Mark Say

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I have 54 stories published in 3 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 66428 times and 71 of my stories have been cherry picked.
94 of my 570 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 96 votes

My stories

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AlphaMalePlus

A laptop computer pays witness as a Twitter troll is confronted by an awful revelation
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The Temptation

Flipping a New Testament story into a very different perspective
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Whispers from the Hole

An artist creates a dark force that he cannot control .... Written with a nod to MR James
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New Year’s Eve, 1999

Hours from the turn of the century, an old man recalls an episode of terrified desperation from his youth.
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Big Macs in Bangkok

A disturbing sight, a reckless reaction ... and then ...

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94 of my comments have received 96 Great Feedback votes

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Great metaphor

Posted on Sun, 13 Dec 2020

And very perceptive in conveying the way we gradually let many things go from our minds.

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Posted in Certain Memories

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Convincing

Posted on Sun, 16 Aug 2020

Makes a valid point that supposedly unimportant details of a childhood can leave long lasting scars.

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Posted in The Boy with Tight Underpants

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I'd just point out ...

Posted on Fri, 07 Aug 2020

... that statues are nearly always erected as an expression of admiration for a person. I can fully understand the growing objections when that person was actively involved in something that is impossible to defend. Even if it's a reminder of a...

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Posted in American Demons

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Oh yes!

Posted on Sat, 01 Aug 2020

I like the way this creates a sustained fizz through the choice of words and imagery of the natural world at work. Good poem.

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Posted in Electric Bees

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Ho ho ho!

Posted on Sat, 11 Jul 2020

A nice little satirical take on our current dilemma.

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Posted in Take Off That Gloomy Mask of Tragedy!

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Mixed feelings ...

Posted on Sat, 11 Apr 2020

...about this. There's some interesting history, but it seems to be a conversation from another story and goes on for a very long time without moving that story on. Needs some reminder of the underlying narrative.

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Posted in Fatum Per Annorum Milia (3)

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I like ...

Posted on Sun, 15 Mar 2020

... the way you pack a lot of detail of the men's history together into a very succinct piece, and convey the experience of people from a shared background having very different experiences of life. Good piece Kilb.

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Posted in Reunion

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An enjoyable read

Posted on Wed, 26 Feb 2020

A nice piece of childhood nostalgia free of any tweeness. I like the references to the inside of the bus; the type of thing that strikes the senses of a young child.

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Posted in Buses

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Good one Laurie

Posted on Sun, 29 Dec 2019

Really enjoyed fhis.

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Posted in The emergency bassoonist

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Very good

Posted on Sun, 15 Dec 2019

A neat little tale, believable dialogue and a couple of unexpected twists. And I love the line about the 'little bastard Cupid'.

 

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Posted in A Noir Christmas Tale

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