Short Story: Nora

Listen to me reading my short story “Nora” from my short story collection ‘Too Close to the Sun’ in the YouTube video above, and you can also listen to it on Spotify here, and get a copy of my book of short stories and poems from Amazon here!

The Wolf and The Vampire series

This Halloween, get yourself a copy of all of the books of The Wolf and The Vampire from Amazon. Currently consisting of five interconnected books – The Wolf in Me, The Wolf in You, The Wolf in Us, Vega: The Vampire King, and The Return of The Wolf – which tell the stories of one werewolf, Olivia Hunter, and one Vampire King, Vega, and their relationship to one another, as well as their relationship with their respective worlds – the worlds of werewolves and vampires. Filled with mystery, intrigue, transformation, love, loss, supernatural experiences, and an exploration into what it means to be who and what you are and who and what you are meant to be, The Wolf and The Vampire series of books is a journey of paranormal proportions and an immersive insight into two distinct worlds bound together by two extraordinary individuals destined to be together. Get yourself a copy from Amazon now! 😊🐺🧛‍♂️

Vega – The Vampire King: Halloween Reading

Watch me read an excerpt from my 2021 book ‘VEGA – The Vampire King’ on YouTube especially for Halloween.

My Poem “No One Is Ever Alone”

It's scary how fast time goes by...
It's scary how fast things can change...
It's scary how many times in our lives
we have to say goodbye...
It's scary how many people
have found themselves staring into space
as they wonder what's next?

Everybody has a dream that they
hope and pray will become a reality someday...
Everybody has a nightmare that
they wish will never come to pass...
Everybody has an ideal life
that they always imagine, 
which within their mind can seem so real
and so tangible that they can almost
make themselves believe
that all they have to do is
simply to choose to
get out of their own way...
Everybody has lost someone
who has meant something to them -
and the best way to remember
and to honour someone, in my experience,
is to take the time to stop
what you are doing and realise
that every moment is like a page
being turned in a book,
which soon transitions from being the present into becoming the past,
which leaves an impression
but not always one that is meant to last.

Life, like the universe,
can seem so big for such a small word...
Life, especially when we are young,
can seem too incredible and sometimes too unfathomable
for our minds to handle...
Life is a question with an answer -
but you have to stay until the end
in order to find out...
Life is complicated and emotional...
Life is not always good
and life is not always bad...
Life is a riddle that some people
work out slowly but surely,
while others take a more direct approach
and miss the point of why
some things happen
and why some things don't.

A traveller of time and space once said that:
"Fear can be a superpower" -
and, if you think back over your life
and everything that you have been through,
you will realise that though things
might not have gone how you
might once have envisioned they would
things happened the way that they had to,
because life consists of each and every one of us
making a difference and leaping
into the unknown with a secret:
that "No One Is Ever Alone."

A Poem A Day #471: The Hallowed Season

“The Hallowed Season” by Mark Hastings was taken from Mark’s poetry collection ‘The Rambler’ which was published in 2020 by Zeloo Media. Check out more of Mark’s poetry online @ http://MarkThePoet.Me – all poems © Mark Hastings ● Buy Me a coffee @ https://www.buymeacoffee.com/MarkThePoet ● Check out the merch store on Redbubble: https://rdbl.co/3xWa4Rw

“Through An Open Door” (2016) by Mark Hastings

“Through An Open Door” is a short-story from Mark’s 2016 short-story/poetry collection ‘Too Close To The Sun’ about a lonely ghost girl who needs help getting to where she needs to get to… what lies beyond the after life.

A Poem A Day #381: All Halloween

“All Halloween” by Mark Hastings was taken from Mark’s poetry/short-story collection ‘Too Close To The Sun’ which was published in 2016 by Zeloo Media. Check out more of Mark’s poetry online @ http://MarkThePoet.Me – all poems © Mark Hastings ● Buy Me a coffee @ https://www.buymeacoffee.com/MarkThePoet ● Check out the merch store on Redbubble: https://rdbl.co/3xWa4Rw

TMHE – Episode #37: Special Halloween Episode – My Short story: The Witch in the Well

In this Special Halloween Episode, Mark reads his short story “The Witch in the Well” from his 2016 book of short stories and poetry ‘Too Close To The Sun’. All of Mark’s books are available as ebooks/paperback from Amazon, Barnes&Noble, Waterstones, and all other good online bookstores. © Mark Hastings

A Poem A Day #12: The Eyes of Masks

“The Eyes of Masks” by Mark Hastings was taken from Mark’s poetry collection ‘Poet of the Sphere’ which was published in 2012 by Zeloo Media. Check out more of Mark’s poetry online @ http://MarkThePoet.Me – all poems © Mark Hastings

Looking for the perfect book to read this Halloween? 🎃

Then look no further and get yourself, or somebody your love, a copy of my book ‘VEGA – The Vampire King‘ in paperback or as an ebook from Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1938082397/ref=cm_sw_r_awdo_navT_g_8XQBAXC7JBVRPE5NH1R6 🧡👻🐺

And I hope everybody has a happy Halloween! 🎃