Mark R. Healy

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Mark R. Healy

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June 2014


Mark R. Healy is an author and musician from Brisbane, Australia. From an early age he loved to create, and often assembled his own illustrated books with accompanying stories - and then forced his parents to buy them.

Unfortunately this model was not scalable and Mark now seeks to promote his works to a wider audience.

Mark has also combined his storytelling prowess with music, creating a project called ‘Hibernal’ through which he interweaves original sci-fi stories with his own music to create an immersive theatrical experience for the listener. Combined with a professional voice cast and sound effects, these “audio movies” are available online through iTunes, Bandcamp and Amazon under the name ‘Hibernal’.

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Mark R. Healy Hey Larry! I've been very busy with work lately but hoping to get back to writing again soon. Thanks for getting in touch.…moreHey Larry! I've been very busy with work lately but hoping to get back to writing again soon. Thanks for getting in touch.(less)
Mark R. Healy I wrote a song several years ago called 'The Silent Earth' which was themed around a world where all life had perished and the Earth had returned to a…moreI wrote a song several years ago called 'The Silent Earth' which was themed around a world where all life had perished and the Earth had returned to a kind of primal state, devoid of plants and animals. All very bleak, I know, but I also found there was a stark beauty in the loneliness of it all. I really wanted to write something in that world and explore the themes of loss, sorrow and hope, and I eventually did with 'After the Winter'.(less)
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The Silent Earth: The Compl...

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Earthbound (The Reach, #1)

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“At some point we have to confront the fact that there are things we can never do. Things we can never have. For some people, it destroys them. For others, they come through it and learn something about themselves. It makes them stronger.” I”
Mark R. Healy, The Seeds of New Earth

“A person dies, and we don’t feel a thing anymore. We’re all worried about the next problem coming, rather than taking the time to appreciate what we’ve lost now. That’s the worst thing.”
Mark R. Healy, Dawn of Procyon

“I could still find the right path in the time I had left. I’d been given a chance at life.  Maybe it wasn’t the kind of life I’d once seen for myself, or the one I’d expected, but it was a life nonetheless.  Another chance to experience this amazing, terrible, awe inspiring world. ”
Mark R. Healy, After the Winter

Polls

Vote for the book you'd like to read for the April discussion. (Please do not vote unless you'll read/re-read and return to discuss the book if your choice wins.) Many of these will be at your library.

Bird Box by Josh Malerman
2014, 305 pages, 3.95 stars
$11.99 Kindle, paper from $4 used.

 
  4 votes, 26.7%

We by Yevgeny Zamyatin
1924, 230 pages, 3.96 stars
99¢ Kindle, cheap used paperback

 
  3 votes, 20.0%

Shades: The Gehenna Dilemma by Eric Dallaire
2015, 278 pages, 4.52 stars
99¢ Kindle, cheap used paperback

 
  2 votes, 13.3%

Blindness by José Saramago
1995, 286 pages, 4.05 stars
$9.99 Kindle, cheap used paperback

 
  2 votes, 13.3%

The Death of Grass by John Christopher
Also by the newer title No Blade of Grass
1956, 208 pages, 3.88 stars
used paper from $6.36
*Not available on Kindle*

 
  2 votes, 13.3%

Earthbound by Mark R. Healy
2015, 360 pages, 4.43 stars
$2.99 Kindle, $12.99 print

 
  1 vote, 6.7%

Flesh & Wires by Jackie Hatton
2015, 282 pages, 4 stars
$7.95 Kindle, used paper from $10.97

 
  1 vote, 6.7%

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