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Mark Taylor
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Manchester-based fiction writer, bee enthusiast, father and nincompoop.

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Come discover what the impending deadline for my MA dissertation has done to my brain. Stories about painting, a fake well, and a drifting consciousness. https://www.scattering.ink/2026/01/passenger/

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Passenger
Come discover what the impending deadline for my MA dissertation has done to my brain. Stories about painting, a fake well, and a drifting consciousness.
www.scattering.ink
January 11, 2026 at 11:04 AM
Daydreaming about the big stack of books I'm going to take back to the library after I hand in my master's dissertation on Monday
January 10, 2026 at 3:23 PM
The cat has toned down his morning meowing, so instead I wake up worrying there's something wrong with the cat.
January 10, 2026 at 8:36 AM
Starting to understand the appeal of this Minecraft thing
January 7, 2026 at 6:56 PM
Reposted by Mark Taylor
If, like many people, your plans for 2026 include lying down in the woods until the mushrooms consume you, then here is a story for you. https://www.scattering.ink/2026/01/hyphae/

It's the first issue of the month, which as always means it's free 🍄🍄‍🟫

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Hyphae
Stories about turning into a mushroom, putting a horrible rich man to death, and inflating roadkill. Happy new year!
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January 4, 2026 at 9:53 AM
Reposted by Mark Taylor
Watching someone's AI videos is like listening to them tell you about the dream they had last night.
January 5, 2026 at 9:41 AM
If, like many people, your plans for 2026 include lying down in the woods until the mushrooms consume you, then here is a story for you. https://www.scattering.ink/2026/01/hyphae/

It's the first issue of the month, which as always means it's free 🍄🍄‍🟫

#fiction
Hyphae
Stories about turning into a mushroom, putting a horrible rich man to death, and inflating roadkill. Happy new year!
www.scattering.ink
January 4, 2026 at 9:53 AM
Happy new year everybody. Here's a little story about a horrible rich man being condemnded to death. Look, they can't all be seasonal. https://www.scattering.ink/daily/2026/01/01/carstone/
Carstone
Carstone said that they could never try him, for he had not twelve peers in all of England. He was right, of course. They held him on remand while twenty-four boys (doubled up in case of accidents) could be raised up to his degree of privilege and sunk down to
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January 1, 2026 at 8:55 AM
Fitted a new radiator and it doesn't seem to be leaking from any of the joins. I find this highly suspicious.
December 31, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Dreamed I was put on trial by Wikipedia and they were seeking the death penalty.
December 31, 2025 at 8:17 AM
Finally found the right print for this spot above my desk.

(Print from Inky Conditions)

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December 30, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Online safety strategies will never be good because of the the pervasive attitudes that online stuff isn't real life and children aren't real people.
December 29, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Think I've pretty much nailed this Christmas spirit business, expecting a callup from John Lewis in the new year https://www.scattering.ink/daily/2025/12/25/a-perfect-christmas/
A perfect Christmas
You spent Christmas day in the woods outside my house, screaming at crows and chewing on the feral snowberries. Dizzy and sick by the afternoon, just like the rest of us, you lay down in the wet leaves and shivered yourself warm. We took you a turkey sandwich and a
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December 25, 2025 at 9:26 AM
A nice window display, but this mouse is clearly shaking.
December 23, 2025 at 5:07 PM
So sweet to watch the little temperature sensor snoozing on its shelf.
December 22, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Hang on, is everyone else getting more than one?
December 19, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Vaxxed 💪
December 17, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Planning a visit to the USA just so somebody has to read my posts
December 11, 2025 at 9:37 PM