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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.
Last night, I wrote the first five hundred words of my next novel. I have a planned writing trip approaching on June 1, and I wanted to make sure I had a head start on the next ideas rattling around in my brain. I’ve had this idea for a number of years. It’s technically a…
I noticed I made an original Scrivener file in July of 2022. That file, over the next three years, turned into my newest novel, coming later in 2026 entitled, Tesler and the Burning Bush. It’s been three years since I published a novel, with Lady Trieu and the Demon Warrior of Hanoi being released in…
I recently published “How to Build a Dictator,” which is a unique, immersive and experimental theatre piece originally performed in 2016 at the now-defunct Penang Performing Arts Centre. It was part of their Black Box Experiments theatre series, which included a bunch of unusual productions. I had decided that I wanted to act in this…