I like to tell stories. Sometimes, they're fiction; other times, they're true. Stories help us understand the universe and our place in it, give us ways to express emotions that are difficult to let out otherwise, and entertain us. I aim most of all for the last: I want to entertain by telling a good story. I figure that if I can manage to do that, the rest will take care of itself.
I'm grateful whenever anyone's willing to read or listen to my stories, so thank you for considering my work and for dropping by this site.
I’m very pleased and honored to have learned that my story “The Ten Thousand Things” has been selected for The Best of Jim Baen’s Universe II.
We've added a new section to the Appearances page that rounds up some of the reviews Mark has done. Check it out.
Carolina On My Mind- the newsletter of the Wake County Library Associateion - selected Mark as the author of the month.
One Jump Ahead has won the Compton Crook Award for Best First Novel! The Baltimore Science Fiction Society presented the award at Balticon. The book is now available in paperback.
Check out this SCI Fi Wire story on One Jump Ahead.
Enough folks asked about getting their hands on some One Jump Ahead swag that we set up a Cafe Press store where you can do just that. You'll find all sorts of goodies, each of which is sporting the fine Steve Hickman cover. If you buy any of these things, you'll also be contributing, albeit indirectly, to charity. We mark up each item a flat two bucks. We then donate that two bucks to The Literacy Council.
Check Future Weapons of War, an original anthology, for a Jon & Lobo story.