Mark Say
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I have 73 stories published in
3 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 182833 times
and 106 of my stories have been cherry picked.
142 of my 775 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 143 votes
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My stories
This Is Where I Die
My friend was going to do something insane
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Spiral Descent
A man learns the the truth about a family legend. Inspired by a painting by CRW Nevinson.
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Colin
He was fourteen-years-old, and had caused a dozen deaths
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The Test
A man is confronted with a big question over where he came from
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The Face in the Pollock
Something ominous in a work of abstract expressionism
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A thoughtful piece
Posted on Sat, 22 Jun 2024
Sorry to read that your son can't see the point in voting. I understand his frustrations, but feel that lets politicians off the hook. If his main concern is environmental issues a vote for the Green Party counts forr something as the numbers...
Read full commentPosted in "For, being green, there is great hope" (quote from Shakespeare's HENRY VI PART 2, ACT 3 SCENE 1)
You're welcome ...
Posted on Fri, 31 Jan 2020
That's how I start every day. It's also why the neighbours want me arrested.
Read full commentPosted in My Name is Slow Commotion
Did you buy the soap?
Posted on Sat, 07 Mar 2026
Read full commentPosted in How Terribly Strange to Be Seventy - A Short Ramble
Good piece Harry
Posted on Wed, 18 Feb 2026
I like the way you convey the sense of happiness in little details of the holiday. And it works well as a standalone piece.
Read full commentPosted in Tom All Alone (13)
Excellent
Posted on Sun, 01 Feb 2026
I love the way this used the central device (literary and physical) of the phone to hunt at meanings. Quite thought provoking and one for prodding at emotions.
Read full commentPosted in While I Wasn't Listening
A good read
Posted on Tue, 23 Dec 2025
I like the sense of an unresolved messiness about it all, reflecting the real world lack of outcome in some murder cases.
Read full commentPosted in Fade
Excellent
Posted on Mon, 17 Nov 2025
All the imagery seems so pertinent to the state of the world. The mix of the mundane and the terrifying makes them very powerful.
Read full commentPosted in The World is Closed
Disturbing but very good
Posted on Tue, 11 Nov 2025
Captures the sour, angry and irrational mood that seems to be taking hold.
Read full commentPosted in Land of Hope and Fury
Oh my!
Posted on Sat, 09 Aug 2025
It turned out not to be the story I thought it was. Entertaining.
Read full commentPosted in Do angels deserve to die?
That's a delight
Posted on Sun, 17 Aug 2025
I've listened to Django Reinhardt over the years and think this really captures the spirit of his music.
Read full commentPosted in Django, Gitáno Gitaristo (Django, Gypsy Guitarist)
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