Mark Burrow

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I have 97 stories published in 4 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 147385 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

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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
 

My stories

Cherry

Not too Much to Ask

Some blokes, they dream about free climbing El Capitan, cycling the alps, taking their family to Disney World or Disneyland. Not me.
Gold cherry

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.
Gold cherry

Ticking

The owner of the restaurant, Pete, fired Darren for arguing with a customer. Darren was adamant he did nothing wrong.
Cherry

Shrinkage

Breaking the monotony of lifting boxes
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Cherry

For Bob

Dead on a bench at 38.
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148 of my comments have received 154 Great Feedback votes

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My favourite time of the day.

Posted on Tue, 27 Apr 2021

My favourite time of the day. As ever, a lovely read. 

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Posted in Sunrise

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The years go by too quickly.

Posted on Tue, 20 Apr 2021

The years go by too quickly. Lovely poem. 

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Posted in Before We Kissed Goodnight

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This is stunning --

Posted on Wed, 14 Apr 2021

This is stunning -- incredibly moving and tender and yet with a strong, consistent voice driving the words. Brilliantly done and takes guts to write. 

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Posted in Setting Sons

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This is tremendous writing,

Posted on Tue, 06 Apr 2021

This is tremendous writing, Di_Hard. It sweeps you along.  

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Posted in to pick up time

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This is a treat. "The careful

Posted on Thu, 08 Apr 2021

This is a treat. "The careful politics of birds" is a brilliant turn of phrase. Robins definitely suffer small man syndrome (random fact: think my favourite discovery while living out in the countryside has been the song thrush).

Very...

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Posted in Who killed Cock Robin?

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I liked this Luigi -- pretty

Posted on Thu, 25 Mar 2021

I liked this Luigi -- pretty sure a lot of people out there will feel the same.

I always loved that quote from Philip K Dick: “There will come a time when it isn't: 'They're spying on me through my phone' anymore'. Eventually, it will be...

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Posted in A Lack of Application(s)

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A joy to read. Skilfully done

Posted on Tue, 16 Mar 2021

A joy to read. Skilfully done too. 

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Posted in Vernal Equinox

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Brilliantly funny. Superb. 

Posted on Mon, 15 Feb 2021

Brilliantly funny. Superb. 

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Posted in Letters in the attic

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Hence me forgetting to gild

Posted on Mon, 08 Feb 2021

Hence me forgetting to gild the cherry! Sorry. Lovely poem. Sparked a lot of memories for me too and I like it when something I read does that. 

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Posted in Mehtab Bagh (Moonlight Garden)

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This evocative take on a trip

Posted on Mon, 08 Feb 2021

This evocative take on a trip to view the Taj Mahal is our Facebook and Twitter Pick of the Day. Please do like and share! 

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Posted in Mehtab Bagh (Moonlight Garden)

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