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I have 227 stories published in
10 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 221316 times
and 60 of my stories have been cherry picked.
1 of my 16 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 2 votes
Mark Ashley
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Gentle and Slow
Slow murmur, slow and steady Gentle and slow Whisper across the world Settle into sleep slumber Gentle and slow Whisper through the desert of dreams...
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The Mask (revisited)
I have a mask of frozen flesh My features stiff and cold Petrified by pain and loss Lovers lost, new and old I hide behind this bitter mask That...
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Valentines
Today is Valentines Day, and the shops are filled with hearts and flowers, all kinds of hearts, no end of flowers. Chocolate hearts, pizza hearts,...
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The First Draft
Words weave and wander Through memory and imagination Crawling out from the hidden spaces Into perceived reality And laid bare with pen and paper The...
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ICE terror
ICE terror Terror on the streets Men in masks with guns Terror on the streets Working for the government Murder is a dirty word That’s how they're...
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agreed... this was written
Posted on Fri, 09 Jan 2026
agreed... this was written very much out of anger, written to be a song mainly, but the words are here...' for what it is worth...
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