Writing. History. Drama. Culture. Life.


Mark is an award-winning playwright and director. He has published 12 novels in varied genres. His plays have been performed around the world. A world traveler, he has lived and taught English and Theatre in Vietnam, Malaysia, and Saudi Arabia.
I’m happy to be giving away 100 Kindle pre-release copies of TESLER & THE BURNING BUSH! The book releases on paperback and ebook on October 16, but you can get a free one early on the following Goodreads giveaway page. Valid through September 30 only!
A childhood memoir and my 14th novel released within three months of each other. I’m very happy with both of them, but for different reasons. The memoir was a simple exercise in nostalgia, in relating my memories to the person I have become later in life. A joyous, nostalgic, and poignant reminder of the way…
This is one of the basic questions I asked when writing my soon-to-be released novel Tesler and the Burning Bush. In the FROM THE AUTHOR description of the book, I wrote the following. It should give you a glimpse as to the purpose of the book. I hope it sounds intriguing, because writing it was…
I lived in Vietnam for approximately ten years. It changed me in many ways. I learned a second language. I took a deep dive into the culture and history of the region. When I left Vietnam, many lessons stuck with me. One of those lessons was about the amazing resiliency of the Vietnamese people throughout…
It’s become a daily routine. I get an email forwarded from my website to my personal email, and it’s some glowing inquiry about one of my books. It’s a book club wanting to make me their author of the month! It’s a radio station wanting to interview me about my new book. Today it was…