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Mark Stary

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Mark Stary is a 55 year old dreamer / Mad Professor, who gave up years ago try to fit into a serious world and prefers to identify as an old age goofball.

His hobbies are tapping a deep well of hidden stories in his warped mind to put to paper, cursing over a lawn-mower that needs divine intervention to start and a never ending battle with a cat who could do with an exorcism.

He is shy, falls in love too easily, adores his kids and reads more than he talks. His writing achievements so far are “The Coconut Rebellion” about fish that can walk on land and “The Goblin Forest” about two children kidnapped by Goblins.

Mark has two new books in the works that he hoped to have out soon. He hopes you will enjoy his writing style, have a chuckle or sh ...more

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Sometimes in, Sometimes Broken

Hi everyone.
Just a heads up, I have a poetry book coming out very soon, the title is called "Sometimes in Love, Sometimes Broken."

Sometimes in Love, Sometimes Broken is a collection of 68 poems that cover the themes of Life, Love, Loss and Betrayal. These poems have been shared all over social media and I've received so many requests to publish them, so for better or for worse, I have gone down t Read more of this blog post »

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The Value of Others

by Orion Taraban

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Journeys Out of the Body: The Classic Work on Out-Of-Body Experience

by Robert A. Monroe

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