Mark Zec
@markzecwrites.bsky.social
Aspiring writer, mostly SF/F with an emphasis on the environment ("eco-fic" or "cli-fi"), but not exclusively. Husband, dad, former IT/data analyst, cook, baker, musician.
All of my stories (so far): https://shorturl.at/qFErZ
All of my stories (so far): https://shorturl.at/qFErZ
Moxie from Virginia would say hello, if she would just wake up.
November 4, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Moxie from Virginia would say hello, if she would just wake up.
Love using focaccia as a pizza dough, which I'll be preparing this afternoon for our usual Friday night pizza. Takes just a few minutes to prepare the dough, then press it into a couple of cast iron pans.
September 19, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Love using focaccia as a pizza dough, which I'll be preparing this afternoon for our usual Friday night pizza. Takes just a few minutes to prepare the dough, then press it into a couple of cast iron pans.
Happy to report I aced it.
September 5, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Happy to report I aced it.
250 days for me (26 in my childhood), and because I'm old-ish, it's likely even more because I was born before the earliest year of 1970.
And this is pretty damn striking.
And this is pretty damn striking.
September 3, 2025 at 9:25 PM
250 days for me (26 in my childhood), and because I'm old-ish, it's likely even more because I was born before the earliest year of 1970.
And this is pretty damn striking.
And this is pretty damn striking.
Amen to that. From our most recent bill.
September 2, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Amen to that. From our most recent bill.
100% in our home. Haven't had an electricity bill (other than the grid connection charge) since winter '24.
August 28, 2025 at 9:12 PM
100% in our home. Haven't had an electricity bill (other than the grid connection charge) since winter '24.
Reminds me of this old but goodie (equally fake).
July 31, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Reminds me of this old but goodie (equally fake).
Superman has always been woke.
July 19, 2025 at 9:28 AM
Superman has always been woke.
Posted countless times throughout the years, but it always bears repeating.
July 15, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Posted countless times throughout the years, but it always bears repeating.
"We're gonna need a bigger monitor."
June 24, 2025 at 4:29 PM
"We're gonna need a bigger monitor."
We've gone FTL before, why not again? /s
June 10, 2025 at 2:15 PM
We've gone FTL before, why not again? /s
Since my wife decided she wanted to raise chickens, we get to see all the different colors every day.
May 31, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Since my wife decided she wanted to raise chickens, we get to see all the different colors every day.
This meme never stop being funny. And by funny I mean terrifying.
May 29, 2025 at 12:57 PM
This meme never stop being funny. And by funny I mean terrifying.
Friday was pizza night for us. I used a focaccia crust this time because I was otherwise engaged, and it takes only a few minutes to prepare the dough. A small with mushrooms and red pepper, and a large cheese, both with provolone.
May 4, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Friday was pizza night for us. I used a focaccia crust this time because I was otherwise engaged, and it takes only a few minutes to prepare the dough. A small with mushrooms and red pepper, and a large cheese, both with provolone.
I read this book years ago, and it becomes more true every day.
May 1, 2025 at 2:02 PM
I read this book years ago, and it becomes more true every day.
Lived there for almost 10 years, and by the time I left, I was more than tired of one of their favorite sayings, which now apparently includes measles.
April 27, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Lived there for almost 10 years, and by the time I left, I was more than tired of one of their favorite sayings, which now apparently includes measles.
A different SF universe, but it still applies.
April 21, 2025 at 11:16 AM
A different SF universe, but it still applies.
Makes about as much sense as this.
April 8, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Makes about as much sense as this.
For those old enough to remember this meme...
April 7, 2025 at 11:36 AM
For those old enough to remember this meme...