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Novelist, Blogger, Quantum Pagan Dancer on the shores of midnight Unrepentant Goth residing on the fringe of everything Not to be trusted with the matches Likes trees, though they do not always like me back http://linktr.ee/mark_hayes
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History is written by the writers... ##newbookalert bensawyerauthor.wordpress.com/2025/06/23/o...

A post Newtonian Magic Victorian Urban fantasy In Kindle, Paperback, or hardback #newbook #scifi #steampunk #urbanfanasy #booksky #magicalrealisum #newreads #kindleunlimited #amreading www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DWMWJ927

I don't generally drink alone at home However, a large gin and tonic is exactly what is required in this weather So, for anyone else who doesn't normally drink alone, cheers , on this rare occasion

A little introspection to coincide with On A Different Tuesday the new Harvey Duckman Anthology 'History is written by the Writers' #harveyduckman #reads #bookblog #amreading #steampunk #althistory #scifi #book #blog markhayesblog.com/2025/06/19/m...

the 20000th word to be written in the book on Lovecraft I have been commissioned to write was ice-cream the world is a strange place

As this presidential term develops |I have come to realize Cthulhu's mistake in the last election was making his tag line 'why settle for the lesser evil?' the American electorate agreed with him

The daily quote thing, mostly from sci-fi writers or philosophers (which are often the same) #quotefortheday #quotes #scifi #fantasy #amwriting #quotesky

A little introspection to coincide with On A Different Tuesday the new Harvey Duckman Anthology 'History is written by the Writers' #harveyduckman #reads #bookblog #amreading #steampunk #althistory #scifi #book #blog markhayesblog.com/2025/06/19/m...

The daily quote thing, mostly from sci-fi writers or philosophers (which are often the same) #quotefortheday #quotes #scifi #fantasy #amwriting #quotesky

Our Dear Edgar poking fun at all manner of things that annoy him, like critics saying he should have a moral to his stories #reads #bookblog #blog #poe #humour

Our Dear Edgar poking fun at all manner of things that annoy him, like critics saying he should have a moral to his stories #reads #bookblog #blog #poe #humour

When your flicking through old Weird Tales covers (because of the project that will not speak its name) and you come across this one. What is that deep one doing to that poor bloke and why does it have such a creepy smile that is not something that happens in the Lovecraft novella...

an ecliptic set of book reviews from modern paganism , to music hall, to urban fantasy books by @thecogkneys.bsky.social @bensawyerwriter.bsky.social and @templemom.bsky.social #books #bookblog #pagan #reads #humour #urbanfantasy markhayesblog.com/2025/06/11/c...

A delightful unexpected write up in the march edition of Steampaper which is edited and curated by the lovely @keitherrington.bsky.social If you're a #steampunk or just Steamcurious the Steampaper is a great way to find out about upcoming events and music www.facebook.com/SteamPaper

In the last two days I have researched and written the first 3700 words of a biographical piece on Lovecraft in that time I have come to realise his use of the letter U in 'The Colour Out of Space' was motivated by xenophobia I am not making this up Took a long shower and dyed my beard neon green

an ecliptic set of book reviews from modern paganism , to music hall, to urban fantasy books by @thecogkneys.bsky.social @bensawyerwriter.bsky.social and @templemom.bsky.social #books #bookblog #pagan #reads #humour #urbanfantasy markhayesblog.com/2025/06/11/c...

In case your day needs a little joyous silliness, I am give to inform you of this... H.P. Lovecraft's grandfathers name was Whipple Whipple Van Buren Phillips You're welcome #lovecraft #writer #research

We need better carbon storage Books are an excellent way to store carbon long term, as books are about 96% carbon 3% ink and 1% blood . So buy more books... Here's some books you could buy #books #scifi #spectulativefiction #reads #steampunk www.amazon.co.uk/stores/Mark-...

The daily quote thing, mostly from sci-fi writers or philosophers (which are often the same) #quotefortheday #quotes #scifi #fantasy #amwriting #quotesky

I have just over 20000 words to write and a week to write them They also have to be well researched words one finds oneself quoting Lovecraft limitless vacua beyond all thought and entity H.P. Lovecraft

Watching nearly every political party in the UK chase the same 20% of the worst people in the country, ignoring the other 80%, just to please the papers. Nothing will change in the UK until the papers are taken in hand. Not all the media, just the papers. The rest will flow from there.

Dear Edgar gets Philosophical about life death and the nature of existence, it really is a bundle of laughs #reads #blog #poe #amreading #horror #bookblog

"I have walked into the palaces of kings and queens and into the houses of presidents. And much more. But I could not walk into a hotel in America and get a cup of coffee, and that made me mad." Happy Birthday to bisexual icon, entertainer, and antifascist resistance member Josephine Baker. #lgbtq

Extra-dimensional conjurer… An interesting on fellow Harvey writer Ben Sawyers blog in which he accuses me of being an extra-dimensional conjurer... I've been called worse ( and I may add that to my BlueSky handle...)