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Mark Hodgetts

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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
Fiction Fragments of my life

Writing in the wilderness – choosing between proven paths and possibilities.

Mar 9, 2023 Mark
Fragments of my life media Tech

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

Dec 30, 2022 Mark
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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
Fiction
Dark Weird Stuff Excerpt From Tin Can Man
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
Summit Avenue Belmont Memories of a Simple Time
Fragments of my life
Summit Avenue Belmont Memories of a Simple Time
Incandescent Rage
Fragments of my life
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
Excerpt from “Statue” from Dark Byways of Possibility
Fiction
Excerpt from “Statue” from Dark Byways of Possibility
Dark Weird Stuff Excerpt From Tin Can Man
Fiction
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
Fiction Music
The songs that inspired my dark speculative fiction juices
Politics

When you come at the King

Feb 7, 2020 Mark

You’d best not miss. It’s a classic line that I’d attributed to Shakespeare but actually comes from the classic TV series The Wire. The line has been running through my…

Politics

How to solve a problem like Tulsi Gabbard

Jan 23, 2020 Mark

Tulsi Gabbard was back in the news today. She has sufficient guts to take on the Clinton machine. She is suing Hilary Clinton for $50 million for stating that she…

Fragments of my life Music

Just For the Fun of it

Jan 10, 2020 Mark

Around the time of the second Iraq War, I started jamming on a Sunday afternoon with a local Ararat musician, Darren Sherwell. It started out as a bit of fun.…

Mars

The prevailing view of reality & the big picture

Dec 16, 2019 Mark

What am I supposed to do with this information? somebody asked after reading Remote Viewing A Rabbit Hole On Mars. It’s a good question for several reasons. Most people simply…

media Politics

Have You Come to Love Big Brother?

Dec 3, 2019 Mark

One of the most terrifying scenes in 1984, one of the most terrifying books ever written is the scene where Winston breaks down and weeps as he realises that he…

Music

Moved to tears by my first Floorgasm

Jul 31, 2019 Mark

From a very early age I have been in love with music. That love  grew and materialized in an ongoing affair for the past 40 years. In that time I…

Sport

Ararat Eagles are Heroes

Jul 21, 2019 Mark

It’s no news to those of us who live in the area that the Ararat Eagles Football Club is struggling.  The writing was on the wall at the start of…

media Politics

MSM dying by its own hand

Jun 17, 2019 Mark

Mainstream media stenographers masquerading as journalists  have been furiously clinging to the belief that it was Russia that hacked the DNC  server and distributed Hillary Clinton’s emails to WikiLeaks. This…

Politics

Did Australia Spy On The Trump Campaign

Jun 13, 2019 Mark

One of the very interesting and largely ignored aspects of the entire Trump collusion delusion farce is the insistence by George Papadopoulos that Alexander Downer and by extension Australia were…

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8 Core Freelancing Tactics to Keep You On Track

Jun 12, 2019 Mark

Freelancing is not what it’s cracked up to be.   For the most part it’s hard work, it can be boring and it’s highly competitive.   However, these drawbacks are more than…

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  • Words Will Never Do You Justice – a Brother’s Tribute
  • The dark fantasy story that scared me the most
  • 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.
  • Fragments of my life media Tech
    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

Jun 14, 2023 Mark
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Dark Weird Stuff Excerpt From Tin Can Man

May 30, 2023 Mark
Fragments of my life

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
  • Being Julian Assange 0
  • The Swamp Creatures Who Tried To Eat WikiLeaks The chain of events that led to Assange seeking refuge 0
  • Twenty One Thoughts On The Persecution Of Julian Assange Catlin Johnstone nails it 0
My Publications
  • Dark Weird Stuff Collection of short stories in the H/SF/Dark Fantasy Genres 1
  • Postcards From Hell Self published book looking at my journey through darkness into light 0

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