Mark Burrow

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I have 97 stories published in 4 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 147531 times and 191 of my stories have been cherry picked.
148 of my 877 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 154 votes

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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
 

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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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148 of my comments have received 154 Great Feedback votes

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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. 

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Posted in Execution

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Congrats on this -- well

Posted on Tue, 07 Feb 2023

Congrats on this -- well deserved. 

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Posted in The Edge of Heaven

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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. 

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Posted in The Shadows of Birds

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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.

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Posted in The Edge of Heaven

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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. 

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Posted in The Edge of Heaven

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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. 

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Posted in Herbs

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Really strong imagery.

Posted on Sat, 04 Feb 2023

Really strong imagery. Enjoyed this and, being a dog owner, definitely strikes a chord. 

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Posted in two paths (may be distressing)

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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.

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Posted in The Wheel in the Cave

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Really enjoyed this. Good

Posted on Mon, 30 Jan 2023

Really enjoyed this. Good stuff. 

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Posted in The Dream Tax

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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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Posted in planet go boom

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