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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…
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Strive for Excellence, Not Awards
I had two young actors pop into my room and chat with me today. They are talented, without doubt. Two of the finest actors I’ve worked with. They were asking me about possibly writing a duet script for them, and I’m always eager to help in that regards. However, their specifications were to make sure…
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Art History Article Abstract: Art and Race in Romare Bearden’s “Projections”
A little art and academia today: Glazer, Lee Stephens. “Signifying Identity: Art and Race in Romare Bearden’s Projections.” Art Bulletin 76.3 (September 1994): 411-26. Lee Stephens Glazer shows how in the 1964 exhibition of images entitled Projections, Romare Bearden builds on familiar images from art history in order to show an African-American culture that is…
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Me in my Former Glory: Researching on a Motorbike
Here I am in my former glory, sitting on the side of the road in Vietnam only 52 km from home. This was before selfies. It was actually taken with a camera that had film. And look! I’m wearing a watch so that will tell you it was before I had a cell phone. I…
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Library Event Today in Saxonburg, PA
Very excited to have my first library event highlighting my new novel. I’ll be at the South Butler County Library in Saxonburg PA today at 1pm. I’ll be doing a dramatic reading from The Reach of the Banyan Tree. Plus there will be giveaways and lots of fun. If you are at all in the neighborhood, please…
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Ho Chi Minh & Truman: Part II
Part II of my post from yesterday: http://wp.me/p25YFc-C8 – The second part of this post even talks about Tan Trao, the mountainous headquarters of the Viet Minh which is home to the glorious banyan tree which inspired my third novel, soon to be released. Ho took up the mantle of fighting for Indochinese independence by supporting…
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A Movie to Commemorate the 70th D-Day Anniversary
What movie did you use to help commemorate the 70th anniversary of D-Day? I opted for an unconventional one in that it was a movie about the post-war, not the landing on Normandy. My choice? William Wyler’s “The Best Years of Our Lives.” This film chronicles three servicemen, a navy man, an airman, and an…
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Last Chance to Get “Beauty Rising” Super Cheap!
My debut novel is currently running a Kindle Countdown Deal and it will expire in less than 22 hours. So if you haven’t had a chance to check it out, it’s only the price of a candy bar. And it’s a good read. I promise. I know I’m biased, but … and there’s plenty of…
Author Mark W Sasse 