Mark McClure, writer

Twenty-Six Books Read in 2023.

Now Updated on 2023-12-28 Thursday from Tokyo, Japan I value the days between Christmas Eve (the 25th is just another date on the Japanese calendar) and New Year as a time to rest and recharge.

Christmas Acrostic Poem I like doodling with words using pen and paper.

December Will be Magic Again This article’s inspired by three seasonal songs I’ve loved for many years and listened to regularly when writing Lost Present - a Christmas Short Story

Now Updated on 2023-11-28 Tuesday, from Tokyo, Japan Read a variety of non-fiction this month.

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Now Updated on 2023-10-28 Saturday, from Tokyo, Japan Read William Peter Blatty’s ‘The Exorcist - The Definitive Edition’ and found it tracked the ‘Director’s Cut’ (2000) movie almost to the paragraph.

Now Page Archives This is an archive for my Now pages.

Now Updated on 2023-09-28 Thursday from Tokyo, Japan Watched ‘The Exorcist, Director’s Cut’ (2000) at a Toho cinema on September the tenth.

Brother Frank: Home By Christmas?

Now Updated on 2023-08-28 Monday from Tokyo, Japan Enjoyed ‘A Short History of Nearly Everything’ (published in 2003) by Bill Bryson, especially the backstories to the wandering paths of science through the ages.

Now Updated on 2023-07-26 Wednesday from Tokyo, Japan Reading ‘A Short History of Nearly Everything’ by Bill Bryson.

Now Updated on 2023-06-28 Wednesday from Tokyo, Japan Read ‘Time Surfing’ by Paul Loomans twice; now testing and implementing this approach in my life.

Now Updated on 2023-05-28 Sunday from Tokyo, Japan Fiddling with Bing’s webmaster tools and impressed by the feedback and suggested website fixes.

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Now Updated on 2023-04-24 Monday from Tokyo, Japan Published a partial cover reveal of my Christmas short story that has turned into a novela.

Xmas Story Cover Here’s a partial cover reveal for my new Christmas story.

Mark McClure’s Online Book Store Supporters of my work can now buy eBooks direct from my online store.

Mark McClure Now Page: 2023-03 Updated on 2023-03-28 Tuesday from Tokyo, Japan Handwriting a seasonal short story that’s turning into a novela.

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Self-Coached IT Career Change Click to Buy About the Book This was the second non-fiction book I published (“Living your Best Life” was the first.

Writing Short Stories by Hand I’ve been experimenting with writing short stories by hand.

Self-Coaching Conversations About the Book ‘Living Your Best Life’ is a short read for anyone struggling to make major life or career changes.

Procrastination Poem The Breakfast of Champions Take a bowl of delayed gratification sprinkled with the fruits of opportunities but handle carefully

Free audiobook sci-fi time travel short story Why did I create a free short story audiobook?

Duty and Sacrifice on an Alien World About the Book Nick, an aging bounty hunter, hates unexplored planets with a passion.

Vegas Lily by Mark McClure Free here for one week only: (from 6th to 13th June; 8pm Japan Time) Vegas Lily by Mark McClure

The Sinternet Pilgrim Free here for one week only: (from 11th to 18th Feb; 8pm Japan Time) The Sinternet Pilgrim by Mark McClure

Weird in the West Click to Buy About the Book John Porter spends too much time in wild west saloons drinking whiskey and getting into trouble.

The Antrim Ghost Road Story About the Book For Irishman Paul Agnew, only a medical miracle can explain the birth in Tokyo of his daughter, Hikaru.

SFF Podcast The title’s a mouthful, I know, but it’s designed to give those search engine spiders some tasty content snacks to take home to their nests.

No Place Called Glow FREE SHORT FICTION STORY: Free here for one week only: (from 3rd to 10th Jan; 8pm Japan Time)

FREE SHORT FICTION STORY #2: Free here for one week only: (from 6th to 13th Dec; 8pm Japan Time) 65 Oak Lane, Belfast by Mark McClure

2030s Belfast Cli-Fi Click to Buy About the Book For ten-year-old Kanoni, life as a climate change refugee in 2030s Belfast means first recovering from serious illness and then looking after her favourite oak trees.

A fantasy short story set in Belfast About the Book A fantasy short story set in 1970s Belfast, N.

The Prince of Argent by Mark McClure Free here for one week only: (from 1 to 8 Nov 2021; 8pm Japan Time)

Handwriting with Intention This pen is smitier than the sword of procrastination.

Free Sci-Fi Short Story A time travel short story.

Clock Jumping (Sci-Fi) A time travel short story.

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Covid-19 in Tokyo Yes, COVID-19 is ‘alive’ and doing what novel viruses do best, I guess - spread itself around far and wide while keeping below humanity’s detection radars.

Stories based on Memory, Imagination, and Lived Experiences Yes, I know, I didn’t make the January publication date.

Four Spec-Fic Stories 4 is an unfortunate number in many Asian countries, holding connotations with death and misfortune.

Rediscovering the Wonder Well, here we are almost at the end of this decade, and it sure feels strange to be entering the 2020s.

Indie Self-publisher Well, OK, I’m almost an indie-published paperback writer of fiction.

Casting Cezanne I wrote this poem on 23 October 2019, between 9:45 and 10:35 JST.

Short Story Collection Time for a brief update before end-of-year holiday mayhem is upon us once more.

Cli-Fi Shorts Six science fiction short stories set in the Anthropocene Epoch.

31 of 52 Short Story Writer’s Journal: (May contain spoilers) Short story #31 continues with the supernatural theme, possibly a subconscious spinoff from finishing up a Richard Matheson - Best of short story collection.