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I'm making steady progress so far on my new novel about a drug dealer who runs his illegal business from a gas station on Hollywood & Vine in 1951. Sounds like hot stuff, huh? To be continued... #crimefiction #horror #oldhollywood #drugs

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Rene Magritte Doodle - Yes, It Is A Pipe Various facial features randomly fitted together in an ascending staircase of meaningless aspirations. Sent forth to celebrate the return of functionality to my scanner. All the Surrealist best!

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I review Aussie pub rockers, Amyl And The Sniffers, one punk as f$%k band: mellonwritesagain.substack.com/p/amyl-and-t... #amylandthesniffers #australia #punkrock

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I review the ultra-gory, super creepy Japanese film, Ninja Vs. Shark: mellonwritesagain.substack.com/p/ninja-vs-s... #ninja #japanesefilm #swordandsorcery

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Take heart, true believers! Melkart the Mighty takes on none other than the God of Death himself, Old Pluto, in issue #23 of Cirsova Magazine. Out on June 19. Order the issue using the Amazon link below! 'Nuff said. www.amazon.com/Cirsova-Maga... #swordandsorcery #cirsovamagazine #fantasy

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Among other activities during a brief visit to Colonial Beach (or as we insiders call it, Colonial Vegas), we visited Menokin. Those are all original stones reset in new mortar. Anyone in the Northern Neck area should seriously consider paying a visit to the site. #Menokin #FrancisLightfootLee

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In a particularly Grouchoesque humor due to being about to smoke un puro cubano prohibido - another plus of visiting Belize. #cubancigar #cohiba #belize

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Enjoying retirement perhaps a bit too much at the fabulous Ko-Ox Ha-Nah restaurant in San Ignacio, Belize with an extravagant iced daiquiri. Irene and I had an absolutely wonderful trip together. #Belize #SanIgnacio #iceddaiquiri

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La Cucina E Italiana Senza Fine! Questa volta, a particularly pretty pasta primavera to celebrate our return to the USA and home cooking. Once more another tip of the cappello to The Sopranos Cookbook. The more you make these dishes, the better they taste. #italiancooking #pastaprimavera #veggie

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Anatra Arrosto Ripiena - Roast Stuffed Duck. La cucina e italiana sette: roast duck stuffed with asiago cheese bread and herbs served with gnocchi in a white wine sauce. #italianfood #roastduck #gnocchi

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I've finished my new novel, Melkart In The Kingdom Of Gold, another effort to fuse sword and sorcery with '60's Italian sword and sandal flicks. Hopefully, I'll have a finished product I can plug at the HWA Stokercon this June. Wish me luck. #swordandsorcery #swordandsandal #afrocentric

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La Cucina E Italiana Sei. Capellini Alla Puttanesca trad style right down to the anchovies. This was prepared following The Sopranos Cookbook recipe. This poor person's meal has a wonderful tang. Maybe a tad too spicy for John and Judy Mayonnaiser. #italianfood #puttanesca #pasta

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Online Book Fair, the world's first and only e-book fair platform, has been good enough to post a profile of yours truly. Click the link below if you're interested to learn more: onlineebookfair.com/mark-mellon/ #writer #hardboiled #pulpfiction

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Risotto gamberetto e costolette di maiale, shrimp risotto and pork ribs to all you non-paisan out there. Even after marinating a mere eight hours or so, the ribs were molto gustoso! Vi auguro tutto il meglio! #italiancooking #risotto #porkribs

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La Cucina E Italiana Cinque. Spinach and ricotta tortelloni with a special aglio e olio sauce. Troppo ricco per le parole! #italianfood #aglioeolio #tortelloni

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Today in our continuing adventures in food porn, I made one of my favorite Italian delicacies, arancini, rice balls. Much respect to the Italian-American nonne who do this on a regular basis. #italianfood #arancini #riceballs

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Another fascinating discovery from Pompeii, a mystery painting to rival the Villa of the Mysteries, only depicting the Dionysiac rite. Judging by this one shot alone, it looks amazingly well preserved: #pompeii #dionyses

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This is a portrait of Um-Kastor from a novel of mine, The Infernal Twins. He’s the angry, ill-tempered twin while his brother Poll-Ha likes to kid around. They both like playing the ball game. Any resemblance to Castor and Pollux is deliberate. Please note the jade butterfly nose plug.

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Mr. S: My Live With Frank Sinatra by George Jacobs is the best tell all dirt fest I've ever read about Old Blue Eyes. I recommend this book to Sinatra fans and anyone who wants a juicy, gossipy read about old Hollywood. Available for free on Kindle Unlimited:

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The Loathcrave Legacy is about two young brothers and their mid-70's misadventures, culminating possibly in a visitation from vengeful Native American spirits. Read free on Kindle Unlimited or order a hard copy for $10. Click the link below if you're interested: www.amazon.com/Lovecraftian...

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More food porn. Braciole, Italian beef rolls. Pardon my immodesty, ma oh mio Dio, this was tasty!

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La Llorona is a horror movie about a senile Central American war criminal whose doom is foretold by mysterious weeping. This film blends real events with ancient folklore with a really unsettling result. With the caveat it's not for the weak of heart, I recommend this film. #horror #lallorona

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Just to show you can never have too much food porn. Another heavy Southern Italian meal, this time osso buco and pasta aglio e olio. I used beef shank, but tenderized living hell out of it so the meat was as delicate as veal. Fu tutto bene! #italianfood #foodporn #ossobuco

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Chasing The Dragon is a hardboiled Hong Kong crime film with a Pacino-level performance by Donnie Yen as gangster Crippled Ho. Based on real events, the film delivers the nonstop action we've come to expect from HK cinema. I recommend it highly. #donnieyen #hongkongcrime #chasingthedragon

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Erase Unz Vez En El Caribe (Once Upon A Time In The Caribbean) is about a cane cutter whose wife is abducted who follows her with their child. It's also really violent with balletic machete fights and plentiful gore. Not for the squeamish, but really beautiful nonetheless.

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Get a load of this Sicilian style deep-dish pizza I baked tonight. It's delicious! #Italianfood #pizza #deepdish

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An old picture of myself disguised as el cantante mexicano Chalino Sanchez: #chalinosanchez

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Wuxia/martial arts film fans should enjoy The Tai Chi Master, a slick blend of CGI effects, fly by wire action, and old fashioned creepy Chinese story telling. Leading man Yue Wu effectively blends comedy and tragic acting along with excellent martial arts skill. #wuxia #martialarts

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The Jan 2025 Savage Planets features my hardboiled SF story, Convict Mine Asteroid Psyche 16. It has literally the finest illustrations for any work I've ever written. I can't recommend it highly enough. Available online for free and in hardcopy (pricey though). savageplanets.com/newsstand

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I got a glowing write-up from the Review Universe on Linkedin: "Mark’s literary career is steeped in the pulp fiction tradition, delivering high-octane, vividly crafted stories that entertain and provoke." #hardboiled #pulpfiction #bloodandguts www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

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I had fun watching a documentary on Tubi from '71 of legendary drummer Ginger Baker's epic journey to Lagos, Nigeria where he built a recording studio. A young and active Baker jams with various musicians, including the famous Fela Kuti whose band put on a riveting performance . #gingerbaker

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This is the ad for The Bigger Con, my crime/horror novella, that's in the current issue of The New York Review Of Books:

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Hello and greetings to all on Bluesky! I'm glad to be on and to plug my crime/horror novella, The Bigger Con, available on Amazon. www.amazon.com/Bigger-Mark-...

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