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Author: Mark R Hunter

Mark R Hunter is the author of four romantic comedies: Coming Attractions, Radio Red, Storm Chaser, and its sequel, The Notorious Ian Grant, as well as a related story collection, Storm Chaser Shorts. He also wrote a young adult adventure, The No-Campfire Girls, and a humor collection, Slightly Off the Mark. In addition, he collaborated with his wife, Emily, on the history books Images of America: Albion and Noble County, Smoky Days and Sleepless Nights: A Century or So With The Albion Fire Department, and Hoosier Hysterical. Mark’s work also appeared in the anthologies My Funny Valentine and Strange Portals: Ink Slingers’ Fantasy/Horror Anthology. For two decades Mark R Hunter has been an emergency dispatcher for the Noble County Sheriff Department. He’s served over 32 years as a volunteer for the Albion Fire Department, holding such positions as safety officer, training officer, secretary, and public information officer. He also has done public relations writing for the Noble County Relay For Life, among other organizations, and served two terms on the Albion Town Council. When asked if he has any free time, he laughs hysterically. Mark lives in Albion, Indiana, with his wife and editor Emily, a cowardly ball python named Lucius, and a loving, scary dog named Beowulf. He has two daughters and twin grandsons, and so naturally is considering writing a children’s book.

Make Political Violence Fun Again

May 6, 2026May 1, 2026 Mark R Hunter

Let’s talk assassination attempts. But let’s make it fun. Assassinations aren’t funny, of course. But neither is is getting injured by a mechanical device, and I’ve built several humor blogs out of that subject. Thankfully […]

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Leave a commentLifestyle, PoliticsAmerican history, American politics, assassination, history, politics, violence

The Moonshots and Butter Brickle

April 21, 2026April 18, 2026 Mark R Hunter

If you asked me as a kid what I wanted to do when I grew up, I had an immediate answer. No hemming and hawing between plumber and proctologist, no sir. It had been clear […]

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2 CommentsLifestyle, TechnologyApollo, Artemis, astronauts, exploration, math, moon, moon mission, moonshot, science, science fiction, space, space exploration

book review: The Pun Also Rises

April 7, 2026April 4, 2026 Mark R Hunter

The branch of humor called punning has roots planted much further back in history than wood normally be guessed. John Pollack peels back the leaves of history to … That’s enough. It’s a book about […]

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4 CommentsEveryday Life, Lifestyle, Writersbook review, book reviews, books, I like puns, I love puns, pun book, puns, reading, review

Twisted Twisters, or: Breaking Wind

March 25, 2026March 20, 2026 Mark R Hunter

Some say the best advice when it comes to tornadoes is to keep your insurance paid up and update your will. My advice is just as simple: At the beginning of March, dig a big […]

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4 CommentsEveryday Life, Lifestyle, Technologybad weather, First Alert Weather, rain storms, severe weather, storms, thunderstorms, tornado, tornado preparedness, tornado watch, tornadoes, weather

Flaming Snowblower Update

March 5, 2026March 1, 2026 Mark R Hunter

So, we found out why our snowblower caught fire, and I think you’ll find it ironic. First of all, I was the only one who ever operated the snowblower. It’s important to know that Emily […]

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4 CommentsEveryday Life, Lifestyle, Technologyfire, maintenance, maintenance fail, snow, snow removal, snowblower, winter, winter hatred

How to Work Through Retirement Laziness

February 24, 2026February 21, 2026 Mark R Hunter

A lot of people asked what I planned to do after retirement. Work, of course. I’m taking early social security, and I also have a nice retirement benefit after 35 years, but between the two […]

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4 CommentsEveryday Life, Lifestyleeating healthy, health, health and fitness, retire, retired, retirement, retirement benefits, Social Security

This Valentine’s Day, Be Meme

February 14, 2026February 14, 2026 Mark R Hunter

I was going to write a loving Valentine’s Day salute to my wife, otherwise known as sucking up. But I hurt my back (it’s that or sickness every freaking holiday and anniversary), and the med I’m […]

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3 CommentsEveryday Life, Lifestyle, Relationshipslove, my funny valentine, relationships, St. Valentine's Day, Valentine's Day humor

Olympic Sized Thoughts

February 10, 2026February 7, 2026 Mark R Hunter

(These aren’t really Olympic sized thoughts–just small thoughts on the Olympics which, possibly, I  wrote eight years ago. The thoughts, not the Olympics.)   Probably the only downhill sport I’d have a chance of making […]

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4 CommentsLifestyle, Sportsamateur sports, Olympic, Olympic events, olympic humor, olympics, sports, Winter Olympics, winter sports

So, I Set Fire to My Snowblower

February 1, 2026January 27, 2026 Mark R Hunter

If you’ve followed me long enough, you’ve probably heard of the Infamous Exploding Lawn Mower Incident. But probably not–it happened a very long time ago, when my main social media was LiveJournal. Maybe I’ll track […]

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2 CommentsLifestyle, Technologybad weather, fire, indiana weather, modern technology, snow, snow removal, snowblower, weather, winter

No, I’m Not Nostradamus

January 21, 2026January 19, 2026 Mark R Hunter

I first posted this in October, 2006. You historians, check and see how right (or wrong) I was.   Like most prognosticators, I usually reserve my predictions column until the end of the year. But […]

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2 CommentsEveryday Life, Lifestyle2008 Election, Congress, election, elections, forecast, forecasts, history, politics, prediction, predictions, prognostication, US Congress

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