Mark Burrow
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I have 88 stories published in
4 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 252287 times
and 233 of my stories have been cherry picked.
207 of my 1,150 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 217 votes
Stories. Flash. Works in progress.
My novella, Coo, is published by Alien Buddha Press and can be found here http://tinyurl.com/CooMarkBurrow
My stories
Small Town Insurrection
I walked through the maze of streets and alleyways, trying to remember how to reach the town square. Seagulls circled above me, swooping low over my head and crying out like I was a scrap of food to be snaffled in their beaks.
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Alabaster Conjugal 4.1
Paul pawed at me and whimpered. I guessed he wanted a walk and was hungry. I fed him the custard creams left by housekeeping on the tray on the table with the teas and coffees.
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Alabaster Conjugal 4
Rita ran the only B&B I could find in X-On-Sea with a vacant room. She didn’t like the look of my black dog. “What’s it called?” she said.
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Alabaster Conjugal 3.2
I opened the wine and swigged. The moon hadn’t judged me harshly. It was the sun I couldn’t trust.
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Alabaster Conjugal 3.1
“Happiness is fleeting. Sadness, it can last forever.”
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Lovely piece of storytelling
Posted on Sun, 11 Feb 2024
Lovely piece of storytelling and character building. Will keep an eye out for more.
Couple of spots -- mugs are ceramic, no? (Not glass)
Progidy -- Prodigy?
Read full commentPosted in The Portrush Flyer
Congrats on the PoD. Such a
Posted on Wed, 27 Dec 2023
Congrats on the PoD. Such a disgrace. Thatcher's insane children.
Read full commentPosted in The Masque of the Red-Faced Boris
Enjoyed this, Turlough. Loved
Posted on Thu, 21 Dec 2023
Enjoyed this, Turlough. Loved the idea him coveting his neightbour's wife.
Read full commentPosted in Children of the Absolution
Enjoyed this, Jane. Was
Posted on Thu, 07 Dec 2023
Enjoyed this, Jane. Was chatting about Brum to my partner the other day. I used to have to go there quite a bit for work and never felt a love for the place, but she thinks it's great. Interesting to read your take on it.
Read full commentPosted in I went back to Birmingham
Totally agree. Think you
Posted on Tue, 31 Oct 2023
Totally agree. Think you should definitely submit your stuff Jane if you haven't already. It's fabulous and deserves to be enjoyed by a wider audience. You're a brilliant writer.
Read full commentPosted in Parcel for you....Part 6
More great writing, Jane.
Posted on Tue, 31 Oct 2023
More great writing, Jane. Congratulations -- this is our Pick of the Day. Please do share and like on social.
Read full commentPosted in Parcel for you....Part 6
A skilful reflection on
Posted on Wed, 25 Oct 2023
A skilful reflection on disturbing times.This is our Pick of the Day -- please do share on Social.
Read full commentPosted in Identity
Enjoyed this, Rhiannon. I've
Posted on Tue, 03 Oct 2023
Enjoyed this, Rhiannon. I've managed to keep two flower boxes alive this summer, which is a personal achievement in my world.
Read full commentPosted in We have three little trees …
Congrats -- this is our Pick
Posted on Mon, 14 Aug 2023
Congrats -- this is our Pick of the Day.
Please do share on social.
Read full commentPosted in Dinner with Adele
I was thinking about this on
Posted on Tue, 01 Aug 2023
I was thinking about this on my run this morning. Will read it over and message later. I don't think it needs much, just an extra piece of structure / link but obviously the challenge is it needs to be subtle. I like these types of writing...
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