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Drawing From My Infinite Dark Well

Dec 30, 2022 Mark
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Why do I write such weird dark stuff?

Oct 20, 2022 Mark
Fragments of my life inspiration Music

The good that “ordinary” people do

Mar 21, 2022 Mark
Fragments of my life

Reflections on the path to forgiveness of self

Mar 11, 2022 Mark
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Heronswood Dromana – a place worth visiting

Mar 2, 2022 Mark
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    Drawing From My Infinite Dark Well
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    Why do I write such weird dark stuff?
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    Rediscovering the joy of writing speculative fiction after a long hiatus
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    Rediscovering the joy of AFL football through this Collingwood year
  • 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
    Fragments of my life Music
    Why Cloudbusting by Kate Bush Made Me Cry
  • Success tasted dirty stale  and repugnant
    Fragments of my life
    Success tasted dirty stale and repugnant
  • Fiction Fragments of my life
    Drawing From My Infinite Dark Well
  • Rediscovering the joy of writing speculative fiction after a long hiatus
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    Rediscovering the joy of writing speculative fiction after a long hiatus
Fragments of my life

Letting Go Of Darkness Is Not An Easy Task

May 3, 2021 Mark

When you embrace darkness it takes you in, welcomes you and then when you’re comfortable,starts to bite. Collateral Damage- Postcards From Hell I’m on more than nodding terms with darkness.…

Fragments of my life Music

Ritchie Blackmore – the Man In Black who Shone Light in my darkness

Apr 15, 2021 Mark

Ritchie Blackmore just turned 76. It doesn’t feel right writing that. Heroes are larger than life. They’re not meant to grow old. Blackmore has always been my hero. Well at…

media Politics

Why Writing About Politics is an Exercise in Futility

Mar 23, 2021 Mark

Over the past five years so, I’ve spent a lot of time writing about politics. I don’t see the point anymore. There’s a lot of money to be made doing…

Fragments of my life inspiration Musings

Life is Precious Drink Every Second of It In

Mar 18, 2021 Mark

One of the great blessings of working from home is that I get the opportunity to correspond with a range of people whom I otherwise would not. Two of those…

Fragments of my life

Salt of the earth – a term seldom earned

Mar 2, 2021 Mark

“Salt of the earth” is one of those phrases that doesn’t get used much anymore. It conjures up images of hard work,true toughness, integrity, dignity, respect, loyalty and courage.The phrase…

Fragments of my life

Check out anytime. Its the end of the line

Feb 12, 2021 Mark

I arrived in Ararat with 3 guitars, a broken bed, a sound system, a couple of thousand dollars worth of vinyl and a massive chip on my shoulder. I wasn’t…

media Politics

Assange Extradition Decision Surprises and Teases

Jan 5, 2021 Mark

Regular readers know that I’m a passionate supporter of Julian Assange and his efforts to expose the criminal underbelly of all governments. This morning I’ve been blindsided by the British…

Fragments of my life

Success tasted dirty stale and repugnant

Oct 17, 2020 Mark

I know success. Or so it would seem. Before I was thirty I was the Accountant at a small country branch of the Commonwealth Bank. By the time I’d reached…

Fragments of my life inspiration Music

Eddie Van Halen, dead but his music will live on

Oct 7, 2020 Mark

The first time I heard Eddie Van Halen, I thought it was a joke. My best friend at the time played me Eruption. I couldn’t believe my ears. It didn’t…

Fragments of my life Sport

Coming Home to a Life Left Behind

Sep 26, 2020 Mark

I’ve been coming home to football for a while now. It’s been a long journey and there’s been more than a few stumbles along the way. I am almost there.…

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Fiction Fragments of my life

Drawing From My Infinite Dark Well

Dec 30, 2022 Mark
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    Drawing From My Infinite Dark Well
  • Why do I write such weird dark stuff?
    Fragments of my life
    Why do I write such weird dark stuff?
  • The good that “ordinary” people  do
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    The good that “ordinary” people do
  • Reflections on the path to forgiveness of self
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    Reflections on the path to forgiveness of self
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    Heronswood Dromana – a place worth visiting

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Essential Reading
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  • The Swamp Creatures Who Tried To Eat WikiLeaks The chain of events that led to Assange seeking refuge 0
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My Publications
  • Dark Weird Stuff Collection of short stories in the H/SF/Dark Fantasy Genres 1
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