Mark Say
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I have 52 stories published in
3 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 64464 times
and 67 of my stories have been cherry picked.
91 of my 559 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 93 votes
Great stuff Colin
Posted on Sun, 19 Jun 2022
I've said that I've struggled with written prose in a strong vernacular like this, but in audio format it's great to my ears. I suppose different media work best for different people.
And I found it quite gripping, conveying a strong sense...
Read full commentPosted in Sheep Without a Shepherd (Extract from my debut novel)
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
Succinct and effective
Posted on Sat, 11 May 2019
Captures that tension between an intellectual challenge and the desire to avoid a difficult personal entanglement very well. I can sympathise with the narrator.
Read full commentPosted in Instinct Dictates
Tantalising images, and I
Posted on Sat, 21 Jan 2023
Tantalising images, and I like the nod to Edgar Allen Poe.
Read full commentPosted in Welkin Spirit
Intriguing images ....
Posted on Sun, 15 Jan 2023
... and a mysterious ring to it, but also a hint of something uplifting at the end. Good one Laurie.
Read full commentPosted in The bridge of Sante Fe
Made me smile
Posted on Wed, 28 Dec 2022
Wetherspoons ... great place for a first date.
Read full commentPosted in The Tinder Date (Tinder is the night)
Short, bitter sweet and very
Posted on Sun, 11 Dec 2022
Short, bitter sweet and very powerful. I think you convey all the emotions in this with great skill.
Read full commentPosted in May you live all the days of your life
15?
Posted on Wed, 23 Nov 2022
I think there's valid scope for argument as to how that young woman truly feels about what she did a few years ago. I don't have a position on that; like most people I'm too far detachjed to really know her state of mind. But the fact remains...
Read full commentPosted in Fifteen.
Good one Laurie
Posted on Fri, 04 Nov 2022
I love the sense of defiance against the inevitable in the final stanza.
Read full commentPosted in Old
Good one Ewan
Posted on Sun, 06 Nov 2022
Assuming this is written from a perspective of around 20+ years ago, as references suggest World War One and it mentions the ex-soldier's centenary. Good in conveying a lot through a handful of vivid images.
Read full commentPosted in On Ainley Top Looking Down
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