Mark Burrow
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I have 97 stories published in
4 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 147384 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
The Places
I took a walk in the countryside yesterday
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The Boy with Tight Underpants
After all these years, I still see myself as Tight Pants.
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No Eagles Allowed
Darren and Kelly were sitting in a pub near Brighton station, sharing a plate of dim sum. “Do you know what I hate about Russian dolls?” he said.
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The Things We Do for Love
Pyser walked along a beach at dawn. He heard the cries of an injured seagull. It was entangled in strips of plastic. The seabird’s left wing seemed broken.
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The Careers Teacher
Mrs Darwish, the manageress, was standing behind the main desk flicking through papers.
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I enjoyed this, M. The
Posted on Tue, 08 Jun 2021
I enjoyed this, M. The honesty comes across and carries the reader through to the end. Good stuff.
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Lovely poem, SJ. Evocative
Posted on Mon, 07 Jun 2021
Lovely poem, SJ. Evocative and moving.
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His short stories are
Posted on Tue, 01 Jun 2021
His short stories are generally terrifc too. He wrote on speed and went mad at the end but there are some absolute crackers in there.
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Check out A Scanner Darkly.
Posted on Tue, 01 Jun 2021
Check out A Scanner Darkly. That's probably his best, or The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch. To be fair, Androids isn't up there with those two.
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Enjoyed it, P.
Posted on Tue, 01 Jun 2021
Enjoyed it, P.
One of my favourite films. I love 2049 too. Strangely, I was disparaging of 2049 the first time I watched but now I'm bowled over by it.
However, nothing quite beats that opening sequence of the original.
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This tribute to Rutger Hauer
Posted on Tue, 01 Jun 2021
This tribute to Rutger Hauer’s performance in Blade Runner as the android, Roy Batty, is our Pick of the Day.
Here’s the link to the Tears in the Rain monologue: https://www.youtube.com...
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Yep, good in the air. Bit
Posted on Wed, 28 Apr 2021
Yep, good in the air. Bit moody and inconsistent. However, we have Ivan-the-wonderkid breaking into the first team.
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This made me roll up!
Posted on Wed, 28 Apr 2021
This made me roll up! Tarkovsky would be a tricky little midfielder, getting between the lines.
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Nice imagery and a skilfully
Posted on Tue, 27 Apr 2021
Nice imagery and a skilfully controlled cadence..
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This is so deftly done.
Posted on Wed, 28 Apr 2021
This is so deftly done. Watched all of his films during the latest lockdown. Utterly mesmerising.
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