Happy 85th Birthday, Mister Bob! Thanks for all the music & all the inspiration.

Hélène Delangle or Hellé Nice, La Baule 1931

“I took a walk in the woods and came out taller than the trees.” -HENRY DAVID THOREAU

Out for a run. After a long time feeling like a formless shadow of myself, I can feel some shape returning. Not just fitness. Something steadier. Something human again. Running does that. It drags you back. Clears the noise. Gives your mind somewhere honest to go. The sunset did its part, too.

Today's stream

Promise Me @barb_avon amzn.to/4gCNbY6 #AmazonAffiliate #paidlink

A full druid themed Fantasy Romance, it has danger and amusing plot twists. Discover for yourself. Gems of the Druid. amzn.to/4eaw5yk #AmazonAffiliate #Paidlink

While most expect a book about evil murder to be driven by disturbing visions of psychopathic killers, sprinkled with ordinary domestic scenes, 'Tissue of Lies' safely comforts the reader until they realise the awful wickedness that has taken place. myBook.to/TOL2 #Booksky #mystery #intrigue

Family bonds are fraught with problems. A secret relationship with her birth parents means a tense double life, but it pales in significance when someone in her family is plotting murderous revenge. myBook.to/TOL2 #FamilyMystery #PsychologicalThriller #IARTG #suspense #bluesky

April contemplated the gate topped by razor wire, security fencing, cameras and guards prowling. Unless April swam through shark infested waters, she was trapped at Grier Cay until Paul Grier decided otherwise, and to make matters worse he had her passport mybook.to/Cg9kC9

Reviews: 'I can't recommend Predator highly enough' 'a brilliant story' 'most remarkable character study I have ever read' 'extraordinarily real and believable' 'read it in one sitting' 'made me more determined than ever to ensure this never happens again' www.amazon.com/dp/B0GX2XL722

Young April is up for most things, including two weeks with billionaire playboy Paul Grier at his private resort in the Bahamas, which takes April and her protege Kina to places they didn't know existed, and this is just the start of their journeys www.amazon.com/dp/B0GX2XL722

Reviews: 'Invisible Chains is more than a must-read, it's a story that you won't ever forget' 'the most confronting novel I have ever read' 'It's not possible to read Invisible Chains and not be moved' 'I recommend this story – five stars' #Palestine bit.ly/3H7WSx4

When Melanie accepts a position in Hebron in The West Bank of #Palestine she's warned of the danger, but not this warning or Melanie's research prepares her for the trauma she will confront and the risks she will face. Free on Kindle Unlimited! mybook.to/3S1eG

Reviews: 'The Temple Priestess has a confidence in writing that few authors will ever show' 'I couldn't wait to see how this story was going to play out' 'there's a place for unusual and great stories' 'absolutely unique and more importantly a great read' mybook.to/FpA74vw

There are many love stories in books, plays and movies, but few are as fascinating as the story of Bentreshyt and King Sety – a love that spans 3,200 years. #AncientEgypt Free on Kindle Unlimited! mybook.to/FpA74vw

Good afternoon from #Canberra #Australia

Coming soon: "We're going to our ranch in New Mexico later this month," Gisele said to Carolyn. "I don't know if I can take more time off school." "It's important that people don't discover what you've been doing." #amwriting markmorey.blogspot.com/p/things-i-a...

Coming soon: Carolyn went to her room to gaze out of the window at desolation – you could die there and nobody would hear your screams. #amwriting markmorey.blogspot.com/p/things-i-a...

This is an excerpt from my next novel The Mask, a psychological thriller. Here, Carolyn has found herself in New Mexico where she doesn't want to be. #amwriting markmorey.blogspot.com/p/things-i-a...

Mary bent her head back for Kina to kiss, and run her tongue around lips to be allowed inside to probe for a hesitant tongue, really having to find it, and then less hesitant. They kissed for ages, and when Mary's tongue became ever more empowered, Kina knew she had her. www.amazon.com/dp/B0GX2XL722

"How about my private jet to LA for a party on Sunday?' While April knew this meant sex with Paul Grier, spending a few days with a billionaire might give her an opportunity or might just be fun. "I can go to LA on Sunday." www.amazon.com/dp/B0GX2XL722

Reviews: 'I can't recommend Predator highly enough' 'a brilliant story' 'most remarkable character study I have ever read' 'extraordinarily real and believable' 'read it in one sitting' 'made me more determined than ever to ensure this never happens again' www.amazon.com/dp/B0GX2XL722

Young April is up for most things, including two weeks with billionaire playboy Paul Grier at his private resort in the Bahamas, which takes April and her protege Kina to places they didn't know existed, and this is just the start of their journeys www.amazon.com/dp/B0GX2XL722

'Four Months is a must read' 'a brilliant story' 'superbly unique' 'extraordinarily real and believable' 'the best book I have read for many long years' #politics #political mybook.to/PEh79is

Newly elected to parliament, former refugee Ariana Ahmadi is determined to do her best for her country, but it doesn't take long for best laid plans to unravel #politics #political mybook.to/PEh79is

Good afternoon from #Canberra #Australia

April contemplated the gate topped by razor wire, security fencing, cameras and guards prowling. Unless April swam through shark infested waters, she was trapped at Grier Cay until Paul Grier decided otherwise, and to make matters worse he had her passport www.amazon.com/dp/B0GX2XL722

This is an excerpt from my next novel The Mask, a psychological thriller. Here, Carolyn has found herself in New Mexico where she doesn't want to be. #amwriting markmorey.blogspot.com/p/things-i-a...

Coming soon: "We're going to our ranch in New Mexico later this month," Gisele said to Carolyn. "I don't know if I can take more time off school." "It's important that people don't discover what you've been doing." #amwriting

Coming soon: Carolyn dressed in her blouse, jeans and boots, and when she gazed out of her window at sparse grass and scrub stretching endlessly into the distance, it felt like the end of the world, no, strangely it felt haunted. #amwriting

Coming soon: Carolyn went to her room to gaze out of the window at desolation – you could die there and nobody would hear your screams. #amwriting

AWESOME NATURE & PLACES Antony Andrades Vernal Falls, Yosemite National Park, California www.facebook.com/100063764583...

Borderline – Madonna youtu.be/rSaC-YbSDpo

the stars above the seeders below ...Wimmera never change

The climbing rose bush i planted years ago is blooming

Mushrooms are awesome

Coming soon: Carolyn went to her room to gaze out of the window at desolation – you could die there and nobody would hear your screams. #amwriting

Coming soon: Carolyn dressed in her blouse, jeans and boots, and when she gazed out of her window at sparse grass and scrub stretching endlessly into the distance, it felt like the end of the world, no, strangely it felt haunted. #amwriting

Coming soon: "We're going to our ranch in New Mexico later this month," Gisele said to Carolyn. "I don't know if I can take more time off school." "It's important that people don't discover what you've been doing." #amwriting

This is an excerpt from my next novel The Mask, a psychological thriller. Here, Carolyn has found herself in New Mexico where she doesn't want to be. #amwriting markmorey.blogspot.com/p/things-i-a...

Opening lines: Orcish Dreams Smoke rose from the battlefield as the smoldering pyres slowly ran out of black and green corpses to consume. The great wasted plain had been trampled and stained red with the blood of many. Anastasia lifted her helm tiredly taking in the scene.

Red Kite Forty is sent to an asteroid field to investigate a mysterious wreck found wedged in a vast canyon on a planetoid. @bagera3005 @orcish_dreams #SpaceOpera #KindleUnlimited tinyurl.com/y9bcdn3x

mybook.to/nNxi BRIDE OF THE DEVIL. Agnes is married to Robert de Belleme, a marriage made in Hell! Robert imprisons her but she escapes with the help of her friend, Adela, daughter of William the Conqueror. #historicalfiction #kindleunlimited 💙📖📚