Mark Burrow
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I have 81 stories published in
4 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 80611 times
and 149 of my stories have been cherry picked.
107 of my 648 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 110 votes
My stories
Lilly Ng and the Starlight Burger Bar
1. Career Opportunities When Leon Fish was 15-years old he told Mr Bier, his depressed and cynical Careers teacher, that he wanted to become a captain of industry.
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Tinder – Ch 10 – Lewis
Some residents were bad. Albert, he was the worst by far.
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Tinder - ch 4 - Barry
Everyone’s entitled to their own opinions. I’m not saying I’m always right.
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Tinder – Ch 3 – Dee
My younger brother Mike has a terrific sense of humour. He has this infectious laugh that cracks people up.
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Tinder – Part 2 – Terry
For the past couple of weeks I had been on at Deirdre to let me have a go. ‘That’s one way traffic,’ she’d say, cackling like a hyena.
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Really well-captured and
Posted on Wed, 02 Sep 2020
Really well-captured and evocative poem. Where I'm living at the mo actually backs onto this forest -- I'd say you nailed it!
Read full commentPosted in Peace In The Forest
Mission accomplished. This
Posted on Fri, 21 Aug 2020
Mission accomplished. This has made me want to rewatch Wild Strawberries.
Read full commentPosted in Bibi Andersson
Poignant was the word that
Posted on Tue, 04 Aug 2020
Poignant was the word that came to me as well. The tone of this is spot on. It's crazy how all the safety nets for the most vulnerable are being systematically removed.
Read full commentPosted in On The Covid Road To Armageddon
Yes, you've hit the nail on
Posted on Mon, 03 Aug 2020
Yes, you've hit the nail on the head with this Luigi. I sometimes think this vile pandemic is just a little taster of what's to come if we don't act soon.
Read full commentPosted in As the Walrus Said
The contrasts in the imagery
Posted on Fri, 31 Jul 2020
The contrasts in the imagery are great. Well deserved pick of the day.
You're very welcome to simply listen in for the Zoom reading if you wish. No pressure - but understand if you prefer not to.
Read full commentPosted in Boys From An Ancient Wood
The style of this feels
Posted on Fri, 31 Jul 2020
The style of this feels different. Love how the voice carries you along -- the ending didn't quite land for me, though (I think it's the mass depondency paragraph).
However, this did remind me an episode of Kilroy, where a bloke from...
Read full commentPosted in Minnesota Fats
Excellent. This was my
Posted on Mon, 13 Jul 2020
Excellent. This was my favourite part:
Right there in the middle of the city, a field.
Noodle stalls watch suspiciously as we move
Through the chicken fog, spitting pans, and away
To a field of wet grass and...
Read full commentPosted in The Storm Of A Thousand Years
This is spuddy great!
Posted on Tue, 07 Jul 2020
This is spuddy great!
Read full commentPosted in Boiled, Deep-fried, Steamed and Mashed
Haha! I'm intrigued by the
Posted on Tue, 07 Jul 2020
Haha! I'm intrigued by the horn, poodle and WD40. Yes, it needs more. Agreed .The challenge I set myself was to keep it at 250 words. I want to write v short pieces while trying to finish a longer piece of work. I should try another version to...
Read full commentPosted in Not too Much to Ask
Wistful is the word. It has
Posted on Sun, 14 Jun 2020
Wistful is the word. It has this sense of memories ebbing and flowing. "We can make-believe it's Sunday, when the silence is only the pause before we begin again..." Superb.
Read full commentPosted in Shark Eye Shell
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