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Mark Hayes
@markhayes.bsky.social
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Novelist, Blogger, Quantum Pagan
Dancer on the shores of midnight
Unrepentant Goth residing on the fringe of everything
Not to be trusted with the matches
Likes trees, though they do not always like me back

http://linktr.ee/mark_hayes
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markhayes.bsky.social
Playing about with cover art for an new anthology, and find myself in need of opinions, if people have any.
#books #booksky #amwriting #booklover #fantasy #reads
November 12, 2025 at 2:41 PM
markhayes.bsky.social
The daily quote thing, mostly from sci-fi writers / philosophers and the occasional Pagan (which are often the same people)

#quotefortheday #quotes #scifi #fantasy #amwriting #quotesky
#pagan
November 5, 2025 at 11:41 AM
markhayes.bsky.social
Medusa's sister in a charity shop in Cheem
Among other stories...
#urbanfantasy #scifi #fantasy #amreading #booksky #books
#readers

www.amazon.co.uk/Rum-Rosemary...
October 31, 2025 at 5:01 PM
markhayes.bsky.social
The daily quote thing, mostly from sci-fi writers / philosophers and the occasional Pagan (which are often the same people)

#quotefortheday #quotes #scifi #fantasy #amwriting #quotesky
October 28, 2025 at 10:25 AM
markhayes.bsky.social
The daily quote thing, mostly from sci-fi writers / philosophers and the occasional Pagan (which are often the same people)

#quotefortheday #quotes #scifi #fantasy #amwriting #quotesky
#pagan
October 27, 2025 at 2:07 PM
markhayes.bsky.social
Okay Lunchtime was slow and I needed to faff, about so I made a cover for a book that may be getting written this year/next year on quantum physics, phycology and paganism
Subjects I am in no way an expert on
pretty cover though 🙂
#pagan #books #2026
October 21, 2025 at 2:34 PM
markhayes.bsky.social
Obligatory picture of books
All set up at Barnsley Metrodome with unleashed events sci-fi con
October 19, 2025 at 8:40 AM
markhayes.bsky.social
"Once more on to the breach dear readers, once more
And geeks of the local area sat at home shall hold their personhood cheap that they did not geek with us on this Saint John de Brébeuf day..."

if they want to

Anyway, Sunday I am at Barnsley Comicon with @katebaucherel.bsky.social doing books
October 17, 2025 at 1:28 PM
markhayes.bsky.social
A new Harvey Anthology has joined the family...
A return to Dark/Urban Fantasy
There are no bonus points for guessing out who came up with the title for this one

www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FV3HRRVG/

#newbook #urbanfantasy #newreads #amreading #fantasy #horror #SpookySeason
October 13, 2025 at 2:01 PM
markhayes.bsky.social
The daily quote thing, mostly from sci-fi writers or philosophers* (which are often the same)

#quotefortheday #quotes #scifi #fantasy #amwriting #quotesky
October 9, 2025 at 1:29 PM
markhayes.bsky.social
A new Harvey Anthology joins the family...
www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FV3HRRVG/

'To the waters and the wild...'
#newbook #booksky #urbanfantasy #newreads #amreading #fantasy #horror #spookyseason
October 9, 2025 at 9:22 AM
markhayes.bsky.social
I have no words....
#slothsocks
October 8, 2025 at 12:11 PM
markhayes.bsky.social
The daily quote thing, mostly from sci-fi writers or philosophers (which are often the same)

#quotefortheday #quotes #scifi #fantasy #amwriting #quotesky
October 7, 2025 at 2:00 PM
markhayes.bsky.social
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
October 6, 2025 at 11:10 AM
markhayes.bsky.social
The daily quote thing, mostly from sci-fi writers or philosophers* (which are often the same)

#quotefortheday #quotes #scifi #fantasy #amwriting #quotesky
October 3, 2025 at 9:29 AM
markhayes.bsky.social
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.
October 3, 2025 at 9:23 AM
markhayes.bsky.social
In case anyone needs to see one today
a happy sloth
October 3, 2025 at 9:20 AM
markhayes.bsky.social
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
October 1, 2025 at 10:48 AM
markhayes.bsky.social
There are good days
There are bad days
There are days you buy a new tea pot
September 15, 2025 at 2:42 PM
markhayes.bsky.social
The daily quote thing, mostly from sci-fi writers or philosophers* (which are often the same)

#quotefortheday #quotes #scifi #fantasy #amwriting #quotesky
September 12, 2025 at 9:59 AM
markhayes.bsky.social
The (bonus) daily quote thing, mostly from sci-fi writers or philosophers* (which are often the same)

#quotefortheday #quotes #scifi #fantasy #amwriting #quotesky
September 10, 2025 at 11:35 AM
markhayes.bsky.social
The daily quote thing, mostly from sci-fi writers or philosophers* (which are often the same)

#quotefortheday #quotes #scifi #fantasy #amwriting #quotesky
September 10, 2025 at 11:34 AM
markhayes.bsky.social
The daily quote thing, mostly from sci-fi writers or philosophers* (which are often the same)

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

*it should be noted this particular quote is one of my own, but I am a sci-fi writer and did degree level philosophy
September 9, 2025 at 10:18 AM
markhayes.bsky.social
The daily quote thing, mostly from sci-fi writers or philosophers (which are often the same)

#quotefortheday #quotes #scifi #fantasy #amwriting #quotesky
August 21, 2025 at 8:57 AM
markhayes.bsky.social
must do some more of these at some point
#menindarktweed #steampunk
August 7, 2025 at 9:41 AM