Mark Patrick Lynch
@markpatricklynch.bsky.social
He/Him/Oi you. Trying to fail better. Prize-lacking author of Walking Horatio, Heartstones, Cardinal Points, and others. Education: Polytechnic of Life. Height: 5'11 and three quarters. Hazel-green eyes. Would like to meet pretty much anyone.
The time has come to read Diamond Boulevard by @timstretton.bsky.social. If it's half as good as the previous entries in the trilogy, I'm in for a treat. #AmReading #CrimeFiction #EvenIfHeIsACatPerson #BookSky
November 26, 2025 at 7:51 PM
The time has come to read Diamond Boulevard by @timstretton.bsky.social. If it's half as good as the previous entries in the trilogy, I'm in for a treat. #AmReading #CrimeFiction #EvenIfHeIsACatPerson #BookSky
Found this today in the Phone Box that's been repurposed as a book swap community library and home for a defibrillator. Whoever read it has ticked the tales they read and passed comment on them.
Boring, Boring, Good, Baffling, Weird, Sick, Rubbish, Brilliant.
#PanBookOfHorror #horror #BookSky
Boring, Boring, Good, Baffling, Weird, Sick, Rubbish, Brilliant.
#PanBookOfHorror #horror #BookSky
November 20, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Found this today in the Phone Box that's been repurposed as a book swap community library and home for a defibrillator. Whoever read it has ticked the tales they read and passed comment on them.
Boring, Boring, Good, Baffling, Weird, Sick, Rubbish, Brilliant.
#PanBookOfHorror #horror #BookSky
Boring, Boring, Good, Baffling, Weird, Sick, Rubbish, Brilliant.
#PanBookOfHorror #horror #BookSky
Just wandering the village looking for a bucket of sweets that isn't protected by a Video Ring doorbell...
#Halloween
#Halloween
October 31, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Just wandering the village looking for a bucket of sweets that isn't protected by a Video Ring doorbell...
#Halloween
#Halloween
Sumo wrestling from the Albert Hall is live on the iPlayer right now. #BBC #Sumo #iPlayer #AlbertHall
October 19, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Sumo wrestling from the Albert Hall is live on the iPlayer right now. #BBC #Sumo #iPlayer #AlbertHall
@talkscaredpod.bsky.social ...and I'm going in.
October 19, 2025 at 7:30 AM
@talkscaredpod.bsky.social ...and I'm going in.
Currently halfway through the new Ramsey Campbell from Flame Tree Publishing. @ramseycampbell.bsky.social An Echo of Children.
October 4, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Currently halfway through the new Ramsey Campbell from Flame Tree Publishing. @ramseycampbell.bsky.social An Echo of Children.
It's Stephen King's birthday today. He's the greatest popular novelist of our age, and a good man too. Keep on rockin', Mr K.
These are probably his 3 most underrated books. Give them a read:
These are probably his 3 most underrated books. Give them a read:
September 21, 2025 at 4:59 PM
It's Stephen King's birthday today. He's the greatest popular novelist of our age, and a good man too. Keep on rockin', Mr K.
These are probably his 3 most underrated books. Give them a read:
These are probably his 3 most underrated books. Give them a read:
September 20, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Go on, then, John. What's your favourite opening paragraph to a fantasy novel? Mine's probably from Rob Holdstock's The Hollowing.
September 14, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Go on, then, John. What's your favourite opening paragraph to a fantasy novel? Mine's probably from Rob Holdstock's The Hollowing.
Found this Ray Bradbury in the charity bookstore. Interesting to see it's published by Harper but a POD product from Amazon. I don't object to this, not if it's keeping books in print, but I do hope that customers know it's POD before purchasing. #POD #BookSky #RayBradbury
August 30, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Found this Ray Bradbury in the charity bookstore. Interesting to see it's published by Harper but a POD product from Amazon. I don't object to this, not if it's keeping books in print, but I do hope that customers know it's POD before purchasing. #POD #BookSky #RayBradbury
Today's #charitybookshop haul. £4. Nice.
August 30, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Today's #charitybookshop haul. £4. Nice.
Alas they come with enforced visits to craft fairs at this time of year. I did have a knitted Guy N Smith moment to relieve things though, with a "Cuddle Crab."
August 24, 2025 at 7:04 AM
Alas they come with enforced visits to craft fairs at this time of year. I did have a knitted Guy N Smith moment to relieve things though, with a "Cuddle Crab."
Went picking "your own" sweetcorn today, with my wiser half, and there was a craft fair - always a danger, and thus did it prove. Got attacked by a knitted Cuddle Crab. #GuyNSmith #CraftFair #Crabs
August 23, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Went picking "your own" sweetcorn today, with my wiser half, and there was a craft fair - always a danger, and thus did it prove. Got attacked by a knitted Cuddle Crab. #GuyNSmith #CraftFair #Crabs
Picked up a copy of this on Saturday, on the Tesco charity bookshelf.
August 19, 2025 at 7:05 AM
Picked up a copy of this on Saturday, on the Tesco charity bookshelf.
Ghost Story by Peter Straub
August 19, 2025 at 6:54 AM
Ghost Story by Peter Straub
Rereading Peter Straub's astonishing Ghost Story. Must be at least the fifth time I have read it. Still amazing and creepy as hell. #BookSky #PeterStraub #GhostStory #AmReading
August 18, 2025 at 6:08 AM
Rereading Peter Straub's astonishing Ghost Story. Must be at least the fifth time I have read it. Still amazing and creepy as hell. #BookSky #PeterStraub #GhostStory #AmReading
August 17, 2025 at 7:02 AM
They don't make covers like this any more - or write cop novels as well as this. #EdMcBain #87thPrecinct #BookCover #CrimeNovel #BookSky
August 9, 2025 at 8:34 PM
They don't make covers like this any more - or write cop novels as well as this. #EdMcBain #87thPrecinct #BookCover #CrimeNovel #BookSky
Charles the cat, who visits daily. #InternationalCatDay
August 8, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Charles the cat, who visits daily. #InternationalCatDay
Received my contributor copy of the paperback of #TrashTales. A fun anthology of trashy fiction that's raising money for charity. Feel free to grab a copy yourselves. (Link below.)
August 6, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Received my contributor copy of the paperback of #TrashTales. A fun anthology of trashy fiction that's raising money for charity. Feel free to grab a copy yourselves. (Link below.)
I have a tale in this anthology which is raising money for Dolly Parton's Imagination Library. From the back contents, can you guess which piece I've contributed?
#shortstories #anthology #trashtales #ImaginationLibrary #booksky
(Link to antho below.)
#shortstories #anthology #trashtales #ImaginationLibrary #booksky
(Link to antho below.)
August 1, 2025 at 8:10 AM
I have a tale in this anthology which is raising money for Dolly Parton's Imagination Library. From the back contents, can you guess which piece I've contributed?
#shortstories #anthology #trashtales #ImaginationLibrary #booksky
(Link to antho below.)
#shortstories #anthology #trashtales #ImaginationLibrary #booksky
(Link to antho below.)
Some answers to questions. #Loki #FlameTreePress #ShortStories blog.flametreepublishing.com/fantasy-gothic…
July 25, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Some answers to questions. #Loki #FlameTreePress #ShortStories blog.flametreepublishing.com/fantasy-gothic…