Mark Burrow
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I have 90 stories published in
4 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 208733 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
Dayroom Conversation
It was the girls who starved themselves at school. Never the boys. No-one could explain why.
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Weightless
In the beginning, the absence of a body bothered me. I‘d look in the mirror and get upset about my weightlessness. Like all bouts of anxiety and melancholy, it passed.
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Pigeon Variations - Ch 4 - Hero Grill Chef
The hotplate was vicious. Pyser had a shift with Phil one night. Phil was doing the usual. Two greasy wooden sticks to flip strips of chicken, pork, beef, fish, whatever the customers had given them in a bowl to cook.
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Pigeon Variations - Ch 1 - Control
There was this itching sensation swarming over Pyser. He knew something was wrong with him. It went under the skin. Into his blood stream.
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Fairground
“Passports,” said the man from behind a row of tables. We shuffled along. Farther back, by a wall, soldiers watched us going by, one by one. Their berets, khaki uniforms and Russian assault rifles clashed with our tie-die trousers, hats, bracelets and beads.
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This is great. Congrats on
Posted on Fri, 05 May 2023
This is great. Congrats on PoW.
Read full commentPosted in A Flower is Not a Flower
Yes, totally agree btw. That
Posted on Tue, 02 May 2023
Yes, totally agree btw. That first section is done with real sensitivity and skill.
Read full commentPosted in Alien Murmuration - Chapter 14 (1991)
Could hear you reading this.
Posted on Tue, 02 May 2023
Could hear you reading this. Some charming images.
Read full commentPosted in Above Upper Hill
Enjoyable read, M. Flows
Posted on Thu, 27 Apr 2023
Enjoyable read, M. Flows really nicely.
I actually thought he was going to bring his wife back after the dog, so the end scene was a nice twist.
I really like your sci-fi. And the best sci-fi for me is always a twist on the present...
Read full commentPosted in Hereafter: A Holodog Story (Part Three of Three)
You definitely have. You've
Posted on Tue, 11 Apr 2023
You definitely have. You've got such a clear voice too.
Read full commentPosted in Hidden in the Mayonnaise (Part 2)
Natural storytelling is a
Posted on Mon, 10 Apr 2023
Natural storytelling is a good way to describe it. You bring characters to life so quickly.
Read full commentPosted in Hidden in the Mayonnaise (Part 1)
So smooth to read. I love how
Posted on Tue, 11 Apr 2023
So smooth to read. I love how you get so much joy in your writing.
Read full commentPosted in Hidden in the Mayonnaise (Part 2)
Very well written, Marandina.
Posted on Tue, 11 Apr 2023
Very well written, Marandina. The details of their lives is really strong and vibrant. You evoke childhood brilliantly -- I remembered the coldness of those sheets pre-central heating. I liked the twist into the weird and otherworldly too. ...
Read full commentPosted in Tommyknocker
Really nicely crafted and
Posted on Mon, 03 Apr 2023
Really nicely crafted and well written. Was great to hear this live on Saturday.
Read full commentPosted in A Requiem for One Man’s Life (Edited and Updated 2023)
Congrats -- this poem is our
Posted on Tue, 04 Apr 2023
Congrats -- this poem is our Pick of the Day. Please do share on social in the usual places.
Read full commentPosted in Relaxed Day In Summer
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