Mark Say
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I have 70 stories published in
3 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 164655 times
and 99 of my stories have been cherry picked.
139 of my 757 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 141 votes
My stories
Behind the Church
Outcasts grappling with a dilemma of belief. Inspired by a painting by Lionel Feininger
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The Big Blank (2/2)
I had two accidents more than twenty-five years apart, and remembered nothing from in between
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The Big Blank (1/2)
I had two accidents more than twenty-five years apart, and remembered nothing from in between
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Saviour's Face
I recognised the stranger's face from a painting. (Inspired by Alexej von Jawlensky)
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A Woman Who Likes Jazz
I finally found a woman who really liked jazz music
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That's the way to do it!
Posted on Sat, 10 May 2025
A nice concise story with a great ending
Read full commentPosted in Your child will remember this day forever
A nice slice of noir
Posted on Thu, 17 Apr 2025
But packing a pistol into a bra sounds very uncomfortable.
Read full commentPosted in Sodality
I'll give this a big tick
Posted on Sat, 12 Apr 2025
I like the way it builds a mysterious tension then flips into something more light hearted.
Read full commentPosted in Tick-tock, tick-tock
Good story
Posted on Sat, 22 Mar 2025
That's what we need in the world .... more rubber ducks!
Read full commentPosted in So glad you made it
Nicely evocative ...
Posted on Fri, 14 Mar 2025
...of a vague but lasting feeling from a gentle encounter.
Read full commentPosted in Orphic Pleasures
Yes,kids can be bastards
Posted on Sat, 22 Feb 2025
My memory of school was that there was no correlation between a kid being a bully and having a 'difficult' home. Some kids are just little shits.
Read full commentPosted in Nicola's Privilege
This is horribly familiar
Posted on Fri, 21 Feb 2025
My school had a sadistic games master who, at the slightest sign of rain, would gleefully cancel football and send us out on long runs, which involved a killer climb at the halfway point. At that age I was overweight, one of those who walked most...
Read full commentPosted in The Sogginess of the Long-Distance Runner
I'd say ....
Posted on Mon, 27 Jan 2025
a big part of Trump's support has come from people who think the sun shines out of his rear end and will always worship him. But he won the election because he managed to attract enough floating/flakey/non-political voters who just liked the...
Read full commentPosted in Ye Mighty
Yes indeed
Posted on Sun, 19 Jan 2025
I always enjoy alternative takes on Bible stories.
Read full commentPosted in City Slicker
Sorry for your loss Penny4.
Posted on Sat, 11 Jan 2025
Sorry for your loss Penny4. The way you convey here it is painfully touching.
Read full commentPosted in "Silence"
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