Mark Burrow
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148 of my 877 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 154 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
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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Sadly, they do.
Posted on Sat, 11 Feb 2023
Sadly, they do.
Just seen something slightly different in Brighton. Two men in their fifties taking their rather large remote control cars for a spin along the high street.
Something to do on a Saturday night, I guess.
Read full commentPosted in Execution
Congrats on this -- well
Posted on Tue, 07 Feb 2023
Congrats on this -- well deserved.
Read full commentPosted in The Edge of Heaven
The voice in this is
Posted on Thu, 09 Feb 2023
The voice in this is tremendously defiant. The imagery and turns of phrase are so good you immediately have to read again. Loved it.
Read full commentPosted in The Shadows of Birds
It's crazy how on the money
Posted on Tue, 07 Feb 2023
It's crazy how on the money PKD was.
And I should have said, it's nice to be editing again.
Read full commentPosted in The Edge of Heaven
Really enjoyed this. The
Posted on Tue, 07 Feb 2023
Really enjoyed this. The description of St Thomas' is spot on. Most of all, I loved the interplay of memories. I hope there's more to come.
Read full commentPosted in The Edge of Heaven
And if you don't have a clue
Posted on Mon, 06 Feb 2023
And if you don't have a clue
pick up your phone and deliveroo
As you can see, I'm not a poet.
Enjoyed this.
Read full commentPosted in Herbs
Really strong imagery.
Posted on Sat, 04 Feb 2023
Really strong imagery. Enjoyed this and, being a dog owner, definitely strikes a chord.
Read full commentPosted in two paths (may be distressing)
Nicely done. Has a Leonard
Posted on Sat, 04 Feb 2023
Nicely done. Has a Leonard Cohen, Songs of Love and Hate, feel about it.
Read full commentPosted in The Wheel in the Cave
Really enjoyed this. Good
Posted on Mon, 30 Jan 2023
Really enjoyed this. Good stuff.
Read full commentPosted in The Dream Tax
Hi Di -- thanks so much for
Posted on Wed, 01 Feb 2023
Hi Di -- thanks so much for reading and the feedback. Not sure if this will answer your question as I'm hopeless with self-analysis (just ask my counsellor), but it's a nusery rhyme-style phrase that I think works for unthinking, unfeeling action...
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