Mark Burrow

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I have 88 stories published in 4 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 252319 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

Alabaster Conjugal 3.

By Mark Burrow on Wed, 08 Jun 2022

I wrapped the alabaster version of Marnie in a black bin liner, lifted her over my shoulder, and put her in the boot of my car. It was past midnight and when I looked at the sky I was relieved to see that the moon didn’t think any less of me.

Surreal

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Certificate 15

Goodnight, Elvis

By Mark Burrow on Tue, 10 May 2022

Auntie Martha didn’t want me in her place from the get-go.

Other Fiction

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Certificate 12

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Nor There

By Mark Burrow on Sun, 13 Mar 2022

Dreaming about mum. Walking along a country lane. We saw plump birds appear from the tall grass and scuttle across the road. They had brown feathers, speckled black, and jade green necks. I asked mum why they didn’t fly. “They’re pheasants,” she said. “You eat them.”

Crime

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Certificate 18

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Weightless v2

By Mark Burrow on Tue, 25 Jan 2022

The lack of a body bothered me at first. I’d get upset about my weightlessness. Like all bouts of depression, it passed. Stuck in a cell, I started to recognise that it was dumb of me to miss my teeth, hair and eyes, to cry for my skin, arms and legs.

Miscellaneous

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Certificate 15

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Pie Chart Man

By Mark Burrow on Fri, 03 Sep 2021

Pie Charts have been with me from the very beginning. When my father held me up as a baby, I tinkled in his face and this single act generated a bubbly 17% wedge of happiness.

Surreal

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Certificate 15

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207 of my comments have received 217 Great Feedback votes

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I enjoyed this. Really hard

Posted on Tue, 01 Aug 2023

I enjoyed this. Really hard to write a story when it's just a character in a room. Not sure if it's relevant, but this reminded me of Sapper Morton in Bladerunner 2049, living alone in the wilderness on his protein farm, or the last scene in...

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Posted in Second Life

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Nicely done, Jenny. Enjoyed

Posted on Wed, 26 Jul 2023

Nicely done, Jenny. Enjoyed this.

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Posted in When All I Need Is Artistry

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This is so vivid and laced

Posted on Fri, 21 Jul 2023

This is so vivid and laced with perfect details, my favourite being the bricks and tyre to stop the car rolling. When I was in Bulgaria, I saw someone had tried to fill in a giant pot hole in the road by placing an old tyre in it.

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I reckon you'll be surprised

Posted on Mon, 17 Jul 2023

I reckon you'll be surprised when you read it back. The blend of realism and occult is really powerful. It's funny too. Happy to have a read through when you finish.

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