favourite time of the day.
Posted on Tue, 27 Apr 2021
My favourite time of the day. As ever, a lovely read.
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The years go by too quickly.
Posted on Tue, 20 Apr 2021
The years go by too quickly. Lovely poem.
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This is stunning --
Posted on Wed, 14 Apr 2021
This is stunning -- incredibly moving and tender and yet with a strong, consistent voice driving the words. Brilliantly done and takes guts to write.
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This is tremendous writing,
Posted on Tue, 06 Apr 2021
This is tremendous writing, Di_Hard. It sweeps you along.
Read full commentPosted in to pick up time
This is a treat. "The careful
Posted on Thu, 08 Apr 2021
This is a treat. "The careful politics of birds" is a brilliant turn of phrase. Robins definitely suffer small man syndrome (random fact: think my favourite discovery while living out in the countryside has been the song thrush).
Very...
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