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I have 227 stories published in
4 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 144822 times
and 75 of my stories have been cherry picked.
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Mark Pithie
Poet and Prose Writer
I have self- published two poetry pamphlets namely 'Back Wynd of the Mind' in 2011, and 'All Those Years Ago' in 2023.
Maybe the time is right for a new publication, maybe this year, time will tell!
My stories
Old Men ( In Darkened Rooms)
We are old men in darkened rooms Of the mind The shutters down The light shut out The life shut out Silent as a tomb An empty barren womb Lonely old...
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Saturday Job (1980)
Saturday Job (1980) School work had improved for Gary since the 0’ Grade results. He had chosen to take 3 Highers -in French, English and Art. These...
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Inspirations and Influences (1984)
(Bound for Glory Continued) Now in his hotel room in a small building at the far end of Sauchiehall Street, Gary was settling in. He had bought a ten...
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Dad's Advice
Twelve years old, not worldly wise, Warmed by black seam’s smoky prize Gazing inside flickering golds Blazing flaming, fiery reds, Hearing the...
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A Visit
In the weekend, Gary’s family would visit his Gran and Grandad who lived in a council estate on the other side of town Once at Gran’s, he would sit...
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