Mark Say
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I have 70 stories published in
3 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 129342 times
and 99 of my stories have been cherry picked.
132 of my 719 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 134 votes
My stories
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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The Rubber Face
A stranger in a market, lemon juice, an act of violence
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Resurrection
A short story inspired by the Stanley Spencer painting.
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Izzy Wizzy
A tortured man ... dark magic ... and Sooty.
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Ho ho ho!
Posted on Sat, 11 Jul 2020
A nice little satirical take on our current dilemma.
Read full commentPosted in Take Off That Gloomy Mask of Tragedy!
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.
Read full commentPosted in Fatum Per Annorum Milia (3)
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.
Read full commentPosted in Reunion
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.
Read full commentPosted in Buses
Good one Laurie
Posted on Sun, 29 Dec 2019
Really enjoyed fhis.
Read full commentPosted in The emergency bassoonist
I like ...
Posted on Sun, 24 Nov 2019
... the sense of asking something quite profound but in a brief, lighthearted way. NIce one Ewan.
Read full commentPosted in A Planet-ful of Diamonds
I lke graveyards
Posted on Sun, 03 Nov 2019
This reminds me of what makes them good places to visit .... at least for some of us.
Read full commentPosted in Graveyards
Very good as it is
Posted on Sun, 02 Jun 2019
Very engaging ... in a quite disturbing way. I like the way you concentrate all the tensions in a disintegrating marriage into some of the mundane details, like the quick exit from the shop and the consumption of coffee and snacks. I think a lot...
Read full commentPosted in Pan Out
Good story
Posted on Sat, 11 May 2019
I like the fact that you left this with only a partial discovery, where Eve doesn't learn all the details about her mother's affair. I'd guess it's quite true to life.
Read full commentPosted in Letters from the Poet
Very good
Posted on Wed, 20 Feb 2019
Lots of little tensions and an expectation of future disappointment all conveyed in a few subtle details. Really enjoyed this.
Read full commentPosted in La Femme d'argent
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