Mark Say

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Dinner with Adele

By Mark Say on Mon, 14 Aug 2023

I had a young woman made to look after my daughter. Then things became complicated.

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The Reawakening 3/3

By Mark Say on Mon, 26 Jun 2023

I found an ally from my own distant generation

The Reawakening (2/3)

By Mark Say on Mon, 26 Jun 2023

I met my descendants, and faced a reckoning for the past

The Reawakening (1/3)

By Mark Say on Mon, 26 Jun 2023

They brought me back to life after a hundred and forty-two years

141 of my comments have received 142 Great Feedback votes

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Well thank you ...

Posted on Tue, 03 Sep 2024

... for comments and PoD.

I wasn't thinking of Kafka when I wrote the story - more German silent cinema - but I can see the similarity.

The painting on which the story is based is in the current Expressionist exhibition at Tate...

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Thanks for the comments all

Posted on Thu, 22 Aug 2024

Although I can't recall writing the story now.

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The Biscotti Exception

Posted on Wed, 05 Jun 2024

Sounds like a Dan Brown novel.

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Nice one Luigi .....

Posted on Sat, 01 Jun 2024

.... but I hope your next door neighbour doesn't read this.

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Excellent

Posted on Thu, 30 May 2024

Great story Turlough. Captures all the tension of wanting to be cool while being bound to your parents, and I get the references to ths school curriculum and music of the time (guess I'm about the same age as you). And a brilliant little twist at...

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An intriguing sense of

Posted on Sat, 06 Apr 2024

An intriguing sense of mystery and frustration.

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Very good. I can imagine that

Posted on Sat, 30 Mar 2024

Very good. I can imagine that stuff like this goes through the minds of a lot of stand-ups who are trying to be 'edgy'; and there's often a fine line between being funny and being a verbal bully.

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Nice piece Jane

Posted on Mon, 26 Feb 2024

Conveys life's disappointments and feelings of fragility, without sinking into hopelessness, with a plenty of nuance and a strong sense of the real world. I could identify with elements of this quite strongly.

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Good one Itane

Posted on Sat, 10 Feb 2024

Works well as a brief story and an interesting observation on human behaviour.

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Nice vignette

Posted on Sat, 18 Nov 2023

Conveys a lot about a life in a few paragraphs. I'm sure it will resonate with plenty of readers.