Mark Say

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StoryWeightless Mark Burrow243 years 9 months ago
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My stories

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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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Elephant Dung

Love turns sour as two people stare at a painting that uses more than paint. (Inspired by Chris Ofili)
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Lucas (part 2/2)

A ventriloquist's dummy hits hard times
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Lucas (part 1/2)

A ventriloquist's dummy hits hard times

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123 of my comments have received 125 Great Feedback votes

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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.

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Posted in Letters from the Poet

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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.

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Posted in La Femme d'argent

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Nice little piece

Posted on Sat, 23 Feb 2019

Conveys a combination of mystery and confusion with a concise choice of words.

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Posted in Just Our Little Secret

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Nice poem

Posted on Sat, 16 Feb 2019

Simple images but nicely evocative of a relaxed walk.

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Posted in Walking Part of the Herefordshire Trail

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Works well

Posted on Mon, 21 Jan 2019

I think it takes some time - maybe a little too long - for the tension to build, but once the creature emerges it's effective, and the twist at the end works nicely.

You need to be more consistent in your quotes: it changes between one and...

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Posted in When a Cold Wind Whistles

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Clever idea ...

Posted on Tue, 01 Jan 2019

... and a charming tale. Nice one ked.

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Posted in Closing Chapters and Starting New Ones (IP)

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Is this a morality tale?

Posted on Sun, 16 Dec 2018

Not sure, but it's s slyly funny, entertaining story that builds a nice air of intrigue and comes to a satsifying conclusion. Nice on Assassin.

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Posted in A Light Supper

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Nice piece

Posted on Fri, 23 Nov 2018

I liked the gentle, suggestive quality of this, paintine some vivid pictures of the places and hinting at a connection through the sound of the piano. I couldn't help seeing it as the opening scenes of a European art house movie. Is it the...

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Posted in Melancholic pigeons from Berlin.

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Uplifting

Posted on Sun, 28 Oct 2018

Considering it's an extract this works very well as a standalone piece. A credible slice of the type of angst that affects many people at some stage in their life, but with a nice uplifting conclusion. Good one Harry.

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Posted in Gift: A Son's Story (short extract 3)

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Very sad....

Posted on Fri, 10 Aug 2018

... but quite uplifting in a way as well, and the narrator's big choice is quite credible.

One typo: you talk about a temp making positive notices when I think you mean noises.

Very good story drew.

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Posted in Words to the Wise

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