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You Were Made for Me (1/2)

By mark_say on Mon, 14 Sep 2020

When the rich can have young people designed, grown and conditioned as their perfect companions

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I Saw Her Again

By mark_say on Fri, 24 Jul 2020

A man sees his dead wife in the street

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The Noble Dosser

By mark_say on Fri, 10 Jul 2020

There was something between him and my mum ..... (Inspired by the Peter Howson painting)

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The Third Time (2/2)

By mark_say on Sat, 13 Jun 2020

Plague, pandemic ... and aliens

56 of my comments have received 57 Great Feedback votes

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You're welcome ...

Posted on Fri, 31 Jan 2020

That's how I start every day. It's also why the neighbours want me arrested.

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Succinct and effective

Posted on Sat, 11 May 2019

Captures that tension between an intellectual challenge and the desire to avoid a difficult personal entanglement very well. I can sympathise with the narrator.

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Indeed

Posted on Sat, 12 Sep 2020

An amusing little vignette.

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Very good

Posted on Sun, 23 Aug 2020

I like the way you capture all the uncertainties around individual destinies with a few brief snapshots.

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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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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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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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Ho ho ho!

Posted on Sat, 11 Jul 2020

A nice little satirical take on our current dilemma.

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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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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.