Mark Say
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I have 75 stories published in
3 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 203897 times
and 109 of my stories have been cherry picked.
146 of my 791 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 147 votes
My stories
The Man in the Crypt
My brother became obsessed with a statue
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Artemisia’s Hammer
A man and woman contemplate a scene of violence. Inspired by Artemisia Gentileschi.
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Dinner with Adele
I had a young woman made to look after my daughter. Then things became complicated.
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The Reawakening 3/3
I found an ally from my own distant generation
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The Reawakening (2/3)
I met my descendants, and faced a reckoning for the past
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Excellent Jane
Posted on Mon, 18 Nov 2024
Punch and Judy have had a weird place in our national psyche. A few years ago I saw a show at an event that was full of nice, middle aged, middle class people who were probably very caring and liberal minded - and they all laughed merrily at the...
Read full commentPosted in Cricks Crocodile
Effectively creepy ...
Posted on Mon, 28 Oct 2024
... and a clever twist at the end. Well done Marandina.
Read full commentPosted in Ghost Story
Good story
Posted on Sun, 29 Sep 2024
Quite intriguing, and a clever twist at the end.
Read full commentPosted in The Follower
Very good story
Posted on Thu, 05 Sep 2024
Given more weight by the fact that with advances in technology it has a lot of credibilty.
Lots of ethical and emotional issues in something like this.
Read full commentPosted in Ghostbot (Part Two of Two)
Interesting idea
Posted on Sat, 07 Sep 2024
There could be a novel in the idea of the Devil as a therapist.
Read full commentPosted in No escape from reality
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...
Read full commentPosted in Behind the Church
Thanks for the comments all
Posted on Thu, 22 Aug 2024
Although I can't recall writing the story now.
Read full commentPosted in The Big Blank (2/2)
The Biscotti Exception
Posted on Wed, 05 Jun 2024
Sounds like a Dan Brown novel.
Read full commentPosted in The DWQ (Dunk-Whunk Quotient)
Nice one Luigi .....
Posted on Sat, 01 Jun 2024
.... but I hope your next door neighbour doesn't read this.
Read full commentPosted in I Am A Sinner
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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