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Mark A. Rayner @markarayner.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 14/10/2026

Got a few early reviews in for Beta Max, the second novel in my Tundraverse series, which you can check out here: markarayner.com/beta-max The infinite goofiness begins November 3rd. (I think that's all that's happening that day, right?) #book #books #humor […] [Original post on mas.to]

image of nebula in background with the cover art of beta max by mark a. rayner:
"wonderful, powerful, unique!" 5 stars –Midwest Book Review
markarayner.com/beta-max

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Mark A. Rayner @markarayner.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 13/10/2026

They have nothing but scorn for the poor English cucumber, slowly liquefying in its own wrapper in the crisper. #humor #humour #fridge #dandies

Image of three dandies, men dressed in fancy frock coats and cravats, looking down from a balcony with the caption: Butter watching the other food ideas in the fridge from its special tray.

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Mark A. Rayner @markarayner.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 10/10/2026

Beta Max is available for preorder! So excited to see some of the early press is so enthusiastic! “Hard-hitting ideals, ideas, social inspections, and personal and political quagmires evolve a delightfully satirical romp that will attract readers beyond the usual […] [Original post on mas.to]

Cover art for beta max by mark a. rayner

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Mark A. Rayner @markarayner.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 08/10/2026

This week's edition of Pirate Ontology is all about the terrible time I lost the funny. Yes, it was worse than writer's block! markarayner.beehiiv.com/p/worse-tha… Sign up to get a free novel! #humor #humour #writing #amwriting #bookstodon #novel #comedy

the tragedy and comedy masks, with very scrotacular chins

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Mark A. Rayner @markarayner.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 08/10/2026

The vibe when I finally eat dinner. #cat #cats #catsofmastodon #humor #humour [video description: an orange kitten lies on its side in a food bowl, kneading the kibble and eating it.

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Mark A. Rayner @markarayner.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 07/10/2026

That look, when you're caught stealing all the wombats. #wombat #wombats #humor #humour

a man looks guilty as he holds one wombat in his arms and another wombat looks out from his bag

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Mark A. Rayner @markarayner.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 06/10/2026

A writer's solution to the eternal problem. #cat #cats #castsofmastodon #humor #humour #writing #amwriting [video description: a cat sleeps in the sunshine while its hooman types on a keyboard resting on the cat's side.]

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Mark A. Rayner @markarayner.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 04/10/2026

It's Sunday, so here is the required Jesus content. Sorry, best I could do. #keanu #Capybara #humor #humour

keanu reeves as jesus holding a sleepy capybera

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Mark A. Rayner @markarayner.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 02/10/2026

No, that's just the disembodied skull bebop you're hearing. #scoobydoo #daphne #fred #humor #humour #spooky

Daphne and Fred from the scooby doo gang, looking worried while a skull plays the trumpet in the background with the caption: There's something mighty spooking going on around here.

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Mark A. Rayner @markarayner.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 26/09/2026

Yet another confusing #caturday for this kitten that thinks it's a duck. #cat #cats #catsofmastodon #humor #humour [video description: a little black kitten meowing in a store, sounding more like a duck than a cat]

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Mark A. Rayner @markarayner.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 25/09/2026

Do you get fries with that? Or is that more of a mashed potatoes dish? #dystopia #weird #signs #humor #humour

restaurant sign that says:
Today's specials
crushing dystopian sadness 2.55

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Mark A. Rayner @markarayner.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 24/09/2026

"Wacky with a sustaining thread of raw existential angst. .. Mark A. Rayner juggles it all in his black humor, satirical multiverse romp layered over the big questions of identify, meaning and what matters when everything is jumbled up." –Lynda Williams, author of the […] [Original post on mas.to]

5 star-review
Wacky with a sustaining thread of raw existential angst.

Ever been troubled by the mess a multiverse would make of your identity, life, and the meaning of a special night together in a tent? Or wondered what different versions of you might have in common. Or not.

Mark A. Rayner juggles it all in his black humor, satirical multiverse romp layered over the big questions of identify, meaning and what matters when everything is jumbled up.

A fun read that's occasionally poignant in a nippy way.

cover art for alpha max by mark a. rayner

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Mark A. Rayner @markarayner.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 24/09/2026

Just kittens? Surely, puppies too? And what about baby otters? #cat #cats #kittens #humor #humour #catsofmastodon

sign that says: nuclear war is bad for kittens with a picture of a kitten reaching a paw upwards

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Mark A. Rayner @markarayner.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 23/09/2026

Yeah, yeah. The time knife. We've all seen it. [video description: Eckhart Tolle discussing how the future does not exist over pretty images of sunsets, etc ... ] #thegoodplace #eckharttolle #time #existentialism #humor #humour

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Mark A. Rayner @markarayner.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 20/09/2026

Sunny Day Sweepin' the tanks away Looking for cookies to eat Can you tell me how to get, How to get to Ka-i-ju Street #cookiemonster #grover #thatTail #kaiju #godzilla #humor #humour

toy that looks like gozilla's body, but with cookie monster's head, and grover's face on the tail -- all blue, not green

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Mark A. Rayner @markarayner.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 17/09/2026

Uh, guys, I know you're operating out of a former fast food joint, but typography still matters. #Taintstore #TaintGoodDesign #humor #humour

a former pizza hut repurposed into a paint store with a sign that reads "Taint" store

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Mark A. Rayner @markarayner.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 15/09/2026

Today's Pirate Ontology is all about dark humor and why we need it. (Especially these days, but I'd argue humans require it always.) It's an essay you can check it out on my website directly: markarayner.com/what-is-dark-comedy… […] [Original post on mas.to]

a gallows with two hanging nooses, with the sun shining brightly from behind

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Mark A. Rayner @markarayner.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 15/09/2026

I'm not sure what's happening here, but this lady's milliner is certifiable. #sillyHat #verySillyHat #namethatmovie #humor #humour

a woman holding a golden ax wearing an extremely silly hat

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Mark A. Rayner @markarayner.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 14/09/2026

If you like to review books, are a librarian, a bookseller, or in the book trades generally, you can get an advanced reading copy of Beta Max, the second novel in the Tundraverse series. It's chock-full of Maximilian Tundras, this time featuring a few dinosaurs and […] [Original post on mas.to]

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Mark A. Rayner @markarayner.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 13/09/2026

When the company is finally fed up with the ballet master's perfectionism. #ballet #master #rifles #humor #humour

ballerinas holding rifles in a black and white picture, probably rehearsing the nutcracker

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Mark A. Rayner @markarayner.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 06/09/2026

Weird dog, making its own Jacuzzi . #IknowitsABear #dog #dogs #bear #humor #humour [description: a black bear frothing up a large tub of water like its a jacuzzi.]

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