Mark Hayes
@markhayes.bsky.social
Novelist, Blogger, Quantum Pagan
Dancer on the shores of midnight
Unrepentant Goth residing on the fringe of everything
Founding (and only) member of the cravat appreciation society
"A cravat is not just for Sundays"
http://linktr.ee/mark_hayes
Dancer on the shores of midnight
Unrepentant Goth residing on the fringe of everything
Founding (and only) member of the cravat appreciation society
"A cravat is not just for Sundays"
http://linktr.ee/mark_hayes
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Mark Hayes
@markhayes.bsky.social
· Feb 10
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
In Kindle, Paperback, or hardback
#newbook #scifi #steampunk #urbanfanasy #booksky
#magicalrealisum #newreads #kindleunlimited #amreading
www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DWMWJ927
Reposted by Mark Hayes
things are never as bad as they seem
sometimes however, they are worse
so here is a picture of a baby sloth in a bucket, for anyone who needs a picture of a baby sloth in a bucket
sometimes however, they are worse
so here is a picture of a baby sloth in a bucket, for anyone who needs a picture of a baby sloth in a bucket
January 28, 2026 at 1:45 PM
things are never as bad as they seem
sometimes however, they are worse
so here is a picture of a baby sloth in a bucket, for anyone who needs a picture of a baby sloth in a bucket
sometimes however, they are worse
so here is a picture of a baby sloth in a bucket, for anyone who needs a picture of a baby sloth in a bucket
Reposted by Mark Hayes
Working my first Con of the year in Teesside this Sunday
the only convention I could technically walk to, so I don't have to get up at stupid o'clock to drive to it.
I shall be wearing my best hat
#unleashedevents #comiccon #books #author
the only convention I could technically walk to, so I don't have to get up at stupid o'clock to drive to it.
I shall be wearing my best hat
#unleashedevents #comiccon #books #author
February 3, 2026 at 11:06 AM
Working my first Con of the year in Teesside this Sunday
the only convention I could technically walk to, so I don't have to get up at stupid o'clock to drive to it.
I shall be wearing my best hat
#unleashedevents #comiccon #books #author
the only convention I could technically walk to, so I don't have to get up at stupid o'clock to drive to it.
I shall be wearing my best hat
#unleashedevents #comiccon #books #author
Reposted by Mark Hayes
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
In Kindle, Paperback, or hardback
#newbook #scifi #steampunk #urbanfanasy #booksky
#magicalrealisum #newreads #kindleunlimited #amreading
www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DWMWJ927
February 10, 2025 at 11:14 PM
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
In Kindle, Paperback, or hardback
#newbook #scifi #steampunk #urbanfanasy #booksky
#magicalrealisum #newreads #kindleunlimited #amreading
www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DWMWJ927
'Anna could not think of any other profession that used Latin, unless that was being Stephen Fry counted as a profession. '
I may need a second macaroon for that one..
I may need a second macaroon for that one..
February 4, 2026 at 4:39 PM
'Anna could not think of any other profession that used Latin, unless that was being Stephen Fry counted as a profession. '
I may need a second macaroon for that one..
I may need a second macaroon for that one..
I am very proud for myself.
I just worked the 'nonicorn' into my WIP
I have bene trying to work the 'nonicorn' joke into a novel for years and it just happened entirely organically
I think I deserve a macaroon
I just worked the 'nonicorn' into my WIP
I have bene trying to work the 'nonicorn' joke into a novel for years and it just happened entirely organically
I think I deserve a macaroon
February 4, 2026 at 4:04 PM
I am very proud for myself.
I just worked the 'nonicorn' into my WIP
I have bene trying to work the 'nonicorn' joke into a novel for years and it just happened entirely organically
I think I deserve a macaroon
I just worked the 'nonicorn' into my WIP
I have bene trying to work the 'nonicorn' joke into a novel for years and it just happened entirely organically
I think I deserve a macaroon
I practice Duck magic
its like dark magic, but with ducks
Dark magic is foul
Duck magic is merely fowl
its like dark magic, but with ducks
Dark magic is foul
Duck magic is merely fowl
February 4, 2026 at 3:47 PM
I practice Duck magic
its like dark magic, but with ducks
Dark magic is foul
Duck magic is merely fowl
its like dark magic, but with ducks
Dark magic is foul
Duck magic is merely fowl
'Enjoy the little things in life because one day you'll look back and realise they were the big things.' ~ Kurt Vonnegut
#quoteoftheday #quotesky #writers
#quoteoftheday #quotesky #writers
February 4, 2026 at 12:37 PM
'Enjoy the little things in life because one day you'll look back and realise they were the big things.' ~ Kurt Vonnegut
#quoteoftheday #quotesky #writers
#quoteoftheday #quotesky #writers
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Operetta about mummies, Victorian desecrations and our own Dear Edgars story , in todays #blog
#amreading #poe #bookblog #reads #blogsky
markhayesblog.com/2026/02/03/d...
#amreading #poe #bookblog #reads #blogsky
markhayesblog.com/2026/02/03/d...
Dear Edgar 54 ~ Some Words With a Mummy
What could be more Victorian than desecrating bodily remains and destroying another cultures heritage for the purposes of entertainment…
markhayesblog.com
February 3, 2026 at 4:25 PM
Operetta about mummies, Victorian desecrations and our own Dear Edgars story , in todays #blog
#amreading #poe #bookblog #reads #blogsky
markhayesblog.com/2026/02/03/d...
#amreading #poe #bookblog #reads #blogsky
markhayesblog.com/2026/02/03/d...
Operetta about mummies, Victorian desecrations and our own Dear Edgars story , in todays #blog
#amreading #poe #bookblog #reads #blogsky
markhayesblog.com/2026/02/03/d...
#amreading #poe #bookblog #reads #blogsky
markhayesblog.com/2026/02/03/d...
Dear Edgar 54 ~ Some Words With a Mummy
What could be more Victorian than desecrating bodily remains and destroying another cultures heritage for the purposes of entertainment…
markhayesblog.com
February 3, 2026 at 4:25 PM
Operetta about mummies, Victorian desecrations and our own Dear Edgars story , in todays #blog
#amreading #poe #bookblog #reads #blogsky
markhayesblog.com/2026/02/03/d...
#amreading #poe #bookblog #reads #blogsky
markhayesblog.com/2026/02/03/d...
I have a file on my desktop which is ostensibly all the Poe blogs I've written
I have just updated it with another 10 recent ones
it now stands at 63445 words
This almost made sense when I started this project...
I have just updated it with another 10 recent ones
it now stands at 63445 words
This almost made sense when I started this project...
February 3, 2026 at 11:39 AM
I have a file on my desktop which is ostensibly all the Poe blogs I've written
I have just updated it with another 10 recent ones
it now stands at 63445 words
This almost made sense when I started this project...
I have just updated it with another 10 recent ones
it now stands at 63445 words
This almost made sense when I started this project...
Working my first Con of the year in Teesside this Sunday
the only convention I could technically walk to, so I don't have to get up at stupid o'clock to drive to it.
I shall be wearing my best hat
#unleashedevents #comiccon #books #author
the only convention I could technically walk to, so I don't have to get up at stupid o'clock to drive to it.
I shall be wearing my best hat
#unleashedevents #comiccon #books #author
February 3, 2026 at 11:06 AM
Working my first Con of the year in Teesside this Sunday
the only convention I could technically walk to, so I don't have to get up at stupid o'clock to drive to it.
I shall be wearing my best hat
#unleashedevents #comiccon #books #author
the only convention I could technically walk to, so I don't have to get up at stupid o'clock to drive to it.
I shall be wearing my best hat
#unleashedevents #comiccon #books #author
Old blog post Tuesday
The one about writing and the choice between writing ‘teenage paranormal, dystopian fantasy with werewolves’ or ’50 shades of turquoise’ or just whatever the fuck you want to
#writing #writersky #blogsky #amwriting #books
markhayesblog.wordpress.com/2017/09/25/w...
The one about writing and the choice between writing ‘teenage paranormal, dystopian fantasy with werewolves’ or ’50 shades of turquoise’ or just whatever the fuck you want to
#writing #writersky #blogsky #amwriting #books
markhayesblog.wordpress.com/2017/09/25/w...
Writing Novels: The rules
A writer should write what they want to write, and write it how they want to write it. This is a theory I have expressed before, and one I will continue to express. I am aware that some may disagre…
markhayesblog.wordpress.com
February 3, 2026 at 10:00 AM
Old blog post Tuesday
The one about writing and the choice between writing ‘teenage paranormal, dystopian fantasy with werewolves’ or ’50 shades of turquoise’ or just whatever the fuck you want to
#writing #writersky #blogsky #amwriting #books
markhayesblog.wordpress.com/2017/09/25/w...
The one about writing and the choice between writing ‘teenage paranormal, dystopian fantasy with werewolves’ or ’50 shades of turquoise’ or just whatever the fuck you want to
#writing #writersky #blogsky #amwriting #books
markhayesblog.wordpress.com/2017/09/25/w...
Reposted by Mark Hayes
Truth is stranger than fiction , according to Poe
#amreading #blog #bookblog #reads
markhayesblog.com/2026/01/29/d...
#amreading #blog #bookblog #reads
markhayesblog.com/2026/01/29/d...
Dear Edgar 53 ~ The Thousand-and-Second Tale of Scheherazade
Truth, as the old saying goes, is stranger than fiction. It is also on occasion harder to believe. Fiction has the advantage of the internal logic of the story. Truth has to actually be true, even …
markhayesblog.com
January 29, 2026 at 2:35 PM
Truth is stranger than fiction , according to Poe
#amreading #blog #bookblog #reads
markhayesblog.com/2026/01/29/d...
#amreading #blog #bookblog #reads
markhayesblog.com/2026/01/29/d...
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Auguries of Euryale , now available for preorder
#booksbooksbooks #newbooks #steampunk
#UrbanFantasy #fantasybooks #reads
#bookstagram #booksky
mybook.to/9WXErmL
#booksbooksbooks #newbooks #steampunk
#UrbanFantasy #fantasybooks #reads
#bookstagram #booksky
mybook.to/9WXErmL
January 6, 2026 at 2:30 PM
Auguries of Euryale , now available for preorder
#booksbooksbooks #newbooks #steampunk
#UrbanFantasy #fantasybooks #reads
#bookstagram #booksky
mybook.to/9WXErmL
#booksbooksbooks #newbooks #steampunk
#UrbanFantasy #fantasybooks #reads
#bookstagram #booksky
mybook.to/9WXErmL
listening to Candi Carpenter while I write. Occasionally she sings a particularly good line
"Being alive is a kind of terminal illness"
"Being alive is a kind of terminal illness"
January 29, 2026 at 3:34 PM
listening to Candi Carpenter while I write. Occasionally she sings a particularly good line
"Being alive is a kind of terminal illness"
"Being alive is a kind of terminal illness"
Truth is stranger than fiction , according to Poe
#amreading #blog #bookblog #reads
markhayesblog.com/2026/01/29/d...
#amreading #blog #bookblog #reads
markhayesblog.com/2026/01/29/d...
Dear Edgar 53 ~ The Thousand-and-Second Tale of Scheherazade
Truth, as the old saying goes, is stranger than fiction. It is also on occasion harder to believe. Fiction has the advantage of the internal logic of the story. Truth has to actually be true, even …
markhayesblog.com
January 29, 2026 at 2:35 PM
Truth is stranger than fiction , according to Poe
#amreading #blog #bookblog #reads
markhayesblog.com/2026/01/29/d...
#amreading #blog #bookblog #reads
markhayesblog.com/2026/01/29/d...
Reposted by Mark Hayes
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
youtu.be
January 28, 2026 at 5:02 PM
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
things are never as bad as they seem
sometimes however, they are worse
so here is a picture of a baby sloth in a bucket, for anyone who needs a picture of a baby sloth in a bucket
sometimes however, they are worse
so here is a picture of a baby sloth in a bucket, for anyone who needs a picture of a baby sloth in a bucket
January 28, 2026 at 1:45 PM
things are never as bad as they seem
sometimes however, they are worse
so here is a picture of a baby sloth in a bucket, for anyone who needs a picture of a baby sloth in a bucket
sometimes however, they are worse
so here is a picture of a baby sloth in a bucket, for anyone who needs a picture of a baby sloth in a bucket
coffee is not a substitute for sleep
January 28, 2026 at 11:27 AM
coffee is not a substitute for sleep
Reposted by Mark Hayes
well this put a smile in my day
January 26, 2026 at 1:49 PM
well this put a smile in my day
Reposted by Mark Hayes
Reposted by Mark Hayes
Book related news
As well as being available in hard back, paper back, Audio, kindle and on Kindle Unlimited , for the next three months Lucifer Mandrake : The Esoteric Cricket ball is also available to borrow for free on kindle with Amazon Prime membership
I am working on a copy in semaphore
As well as being available in hard back, paper back, Audio, kindle and on Kindle Unlimited , for the next three months Lucifer Mandrake : The Esoteric Cricket ball is also available to borrow for free on kindle with Amazon Prime membership
I am working on a copy in semaphore
January 27, 2026 at 12:33 PM
Book related news
As well as being available in hard back, paper back, Audio, kindle and on Kindle Unlimited , for the next three months Lucifer Mandrake : The Esoteric Cricket ball is also available to borrow for free on kindle with Amazon Prime membership
I am working on a copy in semaphore
As well as being available in hard back, paper back, Audio, kindle and on Kindle Unlimited , for the next three months Lucifer Mandrake : The Esoteric Cricket ball is also available to borrow for free on kindle with Amazon Prime membership
I am working on a copy in semaphore
Reposted by Mark Hayes
This is a delightful book! Here's my review: lauraidaeja.substack.com/p/book-revie...
January 27, 2026 at 1:40 PM
This is a delightful book! Here's my review: lauraidaeja.substack.com/p/book-revie...
none book related news
Today is not St Brenda's day
There is no St Brenda
This seems to be a major oversight
Today is not St Brenda's day
There is no St Brenda
This seems to be a major oversight
January 27, 2026 at 12:42 PM
none book related news
Today is not St Brenda's day
There is no St Brenda
This seems to be a major oversight
Today is not St Brenda's day
There is no St Brenda
This seems to be a major oversight