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Mark Hodgetts

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A partially broken product of the Christian Brothers, I hid my desire to write beneath layers of self-delusion and a fear of being seen as different.

Suppressing my natural instinct caused all sorts of confusion and general unhappiness as I progressed through the ranks of the Finance world, eventually reaching the rank of Manager of 2 country branches with the Commonwealth Bank. Success tasted stale, dirty and repugnantand I began to write as an escape.
But unresolved issues of my early life caused me to go off the rails for a while.
Writing about those issues helped me to come to terms with who I am and what I'm meant to do

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Words Will Never Do You Justice – a Brother’s Tribute

Grant, with my first daughter, Diana

Words…I get paid for writing them and yet it seems that I can’t find any for you.

They just don’t seem adequate.

I guess they never were.

So, I’m left with memories and fragments of memories. I turn them over constantly, searching for nuances and echoes that are just out of reach.

I was once your protector until you didn’t need protecting. Then I wasn’t sure wh

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Mark Hodgetts Mark Hodgetts said: " I'm excited to introduce you to my collection of short stories that fall broadly into the speculative fiction category.
The stories run the full gamut of dark fantasy, Lovecraftian-type horror, post-apocalyptic fiction, science fiction, and horror.
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