Mark Burrow
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I have 95 stories published in
4 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 146223 times
and 187 of my stories have been cherry picked.
145 of my 847 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 151 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
Tina
I caught this boy, Dan, gawping at my ankle chain in a maths class once… I was like, “Oi, Noncy Nonce, stop perving at me.” Everyone was cracking up...
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The Riots
The news showed footage of shop windows being smashed. Cars tipped on their sides and set alight. Rioters lobbed stones and bottles at the police. A...
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Love Shapes
I met a man with tattoos in a pub who told me that love is shaped like an English poppy. I laughed in his face. “A poppy? What kind of idiot are you...
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An Imperial Man
The fare gazed out the back of the cab as we crossed the Thames, eyes fixed on the night black water. At first, I thought the tranny would be chatty and bubbly like they were on TV or in panto.
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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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Powerful poem about ageing
Posted on Mon, 14 Dec 2020
Skilfully done.
This powerful poem about ageing and nature is our Facebook and Twitter Pick of the Day -- please do share.
Read full commentPosted in Langdale Pikes In Winter
And another one to add to the
Posted on Sat, 12 Dec 2020
And another one to add to the list. Fantastic.
Read full commentPosted in Ibis
Underneath the polite,
Posted on Sun, 06 Dec 2020
Underneath the polite, measured reflections, there’s something deliciously weird and off-kilter going on in this story, which is why it is our Facebook and Twitter Pick of the Day. Please share!
Read full commentPosted in Friendship
Beautufully done.
Posted on Mon, 07 Dec 2020
Beautifully done.
And I want one for Christmas.
Read full commentPosted in Darwin’s Creatures
Haha! I really am!
Posted on Sun, 06 Dec 2020
Haha! I really am!
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No problem, Grace. Good to
Posted on Fri, 04 Dec 2020
No problem, Grace. Good to have some nice plans for a happier year ahead!
Read full commentPosted in The Three Gardens. Part Five.
Sounds like a very nice plan.
Posted on Fri, 04 Dec 2020
Sounds like a very nice plan.
Read full commentPosted in The Three Gardens. Part Five.
Really admire how you blend
Posted on Mon, 02 Nov 2020
Really admire how you blend the imagery of animals with the impermanence of consciousness.
Read full commentPosted in Screech
Really impressive, Mark --
Posted on Sun, 06 Sep 2020
Really impressive, Mark -- well done.
Read full commentPosted in Brewster's Way 4
No worries -- I think it
Posted on Sun, 06 Sep 2020
No worries -- I think it conveys this idea of there being a kind of beauty in how existence and suffering are intertwined. However, that could just be my mindset on a Monday morning before a 3-hour meeting.
Read full commentPosted in The Death of a Star
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