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I have 235 stories published in
4 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 156666 times
and 78 of my stories have been cherry picked.
7 of my 52 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 8 votes
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
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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Results: 1979
Gary trudged the last few yards of his morning paper round. Late July and the rain was teeming down. At 16, Gary was a bit old for a paperboy, and...
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Vitreous Humourless
Vitreous Humourless Watching the telly When from my eye’s jelly Small specks obscure my view For a second or two. Vitreous Humour It is rumoured...
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