Mark Say

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I have 62 stories published in 3 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 82275 times and 87 of my stories have been cherry picked.
112 of my 642 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 113 votes

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Harold’s Big Sleep

A dog's final visit to the vet drags up a dark secret
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Second Star to the Right

Seventeen years, three meetings, two stars
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Do You Think They’ll Come Back?

What do we do when aliens have visited Earth then gone away?
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In Character

A succesful actor is confronted by the downside of fame in a supermarket aisle
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AlphaMalePlus

A laptop computer pays witness as a Twitter troll is confronted by an awful revelation
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112 of my comments have received 113 Great Feedback votes

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Very effective ....

Posted on Sat, 13 Feb 2021

... in creating a sense of alienation from the world.

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Posted in Mariner

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That's good

Posted on Sat, 06 Feb 2021

Important that you press ahead with what feels right for you Peter. I can see from others' comments that others are enjoying the stories as you've written.

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Posted in Just Another Minute

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An enlightening piece

Posted on Sun, 07 Feb 2021

Imporant history this.

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Posted in The Campaign for Terrence Oblong - Monty Python and the Porter Ale

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A nice bite of mystery and

Posted on Sun, 17 Jan 2021

A nice bite of mystery and dark humour.

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Posted in Chekhov's Gun

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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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