Mark Burrow
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I have 90 stories published in
4 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 207924 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
The DJs Who Turn into Swans
The swan that Anne kept in the spare room was her ex-boyfriend, Marcus. When Darren had the flat to himself, he liked to sit in the room, which had a paddling pool, and chat to her ex.
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Ticking
The owner of the restaurant, Pete, fired Darren for arguing with a customer. Darren was adamant he did nothing wrong.
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Shrinkage
Breaking the monotony of lifting boxes
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For Bob
Dead on a bench at 38.
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Namaste
I know I should try counting to ten,
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I don't have much forgiveness
Posted on Tue, 28 Feb 2023
I don't have much forgiveness in me I'm afraid. I feel like those politicians have had every opportunity to educate themselves and they've chosen greed, ignorance and bigotry. Telling people with buggar all to upskill themselves is so offensive...
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Cpngrats -- this is our Pick
Posted on Mon, 27 Feb 2023
Cpngrats -- this is our Pick of the Day -- please do share on Facebook, Twitter et al.
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Read this a few times and
Posted on Mon, 27 Feb 2023
Read this a few times and enjoyed it more with each reading. This is really well done -- for some reason, it reminded me of Tarkovsky's Andrei Rublev.
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Nicely done, P and timely. It
Posted on Tue, 21 Feb 2023
Nicely done, P and timely. It's a horrendous mess. I read today that over 800 Russian soldiers are dying a day in Ukraine. Horrific.
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Hugely evocative and loved
Posted on Tue, 14 Feb 2023
Hugely evocative and loved some of the descriptions. I really like the line about friends not being steadfast, but you still cherish the memories and the times had. It's struck me that memory does seem more important & richer as we grow older...
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Really enjoyed this. It's
Posted on Mon, 13 Feb 2023
Really enjoyed this. It's slightly bonkers and made me laugh. Both good things in my book.
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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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Congrats on this -- well
Posted on Tue, 07 Feb 2023
Congrats on this -- well deserved.
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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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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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