Mark Say

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I have 70 stories published in 3 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 164649 times and 99 of my stories have been cherry picked.
139 of my 757 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 141 votes

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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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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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139 of my comments have received 141 Great Feedback votes

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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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Good story

Posted on Sat, 08 May 2021

Bleak but engaging. Although I suppose I would enjoy being a Londoner rather than Ingerlish.

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Posted in Ingerland My Ingerland

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Quite painful ...

Posted on Sat, 01 May 2021

... but also very touching. I like the way you convey the sense of a body and mind not quite in control but also relishing life.

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Posted in Impaired

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Lovely piece Penny

Posted on Sun, 21 Mar 2021

My wife and I have had similar experiences with cats; you know when you're ready to take one in, and you soon know whether they're right for living with you. When my wife's old cat died we had two new ones within two months and they were with us...

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Posted in "The Canines of My Life"

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Good one Ewan

Posted on Mon, 01 Mar 2021

I like the way it conveys a sense of struggle with a handful of sharp images.

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Posted in Nocturne

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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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