Internet Banking What technology would you be better off without, why? I was going to say my phone, because I can see things like bad news and people moaning at the touch of a button, but I suppose I can just scroll past or just not look. To be honest I like my phone, because otherwise I couldn't…

Moving Home What's the hardest decision you've ever had to make? Why? One of the hardest decisions I had to make was a few years ago about selling our family home. I love this house it has everything we need, I grant you over the years there as been some shity neighbours, but these days it's good.…

Stuffing Do you or your family make any special dishes for the holidays? Jeni has her secret recipe for her stuffing and it is most delicious. It is mostly herbs and her secret, I'm sure she would tell me and then next year then I will tell you. Then all the world can get stuffed by Jeni in the…

Peeved Off Name your top three pet peeves. My top three peeves are in no particular order they all just peeve me off anyway. Not being truthful, I do understand a little lie here and there but when someone just lies for the sake of it now that peeves me off. Manners, saying thank you and goodbye,…

Jeni Who are your current most favorite people? My favourite person in the world is my wife Jeni, she is everything to me. Jeni is fun, exciting and above all she keeps me in line. I met Jeni on a blind date over twenty years ago. Haiku My favourite one. My favourite is Jeni My favourite one.

Cats What are your favorite animals? I just love cats, I think they are brilliant, but I do also love other types of our furry,  feathered and scaly friends. We had three pet chickens they were the most loving and intelligent species you could ever meet. I do love the look of a crocodile or…

Mountains Beach or mountains? Which do you prefer? Why? I do love the mountains, the great outdoors, the scenery is breath-taking. I do like a good beach with golden sand, but for me mountains are fabulous. Haiku Mountains are the best. The snowy peaks, mountain mist. Gravel paths that twist.

We Love Food What are your family's top 3 favorite meals? Jeni does lots of batch cooking and one of them is one of our favourites. So here is the one that she batch cooks and we class it as comfort food lasagna is is delicious and we are vegan so it is plant based. A full cooked breakfast with…

Vegan Pizza What is your favorite place to go in your city? We have just found a new vegan pizza restaurant in the Northern quarter it is really nice. There are loads of places I like to visit in Manchester, it has so many different types of café, shops and restaurants. Haiku I love to eat food.…

Trust What's the first impression you want to give people? When people first meet me I want them to feel that they can really trust me. I think it is the most important value in life, trust; but we know not everyone can be trusted even the closest to you. Haiku This is important. Trust me and I…

Car Books What book are you reading right now? I have been having trouble with the car, it is a good runner but like most cars it need my attention. Funny book So I'm reading this book: 'It's totally fucking fucked mate, big time.' Haiku My car is broken. My car is totally fucked. My car is broken.

Jeni What's the coolest thing you've ever found (and kept)? Well I think the coolest thing I found and kept was Jeni, please don't misunderstand she also wanted to stay!!! Seriously, I've found loads of things over the years but nothing that cool I would keep. Well come to think about it, I found…

Santa Who is the most famous or infamous person you have ever met? I have met Santa, Father Christmas or Saint Christopher, the big man in red, what ever you want to call him? I also have proof look: Santa I took this photo only last night. Haiku I met big Santa. I met the fat man in red. I wasn't…

Rug Name the most expensive personal item you've ever purchased (not your home or car). My self and Jeni were on holiday (vacation) in the Greek Island of Rhodes and we went on a day trip to Marmaris in Türkiye. We were just looking at the shops and then this big but very charming man started…

None What podcasts are you listening to? At the moment I'm listening to nothing, so if anyone as got a good one in mind please let me know. I just haven't had the time, but I do like listening to them. Haiku I'm not listening. I do love a good podcast. So please let me know.

Social Studies What was your favorite subject in school? My favourite subject in school was social studies, I can't remember what exactly made me like it, but I now it was my favourite. I remember all my school mates ripping my books up in class because I was taking notice of the teacher, that's…

Jeni Working How do you manage screen time for yourself? I manage screen time and to watch my favourite films is when Jeni is on a late in work, she dose a 3.30 - 9.30pm (GMT), so I'm left to watch the television and watch the things I like. Don't get me wrong we like most of the same things, but…

Use it Wisely Do you need time? We all need time, but the secret is to use it wisely, time is always ticking away. We all have twenty-four hours in the day and whatever you wish to do make sure you make time in your day. Even if you have a busy day you can find time for your wishes and goals.…

More Words What will your life be like in three years? I don't know how things will turn out, but I know this for sure there will be more words in the world. I will keep improving every day and I will make sure I keep fit and keep loving. Haiku Words don't come easy. I will try to put more out.

Mark Day Invent a holiday! Explain how and why everyone should celebrate. Mark Day is a new holiday celebration and you all get a Day off work and are invited to buy one of Mark Quinn's books to read. You also have to shave your head and place on your pretty face... a stick on beard!!! Haiku Today…

WordPress What are your favorite websites? At the moment and it is not because I'm writing this prompt on this particular website, but my favourite is WordPress. I have a few others but they come under social media, I write and show to the world all about my spokenword, my books and my life on…

Halloween It's that time of the year again when everyone can dress up and scare the shit out of ya!!! My favourite film this year has got to be 'The Last Voyage of the Demeter', 2023 film staring Corey Hawkins. Haiku Scary Halloween. Spooky scary skeleton Time for trick or treat. Question? What is…

Words Help What's something you believe everyone should know. This is what I think everyone in the world should know, 'Words Help'. Writing poetry, writing a story, writing in a journal or your diary will help. This day and age you need to clear your head, write it down and not on your phone,…

Three Wishes You have three magic genie wishes, what are you asking for? What would be my Three magic wishes, well the first would be for health, to have no serious health issues for my family and pets. The second would to be secure in finance, money, not have mega riches but be comfortable and my…

Vet What alternative career paths have you considered or are interested in? I have and will always love animals in any form or size and when I was younger I left school and had a chance to get on a YTS  (youth training scheme), but I turned it down...what a fool. Anyhow I think that is what…

Beans on Toast What food would you say is your specialty? I make the best beans on toast I really do, if you're ever in Manchester ill make you a plate. I add extra butter and brown sauce, hmmmm the best. Haiku I just love baked beans. What do you call beans on toast? Skinheads on a raft.

Horror Poems What have you been working on? I have been working on horror poems for my next book, I will bring it out next October just in time for Halloween. I hope it will have over one hundred different types of poetry but all related to the spooky season. Question: Do you like Halloween? What…

Strong Boy What’s something most people don’t know about you? What most people don't know about me is I was strongest schoolboy in Britain in 1984. It was in Olympic Weightlifting and I was a regional winner, it was in my last year's at school at the time I weighed only six stone, I don't know…

Hmmm, Travel What have you been putting off doing? Why? I don't put anything off, if I want to do something I do it; I really have a good think, if it's something I really want to do. I look into it and judge can I afford it, have I the time, then decide; I have many things going through my mind,…

The Window of Notice By Mark Quinn I notice the damage in the world,I notice the boy and girl dying in the street,I notice the forest leaves beneath my feet,I look out my window at the seasons that pass,I notice the dew upon the grass,I notice the celebrities talking shite,I notice the old people…

Peter Pan When was the first time you really felt like a grown up (if ever)? I'm the true Peter Pan, I've never grown up and I don't want to. Don't get me wrong there are times when you have to do grown up things, like paying bills but my imagination and attitude is still be young and enjoy things…

Rock Star What's something you would attempt if you were guaranteed not to fail. If I could do something and not fail it would be, to become a rock star, the fame the money, not the drink and drugs...I don't do that. All my concerts would be around lunchtime, so I could be finished and back at…

Stay Positive What was the hardest personal goal you've set for yourself? The hardest personal goal I've set myself over the last few years is to stay positive. With so much negative and bad news about, wars here and death there. I have tried not listening to the news or flicking through the…

Oasis Who are your favorite artists? My favourite artists for me are Oasis the pop group from Manchester. I think they are a inspiration to every working person to show that you can accomplish stardom in your life, if you work for it. They are from Burnage in Manchester and are just like me, they…

Car Journeys What is your favorite hobby or pastime? When we are not working or I've got a poetry event to attend, I like to go out on car journeys in our trusted Ford Festa called 'Yellper', after her registration plate. We go to many places over the UK and visit places owned by National Trust.…

Memories What would you do if you lost all your possessions? If I was to loose everything and that was to include my home then that would be devastating! But let's say, I keep the home but I loose everything in it, all my possessions then I could live with that. Because things that you gather and…

I Never Have What's a topic or issue about which you’ve changed your mind? I honestly can't remember a topic or issue where I've changed my mind. I have always stuck by my decisions and I'm proud of that. Haiku I don't change my mind. If I decide then that's it. Stick with it, Marky.

No Need Your life without a computer: what does it look like? My life without a computer, well I have lived some of my life without computers or the technology we have today. When I was growing up and even onto my early days starting a job or working for myself, I never had a computer or Internet…

Guitar What skill would you like to learn? I've always wanted to play the guitar but I've never got around to doing it, Jeni bought me one as a gift many years ago, but for some strange reason I haven't even tried to play it, it is still in the attic/loft collecting dust. With me writing, and I've…

Honesty What’s the trait you value most about yourself? My best trait is that I'm a good friend, a good person to know, I would stand by you thick and thin and never go behind your back. Honesty is the best, be upfront and don't lie, yes little white lies to protect, but if one trait I have and…

Positivity What things give you energy? To tell the truth the thing that gives me the most energy is thinking and being positive. Having a good attitude, keeping up with my excerise and eating healthy, that is what gives me the most energy. But it is not easy, things bring you down, other people,…

Boring What would your life be like without music? I've been on a magical mystery tour, I've had brown paper parcels tied up with string, and they have been some of my favourite things, I've been on a yellow submarine and I'm free to do whatever. Haiku Music to my ears. Music with joyful lyrics.…

Rice Write about your most epic baking or cooking fail. A few years ago I wanted to surprise Jeni my wife with a romantic meal, but I didn't do much cooking. So I set the table and put flowers out, the meal I was cooking was fried rice, I've had it before, it can't be that hard to cook. Well I…

Advice Share a lesson you wish you had learned earlier in life. One lesson I want to share with you today and this is important. Do not listen to advice on decisions that you feel will work. Go off your own gut institution, do what you feel is right, do not let anyone talk you out of it. Haiku Do…

Walking How often do you walk or run? I walk usually every other day from work to home it'd about 4 mile (6.5km)? I don't know if that km is right to miles. I do it for excerise and it also very good for thinking too, I use to run when I was younger but my knees are knackered now. Haiku…

No Do you see yourself as a leader? I don't want to be a leader, I just want to lead my own life and look after my surroundings and my loved ones. When I was younger the answer would have been yes to this prompt, but not now. Haiku Are you a leader? Well done to you, keep it up. But make sure…

Relaxing What are you doing this evening? I'm off work today and sometimes I have a poetry event, but not tonight, so I'm going to relax. The weather is starting to change in the UK, it is starting to get wet and windy, so it's time to get the candles lit and cosy on down. Haiku Relaxing tonight.…

Lying What personality trait in people raises a red flag with you? The personality trait that raises a red flag with me is lying. When you talk for the first time and jou can tell that what they are saying is total 'bull-crap!' Haiku Why are you lying? Lie to me or to yourself. Just stop this…

Amateur!!! Name the professional athletes you respect the most and why. To tell the truth I can't think of one at this moment, I'm sure there are loads. Don't get me wrong, I like a lot of professional athletes and they do a good job, at whatever sport they do and get paid bloody well. I think I…

Films How do you relax? I like to relax by watching a good old film, not bothering with anyone or anything. It's a great way to relax and re-build my energy. Films that I've watched many times before, so I can really enjoy the moment. Haiku I like to watch films. Watching them with joy and rest.…