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Mark S. Bailen

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Born

in Omaha, The United States

Website

https://fakemountain.com

Genre

Fantasy, Science Fiction, Graphic Novels

Member Since

January 2012

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I tend to write speculative fiction. I have an MFA from the University of Arizona, attended Taos Toolbox, and participated in the Storied Imaginarium. I am a member of Codex and the SFWA. I have published in Fantasy, Nature, and Little Blue Marble. I have also written and illustrated an award winning children’s book titled, Earf.

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Mark S. Bailen's Blog

We took a little trip to Oaxaca to visit family and had a...

We took a little trip to Oaxaca to visit family and had a long layover in LAX. So I had fun doing a montage of wildvertising. Why do airports love wildvertising? Perhaps because they are such sterile and well-controlled places, antithetical to nature? Do these ads promise escape?

the original influencer. . .

a bear with a backpack. . .

ecosystems. . .

how long can you go?

wildest day ever. . .

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Average rating: 4.44 · 25 ratings · 3 reviews · 6 distinct works

	Orpheus + Eurydice Unbound by Mark S. Bailen (Goodreads Author), Liam Burke (Goodreads Author), Avi Burton 4.54 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 2022	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Science Fiction Tarot: Luminous Symbols of All the Tomorrows to Come by Brandon Butler (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Louis Evans, Storm Humbert 4.20 avg rating — 5 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Earf by Mark S. Bailen (Goodreads Author), Leaf Bailen it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2013 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mystery Magazine: October 2022 by Mystery Weekly Magazine, Kerry Carter (Editor), Ralph Vaughan really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2022 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Twitch it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2012 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Fantasy Magazine, September 2021 (Issue 71) by Arley Sorg (editor), Christie Yant (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Addison Smith (Goodreads Author) 2.50 avg rating — 2 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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