Mark Say

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I have 67 stories published in 3 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 108337 times and 95 of my stories have been cherry picked.
124 of my 682 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 126 votes

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I Never Said Hullo

I noticed someone I hadn't seen for almost thirty years
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The Wet Afternoon of Ravilious

A picture on Twitter stirs up memories of a childhood loss
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You Were Made for Me (2/2)

When the rich can have young people designed, grown and conditioned as their perfect companions
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You Were Made for Me (1/2)

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

A man sees his dead wife in the street

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124 of my comments have received 126 Great Feedback votes

1 Vote

Short, simple, sweet.

Posted on Sun, 06 Nov 2022

Short, simple, sweet. And I like the sly joke line about flames and hot coals.

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Posted in On A Cold Night

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Good story

Posted on Sun, 03 Jul 2022

Generally I'm not into fantasy but this one held me throughout.

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Posted in Ebreon

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A damn good story

Posted on Sun, 17 Apr 2022

I like the way you build up a sense of intrigue to reveal something quite remarkable about the character; and the reaction of his daughter is a lovely touch that takes it out on a high note.

Well done Jane.

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Posted in Jai

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Very good

Posted on Thu, 31 Mar 2022

Unpredictable and a nice twist at the end.

I don't think it needs the intro at all; could work nicely by going straight into the story.

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Posted in Poppy's Smile

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Very dark ...

Posted on Sun, 27 Mar 2022

... but a very human call for compassion. Good one Kilb.

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Posted in The Changeling

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Good story

Posted on Fri, 18 Mar 2022

Didn't see the twist coming.

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Posted in Wait!

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Forgive me for plagiarism ...

Posted on Sat, 05 Mar 2022

... but I ripped that off from Miles Davis. Opening bars of 'So What?'

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Posted in Ode to Jazz

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All I can say to that is ...

Posted on Sat, 05 Mar 2022

Ba-ba-da-ba-da-ba-da-wup

Waaaah wah!

 

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Posted in Ode to Jazz

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First World problem.

Posted on Fri, 04 Feb 2022

And one that drives many of us crazy. 

How many people have dived into a duvet cover and never been seen again?

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Posted in Duvet!

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Thump thump thump

Posted on Fri, 04 Feb 2022

Pounding rhythm and vivid imagery makes this an engrossing piece. Well done Turlough.

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Posted in Her Troubles

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