Mark Taylor

@markiswrit.ing

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Manchester-based fiction writer, bee enthusiast, father and nincompoop. 🌉 bridged from ⁂ https://social.markiswrit.ing/@mark, follow @ap.brid.gy to interact

Me in a square academic cap, gown, and hood.
7-10 yellow and black cinnabar moth caterpillars of various sizes, on the flowers and leaves at the top of a ragwort stem.
Six years ago, I inherited a Labour Party that was politically, financially and morally bankrupt. I was told, time and time again, that my party was finished.
Photo of penguins captioned "These Jackass Penguins are on a sandy beach in the tropics."
Music player showing the cover art for "The Beatles in Mono" and the track title "Wait (1965 stereo mix)"
A tin of chickpeas with a lid from a small Nutella jar sealing it
Set of keys labelled "H Guest Room"
The bottom of a heated towel rail, a few inches away from the capped-off valves beneath.
Chapter heading: VII - Confusion over the letter U
Screenshot of a Windows window title: "Task Manager (Not Responding)"
Browser screenshot reading "Hmm. We're having trouble finding that site. We can't connect to the server at {{{__unsubscribe_url}}}.
A laptop sleeve made from various bee- and plant-themed fabrics, with a green laptop protruding from the flap. It has a Velcro closure.
A black rectangular device with a white keyboard and a small eink screen. Above the screen is a green sticker that says "Press any key to continue."
Subject: This address is no longer in use, and I am not Taylor Marks Hi, I have had to stop using this address due to the excessive volume of email it receives for various people named Taylor Marks. If you are trying to reach me, Mark Taylor, you can do so at mark@markstaylor.uk If you are trying to reach one of the various Taylor Markses, I'm afraid you have the wrong address – my name is Mark S. Taylor. When I registered taylor.mark.s@gmail.com, I didn't realise how much email for people named Taylor Marks I would be getting. (Gmail ignores the dots, so I get all the email sent to taylormarks@gmail.com or taylor.marks@gmail.com.) It's been lovely receiving your holiday photos, hen party schedules, late-night musings and mothers' day e-cards. It's been worrying to receive Taylor's college application info, password reset messages, and medical records. Sadly, both must now come to an end. I encourage you to contact Taylor by other means, and either ask them for the correct email address, or let them know that they don't know what their email address is. Yours, Mark S. Taylor (Not Taylor Marks)
A pile of books about technology and alienation under a big "Returns" sign and next to an automated library return slot.
Little blocky cat and dog friend sitting and looking at the player in Minecraft
A blue-green Smith Corona typewriter, mounted to a wall. A print is displayed in place of the paper, which shows a typewriter with a blank sheet of paper in it on a blue-green background, with the text "Here it comes, any minute now".
Painted window showing a mouse holding a cocktail shaker, with the writing "Not a creature was stirring, well just a mouse". "Well just" is taking the place of "not even", which has been crossed out.
A little white plastic box on a shelf, its smallest side towards you, with three little holes that look like a sleeping face.
Book for a small child titled "My First Body"
Two-gang dimmer switch with an off-centre googly eye on each knob.
Cardboard box printed with "I am built for strength and made with 100% recycled content"
Fifty pence piece showing a bulding signed "Public libraries" with an unfurled book on its roof and the years "1850 - 2000" at the top.
The last page of a book, showing its final lines, partly turned over to reveal an order form on the other side of the page.
Posters for two events: "A Winter's Night", and beneath it, "A Joyful Winter's Night"
Picture of Minnie the Minx with the text: "Minnie the Minx’s real name is Hermione! But shhhh—don’t call her that. Minnie’s dad loves reading, which is why he gave her the name Hermione."
A laptop almost completely obscured by the black and white cat sitting on its keyboard.
A bright double rainbow in the sky over trees and grass.