Mark Burrow
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I have 97 stories published in
4 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 147382 times
and 191 of my stories have been cherry picked.
148 of my 874 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
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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Assassin in My Village Supermarket
Buying scotch eggs and a pint of milk in my village supermarket,
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Congrats -- this is our Pick
Posted on Tue, 03 Aug 2021
Congrats -- this is our Pick of the Day. Please do share on Facebook and Twitter
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I like how the momentum of
Posted on Tue, 03 Aug 2021
I like how the momentum of this builds in such a controlled, marshalled way, Great imagery. I was there in the park, watching this unfold.
Read full commentPosted in Tiresias and the Birds
Enjoyed this, M. Ambitious
Posted on Tue, 03 Aug 2021
Enjoyed this, M. Ambitious and well executed. Made me think of the Tibetan Book of the Dead. “Past thinking determines our present status, and our present thinking determines our future status; for we are what we think."
Read full commentPosted in Saccades of Sands
It's really good, Richard.
Posted on Tue, 27 Jul 2021
It's really good, Richard. Strong imagery and a message that rings true. Thanks for posting.
Read full commentPosted in The Wonder of it All
Enjoyed this poem, Richard.
Posted on Tue, 27 Jul 2021
Enjoyed this poem, Richard.
Please share on Facebook and Twitter as this deceptively simple piece us our Pick of the Day.
Read full commentPosted in The Wonder of it All
I was going to use a pic of a
Posted on Tue, 20 Jul 2021
I was going to use a pic of a vending machine!
Read full commentPosted in When Robert Left Helen
Or "When Helen Left Robert".
Posted on Tue, 20 Jul 2021
Or "When Helen Left Robert". This made me laugh. It's nicely done.
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Brilliantly done. Some great
Posted on Tue, 20 Jul 2021
Brilliantly done. Some great turns of phrase but I love "slick of oil at the boundaries of time".
Read full commentPosted in The First Stars
It's well deserved! Thank you
Posted on Tue, 08 Jun 2021
It's well deserved! Thank you for posting it
Read full commentPosted in Pride
Congratulations - This is our
Posted on Tue, 08 Jun 2021
Congratulations - This is our Pick of the Day!
Please do feel free to share on Facebook and Twitter
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