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Mark A. Rayner

@markarayner.mas.to.ap.brid.gy

Human-shaped, monkey-loving, robot-fighting, pirate-hearted, storytelling junkie, Mark is an award-winning author of satire and science fiction. (alt texts: avatar […] [bridged from https://mas.to/@markarayner on the fediverse by https://fed.brid.gy/ ]

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Mark A. Rayner @markarayner.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 2h ago

Lovely new review of Alpha Max by Lynda Williams, author of the Okal Rey Saga. Great last line: "A fun read that's occasionally poignant in a nippy way." Available wherever you buy books: https://mybook.to/AlphaMax https://books2read.com/u/m0olnY #review #sf #SFF #sciencefiction #humor #humour

Goodreads screenshot of a five-star review:

Alpha Max: An existential romp through an absurd multiverse (the tundraverse book 1) by mark a rayner, cal chayce
Linda's review

Wacky with a sustaining thread of raw existential angst.

Ever been troubled by the mess a multiverse would make of your identity, life, and the meaning of a special night together in a tent? Or wondered what different versions of you might have in common. Or not.

Mark A. Rayner juggles it all in his black humor, satirical multiverse romp layered over the big questions of identify, meaning and what matters when everything is jumbled up.

A fun read that's occasionally poignant in a nippy way.

Mark A. Rayner @markarayner.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 7h ago

Weird horse, regretting its chosen seat. #IKNowItsADog #PrettySureItsADog #humor #humour #dog #dogs #dogsofmastodon

a dark-haired borzoi sitting awkwardly on the arm of a couch

Mark A. Rayner @markarayner.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · yesterday

So I did end up using Beehiiv for my newsletter. Thanks for the recommendations everyone! The first edition of Pirate Ontology will be issued tomorrow, in which I discuss Diogenes and the Pirate Ontology aesthetic. You can sign up here. (And it also gets you a copy […] [Original post on mas.to]

$cover art for marvellous hair a novel in five fractals by mark a. rayner$

Mark A. Rayner @markarayner.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · yesterday

Joy comes in many forms, and sometimes its a heya of sumo wrestlers, enjoying a field of sunflowers. #humor #humour #happy

happy sumo wrestlers looking up from a field of sunflowers

Mark A. Rayner @markarayner.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 2d ago

Weird salmon redefining the term "chilling." #IKnowItsADog #dog #dogs #dogsofmastodon #humor #humour

Mark A. Rayner @markarayner.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 3d ago

I hope everyone's having a weird dog in a tree kinda' Sunday. #IThinkItsABear #dog #dogs #dogsofmastodon #humor #humour

this may be a bear lying in the nook of a tree looking at the camera

Mark A. Rayner @markarayner.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 4d ago

The God Emperor wishes you a happy #Caturday #cat #cats #catsofmastodon #humor #humour

sphinx cat sitting in a milky white bath with gerbera daisies floating in the water

Mark A. Rayner @markarayner.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 5d ago

So, you thought "moist" was a gross word? Let me introduce you to "meatus." #weird #words #ew #humor #humour

A dictionary definition:
Noun
meatus (plural meatus or meatuses)
1. (anatomy) A tubular opening or passage leading to
the interior of the body.

Mark A. Rayner @markarayner.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 6d ago

Not what I was expecting when I hiked up to Finger Falls. #humor #humour #thefinger

a waterfall with a hand sticking out of it, giving us the finger

Mark A. Rayner @markarayner.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · last wk.

Hey, did you know it's weird fish Wednesday? Instead of the inane music, this video really needs some narration by Jacques Cousteau: "Ze rare coastal corgi-fish makes itz stately way as nature intended." #IKnowItsADog #dog #dogs #dogsofmastodon #humor #humour #weirdFishWednesday

Mark A. Rayner @markarayner.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · last wk.

Oh, coffee, I'm happy to see you too! #coffee #happy #humor #humour #Pareidolia

a cup of espresso from the top and the location of the bubbles make it look like a happy face

Mark A. Rayner @markarayner.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · last wk.

Uplifting advice for all you cryptids out there! #monday #humor #humour #bigfoot #sasquach

motivational poster of bigfoot sitting by a lake and the caption: believe in yourself even when nobody else does

Mark A. Rayner @markarayner.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 2w ago

"A delightful collection of stories ranging across genres, whose recurring motif is the distinction between what is real and unreal, a true and a false dream. What this in turn leads to is the raising, usually in a lighthearted way, of the sort of moral questions […] [Original post on mas.to]

cover art for the gates of polished horn a collection of stories by mark a. rayner

Mark A. Rayner @markarayner.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · last wk.

What's more fun than golfing? #existential #questions #humor #humour

a woman in a pink unitard is kicking a man in a pair of jeans and yellow sweater in the midriff, both of them flying through the air

Mark A. Rayner @markarayner.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 2w ago

Another thirsty #caturday. Stay hydrated everyone! #cat #cats #catsofmastodon #humor #humour

Mark A. Rayner @markarayner.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 2w ago

These two are the heroes we need. #dog #dogs #dogsofmastodon #humor #humor #puppy #cute

A golden lab and a golden lap pup resting their chins on a checkered pillow, looking adorable.

Mark A. Rayner @markarayner.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 2w ago

Grant is the hero we deserve. #weird #signs #humor #humour

grocery store freezer filled with cavendish fries and sign that says:
Grant ordered too many fries sale
1.00 -save 1.27 (wont be beat)

Mark A. Rayner @markarayner.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 2w ago

Existential conundrum answered: I'm not a trolly! Students have other problems. #weird #signs #humor #humour

Sign that reads:

Attention students
YOu are allowed
Not to take
our to help
trollies you move

Mark A. Rayner @markarayner.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 2w ago

Garbage melon, going for a rebrand. #weird #signs #humor #humour

display at a grocery store of honeydew melon with a sign that says:
super saver HORNEY DEW 0.76

Mark A. Rayner @markarayner.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · last mo.

Weird horse modeling the latest in salad haberdashery. #IKnowItsADog #horse #dog #dogs #dogsofmastodon #humor #humour #saladdog

close up of a white borzoi face as it wears a piece of lettuce on its head

Mark A. Rayner @markarayner.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 2w ago

Meanwhile at the Overlook Hotel. #theshining #humor #humour

a cemetery with a banner on the front of it that says "come join the fun!"

Mark A. Rayner @markarayner.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 2w ago

Perhaps it's just the Mandela Effect or a conspiracy theory... #multiverse #cartoons #berenstainBears #humor #humour

kids from the berenstain bears look out a cartoon window to see a rip in space, while their parents look on:
The berenstein bears and the rip in the time-space conntiuum
(Third Time books)

Mark A. Rayner @markarayner.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 3w ago

Cracking open another fresh #caturday! #cat #cats #catsofmastodon #humor #humour

two tabby cats: one is inside a tupperware container and the other is on top of it, trying to get in

Mark A. Rayner @markarayner.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 3w ago

And as a bonus, it will work for dad jokes too! #weird #signs #humor #humour #puns #pun

sign that says:
Vince the sign guy

"To measure puns properly, use a sighsmograph."

Mark A. Rayner @markarayner.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 3w ago

I, Mascot #EasyDoesItBooks #HashtagGames

Mark A. Rayner @markarayner.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 3w ago

The Gord of the Flies #EasyDoesItBooks #HashtagGames #canucks

Mark A. Rayner @markarayner.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 3w ago

In either case, I wonder how the dino ties the knot? And clearly, the answer is two. #brachiosaurus #brontosaurus #weirddog #humor #humour

1. a brachiosaurus wearing a tie just below its head
2. a brachiosaurus wearing a tie just above its shoulders
Label: Okay, this is a serious debate

Mark A. Rayner @markarayner.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 3w ago

Meanwhile, at the Ministry of Silly Walks. #montypython #johncleese #humor #humor #weird #signs

An odd warning sign that seems to be depicting a person leaning back as they take giant steps down the stairs, without having arms

Mark A. Rayner @markarayner.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 3w ago

But I don't want to be hands. And anyway, I couldn't afford the premiums! #proofreading #tragedies #weird #signs #humor #humour

badly spelled sign that says:

please insure you wash you're hands
thankyou!