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New Release Post on Storybook Reviews
Storybook Reviews recently posted about my new novel, A Love Story for a Nation. The post also included an exclusive excerpt. Below is an excerpt of the excerpt. Do head over to the Storybook Reviews and check out the complete post: “Standing firm. In the native dialect of the Banti hill tribe, Meneshmi Bula means ‘standing firm’,”…
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A Novel Dedication
I’d like to share with everyone the dedication page in my newly released novel. It’s unique because artists who were inspired by my previous work in-turn inspired me to write this novel. I’m so thankful for how these people inspired me. Enjoy. (Book Link Here) A WORD FROM THE AUTHOR This novel took a long,…
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Back in the USA: Writing on my Mind
I arrived back in the USA yesterday after a year in Malaysia and a whirl-wind 8 day tour of Europe. While in Europe, I purposefully took a break from writing – all kinds of writing be it creative or blogging or whatever. My computer was lonely. My focus was on family, fun, and exploration. It…
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Hamas, PA could be next pawns in Saudi-Iranian proxy war. Those Pennsylvanians!
http://www.foxnews.com/world/2015/04/15/hamas-pa-could-be-next-pawns-in-saudi-iranian-proxy-war/ It seems that the Ayatollah of Iran and the King of Saudi Arabia has chosen an obscure town in Western Pennsylvania as the site of a proxy war between the two regimes. Hamas, PA – south of Tidioutte on the banks of the Allegheny River, might seem like an unlikely location for the two…
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In Praise of Audacity
If you’ve never used AUDACITY, it’s an awesome program that is fantastic for sound editing – and it’s a free program. What’s not to like? I just wanted to briefly outline how I use it in case you might find it useful for yourself. Here’s a sample view of what it looks like: Here’s the…
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Teaching, Directing, Writing: A Unique Situation
I am an English teacher turned History teacher turned Drama teacher. It was a long and unexpected road to arrive where I currently am – and I’m in no mood for a personal history lesson at the moment. As a teacher I get to also direct drama and as a writer I get to direct…
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Art History: Diego Velazquez’s “Las Meninas” (Part II)
Was the painting “Las Meninas” meant to be a criticism of the Spanish Royal Court? Let’s have a look. You can read part I HERE! Waite, in his Marxist approach to Las Meninas, states that we cannot clearly see everything that is depicted in art. He expounds that there is no adequate way to describe the…
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Art History: Diego Velazquez’s “Las Meninas” (Part I)
(Let’s go a little high class today. Here’s an essay I wrote a while looking at different interpretations of Diego Velazquez’s “Las Meninas”. I’ll break it apart cause it’s kind of long. Enjoy.) Geoffrey Waite, in his Marxist treatment of Velazquez’s most famous painting Las Meninas, says that the painting both subverts and fulfills “….two…
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Merry Christmas to All My Readers
Originally posted on Scattered Thoughts: Christmas is that time of the year when everything seems nice and tenderly, joyful and propitious. It is perhaps the most widespread and loveliest of all festivals…..a festival of kindness and charity, forgiveness and friendship. The warmth of hearts easily beats the chilly wind of winter and the white snow…
Author Mark W Sasse 