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Mark Hamilton

@mhamilton1509.bsky.social
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Author of sorts, including latest novel ‘Open and Shut’. Creator of Slow Motion Man! Freelance copywriter for a living. Married, children, all that jazz. One day surely it will all add up ☺️

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Mark Hamilton @mhamilton1509.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Last grass cut of the year (I hope!) successfully completed 👍 You needed to know that of course.
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Mark Hamilton @mhamilton1509.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
A client has informed me (but only when I chased up on an unpaid invoice) that they have moved to 60 day payment terms. How lousy is that!! 😤
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Mark Hamilton @mhamilton1509.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Starting out on Rough Music by Patrick Gale. Never read anything of his before but he seems to be well-regarded. And perhaps 20 novels to his name! Looking forward to this. #amreading #BookSky
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Mark Hamilton @mhamilton1509.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
A bruising weekend of household shopping for this and that. Everything so expensive ☹️
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Mark Hamilton @mhamilton1509.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Beautiful warm day! Long may it continue. Might it even be possible to get through October without using the heating?? 🙏
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Mark Hamilton @mhamilton1509.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Would love to know how BDO are feeling as Manchester City’s auditors…?? 🫣
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Mark Hamilton @mhamilton1509.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
ANOTHER price rise from Netflix - to £20.99 a month from £18.99. When is enough enough, I ask myself. Patience really wearing thin 😤
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Mark Hamilton @mhamilton1509.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Listening to Andy Burnham speaking about a national care service, he’s such a good communicator. Always comes across as honest, transparent and to the point. He really does inspire confidence, imo!
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Mark Hamilton @mhamilton1509.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
An immediate money pile-on? A good indicator of the world we live in… www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...
bbc.co.uk
Manchester City charges: Premier League clubs seek legal advice over possible compensation
Premier League clubs are seeking legal advice as to whether they would have a compensation claim over the Manchester City 115 charges case.
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Mark Hamilton @mhamilton1509.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Isn’t the Romesh Ranganathan BBC advert the most annoying thing you’ve ever seen? Goes on forever too!
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Mark Hamilton @mhamilton1509.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
People’s capacity to just not come back on things, to only communicate when it suits them, never ceases to surprise me…
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Mark Hamilton @mhamilton1509.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
So apparently this game Zip that everyone posts about on LinkedIn involves drawing a single unbroken line through a grid - a “Hamiltonian path”. Shucks, very glad to lend my surname to this 😊
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Mark Hamilton @mhamilton1509.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
So after today there’s a three week international break?? YAWN
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Mark Hamilton @mhamilton1509.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Really sad to hear of the passing of Bonnie Greer. Such an intelligent and vibrant personality. A real loss.
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Mark Hamilton @mhamilton1509.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
That back to work feeling… It doesn’t get any better, does it? 😕
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Mark Hamilton @mhamilton1509.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Trump has the diplomatic skills and sensitivity of an elephant. And that’s being unkind to elephants 🙄
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Mark Hamilton @mhamilton1509.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Sunset dreams… #Turkey
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Mark Hamilton @mhamilton1509.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Some much-needed holiday vibes here in Turkey 🏖️
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Mark Hamilton @mhamilton1509.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
This could get interesting… 👀 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
Israel warns it will retaliate if UK imposes sanctions
The UK's Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband pledged on Tuesday to introduce a "comprehensive reset" of policy on Israel.
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Mark Hamilton @mhamilton1509.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
And all of a sudden… autumn is a coming in!
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Mark Hamilton @mhamilton1509.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Watched the film Train Dreams. A rather lovely, sad story well put together. Worth a watch!
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Mark Hamilton @mhamilton1509.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
So Meta’s HQ address is 1 Hacker Way. Are they having a laugh??
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Mark Hamilton @mhamilton1509.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Another writing competition disappointment recently… But you’ve just got to keep going, keep thinking about where your writing could be better, and keep believing! 👍 #writingcommunity
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Mark Hamilton @mhamilton1509.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Set up an Ebay account to sell a couple of items. Then got suspended within minutes for “policy violations “! Ridiculous! Anyone else had an experience of this kind?
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Mark Hamilton @mhamilton1509.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Eating blueberries in the absence of anything better to do 🤨
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Mark Hamilton @mhamilton1509.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Low cloud squeezing out a little rain here in Bristol. It’s a start!
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Mark Hamilton @mhamilton1509.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Watched Inside Llewyn Davies. Fantastic film. Coen brothers at their best.
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Mark Hamilton @mhamilton1509.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Oh my god… The whole of this thing is just so sad. What a waste, what a tragedy. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
Jason Arday: Former Cambridge university professor found dead
His family said it was "in shock to have lost this amazing father, partner, brother, uncle and son" after the academic was found dead in London on Friday.
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Mark Hamilton @mhamilton1509.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
I think the moon must have slipped off target where we live 😂
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Mark Hamilton @mhamilton1509.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
On the plus side, I reckon this heat and dryness will save me at least two grass cuts this year, maybe three. Get in 😏
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Mark Hamilton @mhamilton1509.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Isn’t it funny - we romanticise the past, we fantasise about the future, and in the meantime we’re continually stuck in the mundane present 🤔
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Mark Hamilton @mhamilton1509.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Made another hopeless submission today. That’s progress 🧐 #writingcommunity
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Mark Hamilton @mhamilton1509.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
I am no good at exclamation marks. Or, I am no good at exclamation marks! 🤷 See what I mean? #writingcommunity
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Mark Hamilton @mhamilton1509.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Climate Change Index (unofficial): I have never worn shorts so many days in a row before 🩳☀️
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Mark Hamilton @mhamilton1509.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Nearly sent a draft blog I have written for a client with an email heading of ‘Daft Blog’ 😅😅😅 It’s probably true though! 🤨
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Mark Hamilton @mhamilton1509.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
How oh how can something like this happen? Our infrastructure is a joke… www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
Gatwick Airport left without running water at both terminals
Bottled water is being handed out to passengers and staff while the issue is investigated.
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Mark Hamilton @mhamilton1509.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Just about to start out on Everything was Beautiful and Nothing Hurt by Ben Reeves. Really looking forward to this. Has had outstanding reviews! #BookSky
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Mark Hamilton @mhamilton1509.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
It’s like the twelve days of Christmas so far under Andy Burnham! Good measures - but will there be a payback time?
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Mark Hamilton @mhamilton1509.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Always surprised the car industry hasn’t come up with a way to indicate that you’re going all the way round a roundabout. How many near misses have I seen! 🚗
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Mark Hamilton @mhamilton1509.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
The worst game of the World Cup is… the Final of course!
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Mark Hamilton @mhamilton1509.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Ever get the feeling that you’re getting further and further from the island no matter how hard you row? 😫
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Mark Hamilton @mhamilton1509.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Well I think finishing third would be worth something. Come on England!
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Mark Hamilton @mhamilton1509.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Yuck! Please tell me this isn’t ‘tru’…
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Mark Hamilton @mhamilton1509.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Nasty attitude, but different gravy when it really matters you have to say
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Mark Hamilton @mhamilton1509.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Went too defensive I’m afraid, Thomas…
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Mark Hamilton @mhamilton1509.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Predicting a tight and tense 5-0 England win 😅 Really, feels impossible to call. Could go any way!
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Mark Hamilton @mhamilton1509.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
Highly topical film on Legend Xtra right now: Night of the Big Heat. Classic clunky late 60’s sci-fi/horror starring Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing where invading aliens precipitate a sudden intense heatwave!
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Mark Hamilton @mhamilton1509.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
The crowds at Wimbledon paying through the nose for their tickets are all going to get sunstroke, aren’t they?
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Mark Hamilton @mhamilton1509.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Waiting for good news - well, any news actually- on the literary front is rather like waiting for Godot. There again, Beckett got it with Godot so perhaps that should give one hope! 🤨
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Mark Hamilton @mhamilton1509.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
You can practically measure climate change by how much air conditioning is discussed. An article like this just wouldn’t have been written a few years ago! 🥵 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
How can you get air conditioning in your home and how much does it cost?
As summers in the UK get hotter, is it time for air conditioning to become a permanent feature in most homes?
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