Mark A. Rayner is an award-winning author, podcaster, and occasional professor who's not entirely convinced the universe isn't the hallucination of a cosmic AI. Rayner writes novels, short stories, plays, and the occasional bit of drivel (some as pure as fresh-fallen snow, some quite tainted with meaning). The Toronto Star described his work as "whimsical yet unsettling" and placed The Gates of Polished Horn, on its 2025 top twenty fiction reads.
Much of his writing explores meaning and the nature of being through an existential tug of war between pathos and humor, compassion and narrative irony. He co-hosts Re-Creative, a podcast about the art that inspires creativity. Rayner does all of these things while being Canadian and serving his cats Churu treats on demand. You can read more of his fiction (for free) at his website where you can also dig into his irregular and explosive blog, The Skwib (markarayner.com).
Follow him at Mastodon (https://mas.to/@markarayner).
Much of his writing explores meaning and the nature of being through an existential tug of war between pathos and humor, compassion and narrative irony. He co-hosts Re-Creative, a podcast about the art that inspires creativity. Rayner does all of these things while being Canadian and serving his cats Churu treats on demand. You can read more of his fiction (for free) at his website where you can also dig into his irregular and explosive blog, The Skwib (markarayner.com).
Follow him at Mastodon (https://mas.to/@markarayner).
