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Mark A. Rayner
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Human-shaped, simian-obsessed, robot-fighting, pirate-hearted, storytelling junkie, Mark A. Rayner is an award-winning writer of satirical & speculative fiction.
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Howdy Bluesky!

I write #ScienceFiction, #humor and some literary fiction. I teach at a university.

My cats are keeping me sane. (Ish.)

If you want to understand my rich inner life, I recommend this #book: Alpha Max geni.us/AlphaMax

Hear my voice at:
re-creative.ca

#SFF #humour #writing
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A little something to help with the post-timeshift Monday blues: a dog eating celery. [sound on!]

#dog #dogs #dogstodon #dogsofmastodon #cute #asmr #humor #humour

[description: a golden retriever happily munching on a very crunchy piece of celery with the phrase […]

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A day late, but prime #caturday fuel: The Great Pumpkat

#cat #cats #catstodon #catsofmastodon #cute #humor #humour #halloween

[description: a cute grey kitten wearing a witches hat sitting in an orange blanket-lined bowl]
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In Canada, Halloween Moose kicks The Great Pumpkin's ass, every time.

#moose #Meese #mooses #humor #humour #halloween

[description: a huge bull moose eats jackolanterns by the street.]
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Just a reminder to my Halloween-deranged neighbors, it's hard to top this dude.

#halloween #vladtheimpaler #yarddecorations
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I think this video may have been altered.

#obiwankenobi #ewanmcgregor #otters #humor #humour

[description: Ewan McGregor points to six otters in the sea. The video cuts to one of the otters with an obviously fake mouth on it, saying: "That's fucking Obi Wan Kenobi."
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Monday dog explosion cuteness. [sound on!]

#dog #dogs #dogstodon #dogsofmastodon #humor #humour #cute #orf

[description: a wooden gate opens and dozens of dogs burst through in slow motion as Carl Orff's O Fortuna plays dramatically]
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Roo reaction

[description: kangaroo checking out a Halloween display is scared by the cackling skeleton -- you can see the roo running away far down the street]

#kangaroo #roo #animal #halloween #humor #humour
So this was identified as AI generated. I'll note these as I find them, but it's still funny.
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I'm enjoying this new genre of jump scare video.

[description: a possum eating candy from a bowl is surprised by a robot witch as it cackles -- jumps straight up.]

#possum #animal #halloween #jumpscare #humor #humour
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Sharing this. Sorry. I don't know what's wrong with me.

#lotr #austinpowers #pun #puns #humor #humour
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The labeling on this Inspector Gadget toy is wrong.

#weird #design #humor #humour
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Hmm. The #aws #outrage reminds me a bit of The Fridgularity -- in which a rogue AI takes over all the internet and only wants to talk to one human via his web-enabled fridge. (The book is 13 years old now, but I think it's aging pretty well.) […]

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★★★★★ "Rayner is showing his prowess as a genuine storyteller. The stories are at times subtle, at times dark, at times heartwarming, and heartbreaking. He's got skills, and we as readers get to reap the benefits. Bravo!" –Scott F. on Amazon

Only $3.48!

Amazon […]

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People forget how hard core the Edwardian Temperance movement really was.

#blackandwhite #vintage #humor #humour