Mark Say

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I have 70 stories published in 3 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 139632 times and 99 of my stories have been cherry picked.
134 of my 726 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 136 votes

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My stories

The Third Time (1/2)

Plague, pandemic ... and aliens
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White Doors

A mind trapped inside a painting
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Harold’s Big Sleep

A dog's final visit to the vet drags up a dark secret
Gold cherry

Second Star to the Right

Seventeen years, three meetings, two stars

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134 of my comments have received 136 Great Feedback votes

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Thump thump thump

Posted on Fri, 04 Feb 2022

Pounding rhythm and vivid imagery makes this an engrossing piece. Well done Turlough.

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Posted in Her Troubles

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Lovely story

Posted on Sun, 30 Jan 2022

I like the way you've woven the element of fantasy into a familiar life lesson about needing to move on at certain times, even when it causes an upset. And a nice upbeat ending. Greatly enjoyed donignacio.

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Posted in The Locksmith (Part 2)

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Good piece Turlogh

Posted on Sun, 30 Jan 2022

An interesting slice of observational reportage. I've been in a couple of beautiful places where I've also been aware of terrible things happening the past.

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Posted in Maglic Moments

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Enjoyed this. A touch of

Posted on Sat, 15 Jan 2022

Enjoyed this. A touch of Philip K Dick about it.

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Posted in Timesnot

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Good story

Posted on Sun, 28 Nov 2021

I like the way you conveyed the sudden surge of anxiety brought on by the shock of not seeing your partner there.

Might have been a little stronger if you had given him a name; it depersonalises it a little to refer to him only as your...

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Posted in Trail Of Misunderstanding

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A lovely reminiscence

Posted on Sat, 23 Oct 2021

Especially for those of us of a 'certain age'.

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Posted in That Was Genesis

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Ho ho ho!

Posted on Sun, 19 Sep 2021

A nice amusing tale with a neat little twist. Well done Luigi.

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Posted in Travels with my Aunt

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Painful but touching

Posted on Fri, 27 Aug 2021

I like the way you convey all the pressures of dealing with a very panful situation through just a few highly believable details. Good one Ewan.

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Posted in A Home Coming

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Nice piece

Posted on Mon, 30 Aug 2021

Convincing imagery of an oppressively hot day. Just reading it made me want to have a lie down. 

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Posted in A Hot Afternoon in Malki Chiflik

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Nice story

Posted on Sun, 18 Jul 2021

A welcome antidote to the horrific memories of school dinners.

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Posted in School Day Memories

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