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Baron Britpop Blastfurnace
Baron Britpop Blastfurnace

A tale of adventure, friendship, mystery, romance, life and death drama, humor, action, and much more.

2020

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Mark Starlin
Mark Starlin

Stories

10 hours ago

A New Craving

Billy, Bobby, and Bessie had never seen a spaceship before. It dropped some hay in front of them, then vanished as quickly as it came. The three goats looked at each other, then gladly ate the unexpected treat. It was the best-tasting hay they had ever eaten. Humans didn’t realize…

Stock Photo Stories

1 min read

A New Craving
A New Craving
Stock Photo Stories

1 min read


1 day ago

Fantasy Weekend

Three-Line Conversations — “I got a gig Saturday, slaying a dragon. Want to come?” “Can’t. I have a damsel to save.” “Sorry. I got the Dark Lord.”

Humor

1 min read

Fantasy Weekend
Fantasy Weekend
Humor

1 min read


2 days ago

Burning Love

Microfiction Inspired By Song Titles — Hannah was attending the first annual Altered Human Conference. She wanted to mingle with other humans who had been transformed by the strange space radiation that had struck Earth and changed the DNA of countless humans. Hannah had mutated into a straw/human hybrid. Her skin was coarse and dry like…

Microfiction

1 min read

Burning Love
Burning Love
Microfiction

1 min read


3 days ago

I Scream, You Scream…

Three-Line Conversations — “Is that the ice cream truck?” “Don’t be ridiculous. There are no ice cream trucks in the Kalahari.” “Get me a Nutty Buddy.”

Humor

1 min read

I Scream, You Scream…
I Scream, You Scream…
Humor

1 min read


4 days ago

Get The Led Out

Three-Line Conversations — “I told you Black Dog wouldn’t translate.” “Let’s try Barracuda.” “I’m going back to TikTok.”

Humor

1 min read

Get The Led Out
Get The Led Out
Humor

1 min read


Feb 19

Valentine Loses His Shine

Jerry Valentine wrote cards for Hallmark. Naturally, he took a lot of ribbing for his name. But Jerry didn’t mind. Until his girlfriend dumped him on Valentines Day. Jerry went to a bar. A lonely woman sat by him and asked his name. He cringed and said, “Valentine. Blue Valentine.”

Heartbreak

1 min read

Valentine Loses His Shine
Valentine Loses His Shine
Heartbreak

1 min read


Dec 21, 2022

Die-Hard Fans

“Are you sure they are leaving this way?” “Yes. I overheard Prancer say so.” “There he is! His nose is so bright!” Merry Christmas everyone!

Christmas

1 min read

Die-Hard Fans
Die-Hard Fans
Christmas

1 min read


Dec 14, 2022

Bittersweet

Happy birthday, Sweetheart. I miss you.

Microfiction

1 min read

Bittersweet
Bittersweet
Microfiction

1 min read


Oct 24, 2022

You Say You Want An Evolution

Spontaneously Generated Single Cell 1: Now that you’ve miraculously sprung into existence and life, what are you planning on doing once you learn to survive long enough to split? Spontaneously Generated Single Cell 2: I thought I would spend a few million years evolving into a blade of grass. How…

Humor

1 min read

You Say You Want An Evolution
You Say You Want An Evolution
Humor

1 min read


Oct 23, 2022

The Same Old Thing

Arthur was stuck in a rut. He hated working the night shift. He hated doing the same thing every night. His old pal, Wilbur, saw him and said, “I heard you had a big scare last night.” “Yup. I’ve had enough. I’m retiring.” “Ghosts can’t retire.” “Then I’ll fade away.”

Fiction

1 min read

The Same Old Thing
The Same Old Thing
Fiction

1 min read

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