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I have 212 stories published in 4 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 123269 times and 74 of my stories have been cherry picked.
7 of my 50 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 8 votes

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Mark Pithie

Poet , Prose Writer and occasional Blogger.

My blog is called The Eclectic Audiolab and includes poetry , short stories and music related musings and memoirs. I have self- published  two poetry pamphlets  namely 'Back Wynd of the Mind' in 2011, and 'All Those Years Ago' in 2023, and am currently thinking about another collection , maybe next year some time, here's hoping!

My stories

Christmas? Party? -Haiku

A couple argue both wearing tinsel as scarves- Christmas jeers to all!

Shopping to Excess - (2025 Remix)

Sunday , still November Urban urchins, Doric divas, Tik-Tok toerags, Facebook fops from tenement flats and tower blocks all descend, upon the city to...
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November Night

Cycling along in the heart of the 'Deen, returning back home from Books and Beans, Through the main street, the wind a'blowing, my thoughts are full...

November Haiku

Foggy here today Grey as Aberdeen Granite Can't see woods or trees!
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1980

The year I entered adult life Saturday job in Top Man's shop, A bit too young yet, for a wife, Heavy metal , it was the tops. 'Maiden, Motorhead,...
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7 of my comments have received 8 Great Feedback votes

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I enjoyed that poem, very

Posted on Thu, 22 Sep 2022

I enjoyed that poem, very evocative!

I like Autumn a lot also, the changing colours on the trees, the sunsets, and I enjoy taking pics of the changing scenes as the season progresses towards winter.

Regards

Mark

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Posted in In Lucid Dreams

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Enjoyed this one!

Posted on Tue, 17 Jun 2025

I enjoyed this one with its looking back to the past from the present point of view.

I'm enjoying gardening in my retirement, which I didn't enjoy when I was young!

Maybe there's a poem in that for me.

Great stuff!

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Posted in When Time Has Elapsed

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Great poem, I really enjoyed

Posted on Sat, 21 Sep 2024

Great poem, I really enjoyed it.

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Posted in Enchanted insects

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Enjoyed this one a lot!

Posted on Mon, 12 Dec 2022

Enjoyed this one a lot!

All the Best

Mark

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Posted in Walk In December Snow

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Excellent poem, thanks for that!

Posted on Mon, 13 Dec 2021

Really enjoyed this one, full of great phrases and seasonal imagery,

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Posted in Robin At Winter Solstice

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Thoroughly enjoyed !

Posted on Tue, 01 Dec 2020

Thoroughly enjoyed this one you read tonight at the Virtual Reading.. It reminds me of the guys I used to encounter in pubs in Glasgow, back in the '80s when I went there for working training courses. Excellent stuff, reminded me of James Kelman...

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Posted in A Hauf an a Hauf

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Excellent poem!

Posted on Wed, 14 Apr 2021

Excellent poem!

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Posted in Setting Sons