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Author Archives: Mark Hayes
Blog / Reading Challenge 2017
With the occasional exception, I have spoken to, notable only for their oddity, all writers are prolific readers. Indeed the notable exceptions were a couple of people who have told me they want to be writers while openly admitting they … Continue reading
Posted in Lovecraft, retro book reviews, rites, writes
Tagged cthulhu, horror, Lovecraft
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Year of the Dead
We have lost a lot of loved and respected famous people in the last year. Individuals who’s passing has affected us, brought tears, sadness and that strange form of grief we feel for people who we have never known personally … Continue reading
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All we are saying…
This post, like some others I have made, started out as a minor rant and attempt at light heartiness in response to a mild bout of despair at the human condition because if you can’t at least try to raise … Continue reading
Posted in goodnews, humour, pointless things of wonderfulness, politics, rights
Tagged humour, internationaldayofpeace, politics
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The Vanities Of The Strong
I have seen the future of humanity, and it is war.War on a scale unprecedented.War that will consume the world, leaving millions slaughtered in the mud of Europe.War that will cause misery untold as nation fights nation with all the … Continue reading
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A Biography of Depression
There is this pit which, I believe, we all walk around the edge of at some time in our lives. Though the lucky among us may never notice they are doing so, the worst they may experience is a cold shiver … Continue reading
Posted in depression, opinion, rant, rights
Tagged depression, mentalhealth, rants, samaritans
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Valuing your craft
How do you value the results of your craft?It’s one of those questions that’s always hard to answer, and harder to answer as a writer than, for example, as a carpenter.A carpenter makes a table. He cuts the wood, joins the … Continue reading
Nanowrimo 2016
The keyboards are cooling off, The maddening race is over,The final words are done, if your lucky. Congratulations to anyone who succeeded in the attempt, and the same to anyone who tried by fell short. Cider Lane came out of … Continue reading
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dyslexia
This is an unapologetic rant which started on facebook when someone pointed out an error I had made spelling popularism. I have placed it here only because having ranted I realised it was perhaps something I felt I needed to … Continue reading
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Alan Turing
As a nation, the British were lucky in the second world war to have Alan Turing. His genius directly shortened the war by two, possibly three years, and in doing so saved millions. Further to this, we know the Nazis were … Continue reading
