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Men in Dark Tweed 8

Posted on April 4, 2024 by Mark Hayes

The Men in Dark Tweed were created on a whim while I was working on my current WIP novel, a Victorian Urban Fantasy entitled ’Lucifer Mandrake and the Hanoverian Proxy’ The new, somewhat nefarious Home Secretary sets up a plain clothes … Continue reading →

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The Men in Dark Tweed 6

Posted on March 18, 2024 by Mark Hayes

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The Men in Dark Tweed #4

Posted on December 28, 2023 by Mark Hayes

Clearly this has been a thing… It may continue somewhat sporadically through the new year, or not if I forget to do any more. But for now the MIDT’s will continue to pop up. In case you have not been … Continue reading →

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The Men in Dark Tweed #3

Posted on December 27, 2023 by Mark Hayes

This may become a thing… Or probably not as I’ll forget to do any more. But in my current WIP a Victorian Urban Fantasy entitled ’Lucifer Mandrake and the Hanoverian Proxy’ (its a working title) The new, somewhat nefarious Home Secretary … Continue reading →

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The Men in Dark Tweed #2

Posted on December 22, 2023 by Mark Hayes

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The Men in Dark Tweed #1

Posted on December 21, 2023 by Mark Hayes

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The Toads of Hull

Posted on November 6, 2023 by Mark Hayes

If you walk around Hull today you can find nineteen colourful giant toads. The toads have been there since 2010 when they were installed along with twenty one of there brethren (which were removed) to celebrate the life and work … Continue reading →

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Guy Forks by Will Nett

Posted on October 25, 2023 by Mark Hayes

There have been many Sir William Nettleton’s, the most infamous had his knighthood rescinded by the late queen in 1963 after the incident with the catholic call girls, the CoE bishop of Angleside and Elizabeth II cup final tickets the … Continue reading →

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Dear Edgar #10 Lionizing

Posted on July 11, 2023 by Mark Hayes

We are eight billion lost souls, seeking to be celebrated for our celebrity, rather than our achievements. All seeking to be lionised, to become the in thing, that which is, rather than that which never will be or never was… Continue reading →

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Playwriting

Posted on July 8, 2023 by Mark Hayes

So this is me, a writer of novels and short stories who doesn’t perform…

Then for reasons I wrote a play and even more weirdly I performed in it. I’d deny everything, but it was filmed and someone put it on You tube. So enjoy the one and only time I will be caught performing, and my sole and last venture in to Play writing. Continue reading →