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The Pathfinder – hardcover

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Get your copy of the hardback version of my book ‘The Pathfinder’!

Published in paperback and as an ebook earlier this year, my poetry collection ‘The Pathfinder’ now gets the hardcover treatment and completes the full line up of books that comprise my personal bibliography of poetry, short-stories, and novels – for now, that is.

My poetry collection ‘The Pathfinder’ represents my unending pursuit and my passion to continue to do what I love to do and to continue to be who and what I want to be.

To me, ‘The Pathfinder’ is a book that will always stand out as somewhat of a crossroads in many respects – because to me it signifies a place and a time when I once again took a leap of faith in order to continue to be who and what I believe I have always been meant to be, while learning from the lessons of the past that I have been taught as I have proceeded upon my path as a person, as well as my path as a writer, a poet, and an author.

You can get your copy of the hardcover version of ‘The Pathfinder’, as well as the paperback and ebook versions, from Amazon now! 😊

Too Close To The Sun – republished

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My short-story and poetry collection ‘Too Close To The Sun’ is once again available to buy from Amazon in its new hardcover edition – but now with a brand new cover, and including a never before published short-story called ‘Nora’.

The stories and poems within ‘Too Close To The Sun’ represent a shift, as well as an experimentation phase, in my journey as a writer and an author. When it was first published in 2016, I knew that ‘Too Close to the Sun’, was somewhat of a new beginning and a new direction for me – and the stories and poems within are symbolic of what kind of writer and storyteller I have grown to become, and what kind of stories I am interested in telling.

“A sad story about the end of the line for a lonely ghost girl. The thrilling tale about the devilish gift of a psychic psychopathic psychotherapist. A word of warning about the wicked “Witch in The Well”. A ray of hope in form of a story about a New York City bartender who discovers that there is more to life, and to death, than they could ever have imagined. A vision of another universe where a vengeful Vampire King finds love, but who must also embrace his fate. The tale of a dragon and a hero – who both discover they are not who they think they are.

Short-stories and poems of strange, magical, and extraordinary other realities that exist on the other side of doors that lead to other worlds and possibilities that can be found when you venture too close to the sun.”

Get your copy of the brand new hardback version of ‘Too Close To The Sun’ on Amazon now! 😎

Poet of the Sphere – Republished

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Please allow me to reintroduce you to my first poetry collection, Poet of the Sphere.

Poet of the Sphere was first published in 2012 – and not only was it the first poetry collection I got published, it was also the first book I got published.

Poet of the Sphere, as well as the poems within, are where my path as a published author began and it will always mean a lot to me. No matter how many books I have published, and no matter how many books I will publish in the future, Poet of the Sphere will always be my first and it will always be special to me. And now everyone can purchase a brand new Hardback version from Amazon: here!

Happy reading! 😊

-Mark

The Doorman (2024) – The Audiobook

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Simon Starling is a young man who just has no luck when it comes to relationships - and no matter what he does he always finds himself heartbroken. You would think that one day Simon's luck would change. Right? You would think that one day Simon would find "The One" for him? Well, one day, after breaking up with his girlfriend, something happens to Simon which leads him to visiting a magical place called "Reader's World" and be introduced to its enigmatic and mysterious custodian, "The Doorman", and from that moment Simon's life would never be the same again.

Chapter One – “Introduction”:

Chapter Two – “Mrs. Robinson”:

Chapter Three – “Reader’s World”:

Chapter Four – “Shrödinger”:

Chapter Five – “Raven”:

Chapter Six – “The Green Door”:

Chapter Seven – “The Cardinal”:

Chapter Eight – “The Dream”:

Chapter Nine – “Open”:

Chapter Ten – “The Break-through”:

Chapter Eleven – “The Red Queen”:

Chapter Twelve: “Deadlock”:

Chapter Thirteen: “Phoenix”:

Chapter Fourteen: “The Shadow Man”:

Chapter Fifteen: “The Dark Room”:

The Doorman (2024) – Chapter Sixteen: “Ouroboros”:

Get your copy of the hardcover version of The Doorman on Amazon now!

‘The Doorman’ – Hardback and Author’s Preferred Version – Out Now!

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The Hardback and Author’s Preferred Version of my book ‘The Doorman‘ is Out Now on Amazon. This is the first book of mine that has been published as a hardback, and since I recently returned to this book and the story of “The Doorman” in audio-form on my podcast, I decided to iron-out all the creases that may have found themselves within the original paperback and kindle version and release a polished version of it – my Author’s Preferred Version, to be precise. This new version of the book is not that dissimilar from the version I released last year, however this new, improved, and preferred version features a new cover and some minor changes here and there. But, here it is… again: the story of “The Doorman”, Simon Starling, Reader’s World (a real place, I might add), of stories within stories, and lost love. This book and this story is so me – perhaps more so than any of my stories and books that I have had published thus far.

Happy reading! 😊