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Mark Hayes @markhayes.bsky.social · 11h

so as not to offend her, yes
the potion might not kill me
An offended forest witch almost certainly would

Mark Hayes @markhayes.bsky.social · 14h

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Mark Hayes @markhayes.bsky.social · 14h

I have no words....
#slothsocks

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Mark Hayes @markhayes.bsky.social · Nov 28

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

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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

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Mark Hayes @markhayes.bsky.social · 1d

The daily quote thing, mostly from sci-fi writers or philosophers (which are often the same)

#quotefortheday #quotes #scifi #fantasy #amwriting #quotesky

Mark Hayes @markhayes.bsky.social · 2d

I am having a odd brain day... I do which the werewolf and the zombie would quieten down so I can go back to Morgan LeFae's great (many times removed ) grand daughter. struggling with the GCSE's in Teesside

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Mark Hayes @markhayes.bsky.social · 2d

a rather serious case of a bot fly infestation a few years before had cost him a large amount of his stomach lining, and one of his kidneys, before he managed to pick all the magots out.

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Mark Hayes @markhayes.bsky.social · 2d

This had also led to the revelation that Mr Spleen, the zombie in question , is less than fond of insects. As Insects tended to treat zombie as something akin to walking buffets for their larva.
He is some what fastidious around creepy crawlies for this reason

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Mark Hayes @markhayes.bsky.social · 2d

The Bryon like 18th century werewolf rage poet in my head has told the 19th century zombie solicitor that he thinks the reason they can not find Sodden hall is it has millipede legs, below the water line) in the same way BabaYaga's hut has chicken legs

This has creeped me out...

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Mark Hayes @markhayes.bsky.social · 2d

The daily quote thing, mostly from sci-fi writers or philosophers* (which are often the same)

#quotefortheday #quotes #scifi #fantasy #amwriting #quotesky

*yes I know Jilly was not a scifi writer, but today that hardly matters

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Mark Hayes @markhayes.bsky.social · 6d

In order to avoid death by the old god in the to-read pile. A book review ( with the usual whittering on ) of @bensawyerwriter.bsky.social Monsters at the Gate... which is not his new book...
#reads #bookblog #to-read_pile_old_god #booksky #urbanfantasy #blog

markhayesblog.com/2025/10/02/m...

Monsters in the to-read pile

I have little doubt one day the police will break in my house after i have been ‘missing’ for several weeks to discover my body, under this pile of books. There are worse ways to go.

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Mark Hayes @markhayes.bsky.social · 5d

man is born , Man diddles, man dies
Thus it has always been....
According to Dear Edgar at any rate
#bookblog #reads #booksky #blogsky #blog #Poe #amreading

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Dear Edgar 43 ~ Diddling

‘Diddling’, or to give it it’s original title ‘Diddling Considered as One of the Exact Sciences’ is by way of a humorous essay pretending to be an academic work, rathe…

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Mark Hayes @markhayes.bsky.social · 5d

Also , if your watch is a small pot full of watcher with a potatoes in it , aren't you going to split it when you tilt your wrist to read the time

its no wonder they died out

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Mark Hayes @markhayes.bsky.social · 5d

but as the boiling point of water changes with altitude, thus the temperature, ergo the time it takes to cook the potatoe and the inca's were an Andean civilization
Time will have passed quicker at sea level than in the high mountains.
This would have confused the watchmakers

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Mark Hayes @markhayes.bsky.social · 5d

The daily quote thing, mostly from sci-fi writers or philosophers* (which are often the same)

#quotefortheday #quotes #scifi #fantasy #amwriting #quotesky

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Mark Hayes @markhayes.bsky.social · 5d

The daily quote thing, mostly from sci-fi writers or philosophers* (which are often the same)

#quotefortheday #quotes #scifi #fantasy #amwriting #quotesky

*I have no idea which of the shows writers wrote these words.

Mark Hayes @markhayes.bsky.social · 5d

In case anyone needs to see one today
a happy sloth

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Mark Hayes @markhayes.bsky.social · 5d

man is born , Man diddles, man dies
Thus it has always been....
According to Dear Edgar at any rate
#bookblog #reads #booksky #blogsky #blog #Poe #amreading

markhayesblog.com/2025/10/03/d...

Dear Edgar 43 ~ Diddling

‘Diddling’, or to give it it’s original title ‘Diddling Considered as One of the Exact Sciences’ is by way of a humorous essay pretending to be an academic work, rathe…

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Mark Hayes @markhayes.bsky.social · 6d

In order to avoid death by the old god in the to-read pile. A book review ( with the usual whittering on ) of @bensawyerwriter.bsky.social Monsters at the Gate... which is not his new book...
#reads #bookblog #to-read_pile_old_god #booksky #urbanfantasy #blog

markhayesblog.com/2025/10/02/m...

Monsters in the to-read pile

I have little doubt one day the police will break in my house after i have been ‘missing’ for several weeks to discover my body, under this pile of books. There are worse ways to go.

markhayesblog.com

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Mark Hayes @markhayes.bsky.social · 7d

On Sunday i will be in Sheffield, in a bowler hat, kilt and newrocks , like you do.
Trying to corrupt people into reading words printed on murdered trees , I shall be with fellow Harvey writer @katebaucherel.bsky.social who has a new book out...

#shefield #comiccon #scifi #books #unleashedevents

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Mark Hayes @markhayes.bsky.social · 7d

Be kind to your cat... or else...
Dear Edgar reaches Poe's morality tale about drunkenness.
#amreading #blog #bookblog #horror #booksky #reads

markhayesblog.com/2025/10/01/d...

Dear Edgar 42 ~ The Black Cat

Pluto the cat was not named for Pluto the planet. Pluto the planet was not discovered until 1930 (though one suspects it was always there…) which was almost ninety years after this story was …

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Mark Hayes @markhayes.bsky.social · 7d

Be kind to your cat... or else...
Dear Edgar reaches Poe's morality tale about drunkenness.
#amreading #blog #bookblog #horror #booksky #reads

markhayesblog.com/2025/10/01/d...

Dear Edgar 42 ~ The Black Cat

Pluto the cat was not named for Pluto the planet. Pluto the planet was not discovered until 1930 (though one suspects it was always there…) which was almost ninety years after this story was …

markhayesblog.com

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Mark Hayes @markhayes.bsky.social · 7d

On Sunday i will be in Sheffield, in a bowler hat, kilt and newrocks , like you do.
Trying to corrupt people into reading words printed on murdered trees , I shall be with fellow Harvey writer @katebaucherel.bsky.social who has a new book out...

#shefield #comiccon #scifi #books #unleashedevents

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Mark Hayes @markhayes.bsky.social · 9d

Widdershins is an old Scottish word
meaning to circle something in the direction opposite to the sun or anti-clockwise. To turn widdershins is considered to be bad luck
So why did we name a book 3 Turns Widdershins
#pagan #folklore #books #booksky #newreads #blog

markhayesblog.com/2025/09/29/t...

Turning Widdershins

Three turns windleshin’s Around the Lochfa’ston Three turns windleshin’s an’ call the other’s names

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