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JON MARKES

Welcome to my writing world.

I am a writer, copy editor and shopkeeper, living in York, UK.

I am currently submitting my first novel, Casting Long  Shadows, which has been twenty years in the writing.

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MY WRITINGS

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A serial I co-wrote with the author Michael Braccia was  published fortnightly by the Express and Star newspaper online from 2019 - 2024.

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The first year's episodes are now available in book form.

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Find out all about Leeford Village here.

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SHORT STORIES

You can read a selection of my short stories here.

'GOODBYE'

I wrote 'Goodbye' after watching an episode of the BBC's Long Lost Family.

Patricia Jones, (whose acting credits include Grange Hill, Byker Grove, Emmerdale, Coronation Street and many theatrical performances), generously interpreted and performed the piece.

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I am a member of Pen to Paper, a wonderfully inspiring writers' group in York, led by Lizzi Linklater.

 

We meet once a month to discuss each other's work and to learn writing techniques.

 

In 2022, Lendal Press published an anthology of our writings 'Something Brewing'. 

 

A version of my story, 'The Waitress' appears in the anthology. 

The anthology is available from Lendal Press,

Amazon.co.uk and all good bookshops.

Did You Think of Me?

This is an interpretation of my story 'Goodbye'. My friend and Leeford Village

co-writer, Michael Braccia was inspired to write a song based on the story and we recorded it in early 2020, with our friend Bruford Low.

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Written by Michael Braccia

Produced and engineered by Bruford Low

Michael Braccia - vocals, guitar; Bruford Low - keys; Jon Markes - bass

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