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Mark Hodgetts

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Words Will Never Do You Justice – a Brother’s Tribute

May 26, 2023 Mark
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The dark fantasy story that scared me the most

Apr 13, 2023 Mark
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Writing in the wilderness – choosing between proven paths and possibilities.

Mar 9, 2023 Mark
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Does Artificial Intelligence Signal the Death of the artist, writer and musician?

Feb 16, 2023 Mark
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Drawing From My Infinite Dark Well

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Excerpt from “Statue” from Dark Byways of Possibility
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Dark Weird Stuff Excerpt From Tin Can Man
Words Will Never Do You Justice – a Brother’s Tribute
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Words Will Never Do You Justice – a Brother’s Tribute
The dark fantasy story that scared me the most
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The dark fantasy story that scared me the most
Summit Avenue Belmont Memories of a Simple Time
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Summit Avenue Belmont Memories of a Simple Time
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Incandescent Rage
Why Cloudbusting by Kate Bush Made Me Cry
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Why Cloudbusting by Kate Bush Made Me Cry
Success tasted dirty stale  and repugnant
Fragments of my life
Success tasted dirty stale and repugnant
Excerpt from “Statue” from Dark Byways of Possibility
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Excerpt from “Statue” from Dark Byways of Possibility
Dark Weird Stuff Excerpt From Tin Can Man
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Dark Weird Stuff Excerpt From Tin Can Man
The dark fantasy story that scared me the most
Fiction Fragments of my life
The dark fantasy story that scared me the most
The songs that inspired my dark speculative fiction juices
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The songs that inspired my dark speculative fiction juices
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Heaven and Hell, Darkness and Light & The Search For Truth.

Sep 7, 2018 Mark

In my much younger years I was a frustrated wannabe guitar hero.  I spent much of my time listening to and trying to emulate the greats of the time –…

media Politics

Were the connections between Rudd and Assange Coincidence or Conspiracy?

Apr 19, 2018 Mark

I’ve looked at this every which way and the questions persist.  There already is much evidence to suggest that the CIA was involved in the overthrow of the Whitlam Government…

Mars

Remote Viewing, Mars & The CIA

Apr 17, 2018 Mark

The CIA scares the living hell out of me.  The more I look the more I think of the Nazi SS.  The documents that I found remind me very much…

Politics Rants

Fighting the Good Fight In Dark Times

Apr 15, 2018 Mark

I wrote this after the news that Trump had been conned nto attacking Syria.  This followed the cutting off of Assange  from the outside world by Ecuador.  I went into…

Politics

Is There Life In The Old Dog?

Mar 12, 2018 Mark

While the Democratic Party continues to pin its hopes and its future on the increasingly obvious fiction of Trump-Russia collusion, the mask that fakes consequential difference between the two major…

Politics

Bean Counters Are The Road To Hell

Mar 12, 2018 Mark

I have an online associate who is fond of quoting Gary Vanyerchuk’s statement that you can’t measure ROI on your mother. I used to think it was a bit “motherhoodish”…

Politics

Herding Cats With the DNC

Mar 12, 2018 Mark

The pretend progressive party aka the Democratic Party has quite the dilemma on its hands. It’s the problem you get when you gaslight your base once too often. The DNC…

Politics

Australians Being Hoodwinked By New Bank Bail In Legislation

Feb 24, 2018 Mark

This week the Australian media has devoted hours of airtime to a Deputy Prime Minister who struggles to keep his pants on for any length of time. Meanwhile, the Australian…

Politics

Julian Assange, Barnaby Joyce & Australian Journalism Lessons in Hypocrisy & Courage

Feb 24, 2018 Mark

This morning I awoke to the sounds of an ABC(Australian Broadcasting Commission) journalist pontificating on the Barnaby Joyce “scandal.” Apparently, according to the breathless narrative, the Australian people hate a…

Politics Rants

There are Shades of Grey and There Is Black & White

Feb 24, 2018 Mark

Most politics is grey. There are deals done, concessions made and principles compromised. To not know this is to live in fairyland. Read More On Steemit Thank you for reading.…

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  • The songs that inspired my dark speculative fiction juices
Fragments of my life

Words Will Never Do You Justice – a Brother’s Tribute

May 26, 2023 Mark
  • Words Will Never Do You Justice – a Brother’s Tribute
    Fragments of my life
    Words Will Never Do You Justice – a Brother’s Tribute
  • The dark fantasy story that scared me the most
    Fiction Fragments of my life
    The dark fantasy story that scared me the most
  • Writing in the wilderness – choosing between proven paths and possibilities.
    Fiction Fragments of my life
    Writing in the wilderness – choosing between proven paths and possibilities.
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    Does Artificial Intelligence Signal the Death of the artist, writer and musician?
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    Drawing From My Infinite Dark Well

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Excerpt from “Statue” from Dark Byways of Possibility

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Dark Weird Stuff Excerpt From Tin Can Man

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Words Will Never Do You Justice – a Brother’s Tribute

May 26, 2023 Mark
Fiction Fragments of my life

The dark fantasy story that scared me the most

Apr 13, 2023 Mark
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Essential Reading
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My Publications
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