Mark Burrow

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My stories have been read 204789 times and 230 of my stories have been cherry picked.
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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

H/ The Ticket Collector

ch 20, 21, 22 (1200)

D/ The Ticket Collector

Chapters 10, 11, 12 (1000 words)

C/ The Ticket Collector

Ch 7, 8, 9 (1500 words)

Ray Stubbs' Insomnia

RAY STUBBS' INSOMNIA Can't sleep. I get dressed and go for a walk along the Albert Embankment, heading for St Thomas' Hospital in Waterloo. Really, I...
Cherry

Lamb &; Flag

(1906 words)

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205 of my comments have received 216 Great Feedback votes

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Very lucky. I did Rajasthan

Posted on Thu, 14 Jan 2021

Very lucky. I did Rajasthan and then down to Goa (Arambol) for Christmas and New Year with friends (full moon parties!). I then decided I wanted alone time and travelled back up to Varanasi to watch the funeral pyres (moody). I found a room that...

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This is brilliant. I spent

Posted on Thu, 14 Jan 2021

This is brilliant. I spent three months in India. It's my favourite country by far and I'm determined to go back. You've really captured it here, especially the little details. The story bubbling underneath gives it real life. Nice one. 

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Thank you for sharing this

Posted on Thu, 14 Jan 2021

Thank you for sharing this here – it’s a brave thing to do. I can only echo the support and advice of the others on this forum. There are links and numbers to services that are there to help you and people who will listen to what you have to say...

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Posted in How do you forgive a parent?

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No problem. If these are the

Posted on Sat, 09 Jan 2021

No problem. If these are the stories you produce, I suggest you get on it as a matter of urgency. This is proper writing. 

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Posted in Last Things

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Well deserved. 

Posted on Mon, 04 Jan 2021

Well deserved. 

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Posted in Memento

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Really moving, Marandina. You

Posted on Mon, 04 Jan 2021

Really moving, Marandina. You've touched on something here. Thanks for posting it. 

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Posted in Memento

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Really enjoyed this -- I've

Posted on Mon, 28 Dec 2020

Really enjoyed this -- I've had the same reaction to this painting but not actually followed the thought process of why and you've hit the nail on the head. 

Hope you've managed to have a lovely break. 

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Posted in Why didn’t I really like it?

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No probs, it's wonderful. 

Posted on Sun, 20 Dec 2020

No probs, it's wonderful. 

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Posted in Morning

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Congrats - this marvellous

Posted on Sun, 20 Dec 2020

Congrats - this marvellous poem is our Pick of the Day -- please do share on social! 

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Posted in Morning

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"breath of oak" Read that a

Posted on Sun, 20 Dec 2020

"breath of oak" Read that a few times. It's so good. 

Loved the ethereal feel of this. Again.

 

 

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