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Mark Taylor @markiswrit.ing · 09/10/2026

Thanks Microsoft grammar and style checker, very helpful

Text reading "I've knocked up a script to do these in bulk", with automatic style suggestions:
Direct language is clearer and won't confuse a reader.
pregnant
impregnated

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Mark Taylor @markiswrit.ing · 27/09/2026

Possibly the most "I'd be interested in this event if you hadn't used AI" poster I've ever seen.

Poster for "Wellness Through Creativity" event, completely covered in AI generated generic rainbow wellness "artwork".

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Mark Taylor @markiswrit.ing · 21/09/2026

Can't say I find this explanation hugely clarifying.

Email: We're sorry, Mark. Your train's been cancelled due a short-notice change to the timetable.

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Mark Taylor @markiswrit.ing · 19/09/2026

Saw this product in the supermarket today and just stood looking at it in total confusion for about a minute

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Mark Taylor @markiswrit.ing · 18/09/2026

This old sign at Manchester Victoria is beautiful and should be retained, but it's also extremely disappointing, so the information centre should stock a small number of books or at least a little library.

Blue and gold mosaic sign reading "Bookstall" over a train station information centre.

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Mark Taylor @markiswrit.ing · 12/09/2026

I'm going to go out on a limb and say that inclusion of the image has already been determined. (You can't see the image because they printed the image and its caption on separate pages.)

Note: inclusion of image subject to copyright clearance or whether considered 'fair use'

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Mark Taylor @markiswrit.ing · 12/09/2026

Almost impressed by the poor quality of the 25th Anniversary Edition of _The Eyre Affair_. Plentiful new errors, some baffling layout choices on the bonus material between chapters, and just look at the state of the Toast Marketing Board ad in the back […] [Original post on social.markiswrit.ing]

Advert for toast from the back of The Eyre Affair 25th Anniversary Edition. "Call toll-free on 1-1700-TOAST for free information pack full of hints and tips to further enhacne your enjoyment of f'O!11JSI'. This notice issued by 1'11 f'OUI'li'JII□II'IJMCJ IJOII':.Bslt"

Advert for toast from the back of an earlier edition of The Eyre Affair. "...to further enhance your enjoyment of TOAST. This notice issued by the Toast Marketing Board". The words that were messed up in the 25th Anniversary Edition are in a special typeface.

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Mark Taylor @markiswrit.ing · 09/09/2026

The importance of brand voice: I would have spotted that this was phishing sooner if I trusted Tesco not to write something as weird as "which can be redeemed for exquisite gifts".

Dear Customer,
This is a routine update regarding your Clubcard statement.
You have 3,347 points expiring tomorrow, which can be redeemed for exquisite gifts.
You can check your vouchers online anytime via your browser or the app.
View Statement

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Mark Taylor @markiswrit.ing · 26/08/2026

Whyyy wouldn't you let me type page numbers into this interface?

Ebook print dialogue with sliders for the page number to print from and to, and a note reading "You have 253 page(s) left to print. You can submit a max of 10 page(s) per print request for this title. 1 of 1265 pages selected"

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Mark Taylor @markiswrit.ing · 22/08/2026

Preferred when these were just potato tbh

Bag of Tyrrell's crisps, with a banner reading "Now made with 25% recycled plastic"

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Mark Taylor @markiswrit.ing · 05/08/2026

Had a little visitor this morning

A little brown bird perched on a windowsill, inside.

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Mark Taylor @markiswrit.ing · 28/07/2026

We enjoyed some butterflies today 🦋

A peacock butterfly, with red wings and four blueish eye spots, perched on a purple buddleja flower.

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Mark Taylor @markiswrit.ing · 20/07/2026

Graduated today. Suspect my son may be disappointed by how far an MA in Higher Education improves my parenting.

Me in a square academic cap, gown, and hood.

Hand-drawn greetings card reading "Congratulations! You graduated into a better dad!" with a drawing of a laptop.

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Mark Taylor @markiswrit.ing · 04/07/2026

What our garden lacks in care, attention, and plants that are there on purpose, it makes up for in cinnabar moth caterpillars.

7-10 yellow and black cinnabar moth caterpillars of various sizes, on the flowers and leaves at the top of a ragwort stem.

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Mark Taylor @markiswrit.ing · 22/06/2026

Can't help but wonder why Starmer was serving in the Labour shadow cabinet and campaigning to have the party elected to government if he considered it "morally bankrupt"

Six years ago, I inherited a Labour Party that was politically, financially and morally bankrupt. I was told, time and time again, that my party was finished.

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Mark Taylor @markiswrit.ing · 20/06/2026

Idiots! They're meant to be in the snow!

Photo of penguins captioned "These Jackass Penguins are on a sandy beach in the tropics."

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Mark Taylor @markiswrit.ing · 29/03/2026

Important notice: the lid from a small Nutella jar fits on top of a food can

A tin of chickpeas with a lid from a small Nutella jar sealing it

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Mark Taylor @markiswrit.ing · 15/03/2026

They have to add these touches because this is where the guy from Steps usually stays.

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Mark Taylor @markiswrit.ing · 15/03/2026

The place we're staying has one of those Bluetooth towel rails. Fancy.

The bottom of a heated towel rail, a few inches away from the capped-off valves beneath.

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Mark Taylor @markiswrit.ing · 11/03/2026

Things are getting exciting in Les Miserables

Chapter heading: VII - Confusion over the letter U

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Mark Taylor @markiswrit.ing · 05/02/2026

I am narrowing my eyes

$Browser screenshot reading "Hmm. We're having trouble finding that site. We can't connect to the server at {{{__unsubscribe_url}}}.$

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Mark Taylor @markiswrit.ing · 20/01/2026

Look how pretty my new laptop sleeve is 🐝❤️ See Fibre Haptic for similar delights!

A laptop sleeve made from various bee- and plant-themed fabrics, with a green laptop protruding from the flap. It has a Velcro closure.

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Mark Taylor @markiswrit.ing · 19/01/2026

Got a new toy from zerowriter.ink and it is a delight.

A black rectangular device with a white keyboard and a small eink screen. Above the screen is a green sticker that says "Press any key to continue."

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Mark Taylor @markiswrit.ing · 13/01/2026

Somebody trying to get in touch with Taylor Marks has received this autoreply and decided it's worth sending their email on to me.

Subject: This address is no longer in use, and I am not Taylor Marks

Hi,

I have had to stop using this address due to the excessive volume of email it receives for various people named Taylor Marks.

If you are trying to reach me, Mark Taylor, you can do so at mark@markstaylor.uk

If you are trying to reach one of the various Taylor Markses, I'm afraid you have the wrong address – my name is Mark S. Taylor. When I registered taylor.mark.s@gmail.com, I didn't realise how much email for people named Taylor Marks I would be getting. (Gmail ignores the dots, so I get all the email sent to taylormarks@gmail.com or taylor.marks@gmail.com.)

It's been lovely receiving your holiday photos, hen party schedules, late-night musings and mothers' day e-cards. It's been worrying to receive Taylor's college application info, password reset messages, and medical records. Sadly, both must now come to an end. I encourage you to contact Taylor by other means, and either ask them for the correct email address, or let them know that they don't know what their email address is.

Yours,
Mark S. Taylor
(Not Taylor Marks)

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Mark Taylor @markiswrit.ing · 13/01/2026

I'm freeeeeeeeee Thank you for your service, books 🫡📚

A pile of books about technology and alienation under a big "Returns" sign and next to an automated library return slot.

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Mark Taylor @markiswrit.ing · 07/01/2026

Starting to understand the appeal of this Minecraft thing

Little blocky cat and dog friend sitting and looking at the player in Minecraft

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Mark Taylor @markiswrit.ing · 29/12/2025

Finally found the right print for this spot above my desk. (Print from Inky Conditions) #art #writing

A blue-green Smith Corona typewriter, mounted to a wall. A print is displayed in place of the paper, which shows a typewriter with a blank sheet of paper in it on a blue-green background, with the text "Here it comes, any minute now".

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Mark Taylor @markiswrit.ing · 23/12/2025

A nice window display, but this mouse is clearly shaking.

Painted window showing a mouse holding a cocktail shaker, with the writing "Not a creature was stirring, well just a mouse". "Well just" is taking the place of "not even", which has been crossed out.

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Mark Taylor @markiswrit.ing · 22/12/2025

So sweet to watch the little temperature sensor snoozing on its shelf.

A little white plastic box on a shelf, its smallest side towards you, with three little holes that look like a sleeping face.

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Mark Taylor @markiswrit.ing · 19/12/2025

Hang on, is everyone else getting more than one?

Book for a small child titled "My First Body"

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Mark Taylor @markiswrit.ing · 09/12/2025

A useful, practical way to know how your dimmer switches are set.

Two-gang dimmer switch with an off-centre googly eye on each knob.

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Mark Taylor @markiswrit.ing · 09/12/2025

Low-effort fitness influencer

Cardboard box printed with "I am built for strength and made with 100% recycled content"

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Mark Taylor @markiswrit.ing · 07/12/2025

Found the best commemorative 50p.

Fifty pence piece showing a bulding signed "Public libraries" with an unfurled book on its roof and the years "1850 - 2000" at the top.

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Mark Taylor @markiswrit.ing · 06/12/2025

I'm grateful to the original owner of my copy of _Invisible Cities_ for not detaching the back page to send off for a copy of _Midnight's Children_.

The last page of a book, showing its final lines, partly turned over to reveal an order form on the other side of the page.

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Mark Taylor @markiswrit.ing · 06/12/2025

Reckon I'll probably go to the bottom one

Posters for two events: "A Winter's Night", and beneath it, "A Joyful Winter's Night"

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Mark Taylor @markiswrit.ing · 05/12/2025

Interesting to learn that Minnie the Minx's dad from the Beano is a big fan of The Winter's Tale

Picture of Minnie the Minx with the text:

"Minnie the Minx’s real name is Hermione!

But shhhh—don’t call her that. Minnie’s dad loves reading, which is why he gave her the name Hermione."

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Mark Taylor @markiswrit.ing · 30/11/2025

[Food, earworm risk] (Billy Idol voice) It's a nice day for a rice pudding

A big dish of rice pudding, with brown caramelized skin

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Mark Taylor @markiswrit.ing · 30/11/2025

Pretty good rainbow today.

A bright double rainbow in the sky over trees and grass.

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Mark Taylor @markiswrit.ing · 28/10/2025

Yet more lesbian erasure

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Mark Taylor @markiswrit.ing · 26/10/2025

Making comics ✏️💬❤️

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Mark Taylor @markiswrit.ing · 26/10/2025

@ai6yr In the UK we have this monstrosity, pay £30 to really ingrain that branding

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Mark Taylor @markiswrit.ing · 25/10/2025

Moss and mushrooms by the lake today.

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Mark Taylor @markiswrit.ing · 18/10/2025

This sign definitely means "dogs must shit", right?

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Mark Taylor @markiswrit.ing · 17/10/2025

Uncertain Stories are distributing these little single-story books free to bookshops and cafés (and as an extra when you order Broken Ground). It's also just a really delightful way to read a story – I assume someone out there is selling an advent calendar in this format?

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