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The November Indie reads pile

Posted on November 16, 2020 by Mark Hayes

October came and went with twelve books, as i revisited David & Lynn Eddings grand opus as I am want to do every decade or so. As an exercise, rereading a huge fantasy epic with the eyes of a writer … Continue reading →

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Echoes of a Cursed Ship part 2

Posted on October 26, 2020 by Mark Hayes

Its October, the leaves are falling, the witches are abroad, and I’ve opened the blog up to guest writers again. Yes its Indie October. Throughout October some old favourites among my guests will be returning along with some new voices. … Continue reading →

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‘Celebrity’ Fucking Authors

Posted on October 15, 2020 by Mark Hayes

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Linkin Park, the Thieves’ Guild and why I was so angry in 2007

Posted on October 13, 2020 by Mark Hayes

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Seeing The Future

Posted on October 12, 2020 by Mark Hayes

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Echoes of a Cursed Ship

Posted on October 9, 2020 by Mark Hayes

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The Book : TCL #66

Posted on October 9, 2020 by Mark Hayes

Towards the end of his life Lovecraft had a minor crisis of confidence in his own writing. Such minor crisis are not particularly unusual among writers, it probably was not the first time in his career, it was probably the … Continue reading →

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The Evil Clergyman : TCL 65

Posted on October 8, 2020 by Mark Hayes

Old tentacle hugger had more than his fair share of strange dream by anybody’s standards. It was often these dreams that inspired aspect of his stories and occasionally there entirety. This story however is unique among the collected works because … Continue reading →

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The Suggestion Of A Monster

Posted on October 6, 2020 by Mark Hayes

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Through The Gates Of The Silver Key : TCL 63

Posted on October 5, 2020 by Mark Hayes

Okay, before we start, let me just reiterate once more, Randolph ‘bloody’ Carter… I am, as astute readers of previous blogs in this series may remember, not the biggest fan of Lovecraft’s ‘dreamlands’ stories. Nor am I a huge fan … Continue reading →