Mark Hunter's Writings
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Short Story
Apr.10.2013
Title: Shoot the Groundhog
Author: Ozma914
Summary: A slayer team discovers the environment can be more challenging than the bad guy … especially during “spring”.
Characters: Buffybot, Tara, Dana, OC slayer Kara Philips
Rating: PG
Length: 2,055 words
Warnings: Wear a parka; you’ll catch your death
(This takes place in my Post-Chosen universe, where Tara and the...
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Short Story
Dec.24.2012
“Words With the Big Guy” was originally a gift to readers who bought my novel Storm Chaser last Christmas; this year, it was printed in the Christmas insert of the Albion New Era, Churubusco News, and Northwest News newspapers. The story was inspired by “Santa’s Spirit”, which I wrote in 2006 for the Christmas edition of my column, “Slightly Off the Mark”.
“Words...
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Short Story
Dec.20.2012
Title: The 13th b’ak’tun Author: ozma914 Characters: The 11th doctor, and a surprise guest Rated: PG Warnings: The world could end. Or maybe not. Disclaimer: All characters who aren’t mine don’t belong to me. Summary: Only one person could prevent the Mayan Apocalypse … despite the plans of a time traveler from a different universe.
The 13th...
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Short Story
Jul.30.2012
Some of my newer friends might not know that I used to write fanfiction regularly under the username ozma914, and I'm happy to say it led to over a dozen fanfic writing awards. I've been busy with original fiction, but I miss the stress-relieving fun of working hard on a story I don't have to worry about getting published (because that would be illegal, ya' know...
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Essay
Jan.06.2012
Albion New Era
SLIGHTLY OFF THE MARK
I retired from my position on the Albion Town Council at the end of the year, giving me a chance to move to a warmer climate and live a relaxed life of peaceful …
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Column
Dec.29.2011
Albion New Era
SLIGHTLY OFF THE MARK
Whew. Was 2011 an exhausting year, or what? It felt like the whole world spent the last twelve months running a marathon at internet speed. No wonder my feet hurt.
It may turn out...
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Dec.24.2011
Albion New Era
Merry Christmas, everyone!
This article originally appeared in the insert of this week’s Albion New Era newspaper:
When I was a kid, we had a fake Christmas tree that no one bothered even pretending might be real.
It was an aluminum pole with holes in it, like a great...
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Short Story
Nov.01.2011
I've been promising this new story for awhile: a bridge between Storm Chaser and its sequel, which has the working title of Storm Damage, this tale introduces us to a new character who'll have a major role in the new book. Believe me, Ian Grant quite literally doesn't know what he's getting into ...
Warning! Spoilers for some general details about the end of...
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Column
Oct.19.2011
Albion New Era
SLIGHTLY OFF THE MARK
“Hello, Apple Customer Service, how may I direct your call?”
Hi, this is Steve Jobs.
“Oh.”
It really is! I assume you haven’t...
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Column
Oct.06.2011
Albion New Era
SLIGHTLY OFF THE MARK
My fiancée is taking a poetry class this year, so I, being a writer, decided to take a crack at writing poetry myself.
Why didn’t someone stop me?
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About Mark
My romantic comedy novel, Storm Chaser, was published this summer by Whiskey Creek Press, which next spring will release my short story collection Storm Chaser Shorts. For the last twenty years my humor column, Slightly Off the Mark, has been published by...