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A hope for my missing 1000 words
I hope my missing 1000 words which were swallowed by the welfare children of technocrats will become infused into the greater world of the sub-net which rules the awakening and sleeping cadences of our lives. I hope the electronic particles will become electro-fairy dust which will settle as a snow-dusting on my laptop keys, providing…
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Nothing as Bleak as a Writer’s Confidence
I just finished a short 1500 word dramatic sketch entitled “‘No’ in Spite of Itself”. Now I can’t seem to shake those mixed feelings I have about it. For a while, I had my doubts how effective it was going to be. It’s about a man, standing on the edge of a cliff, having a…
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A Lone Vietnamese Voice Far From Home
Some local friends here in Penang took us to a beef steamboat restaurant recently. The food was, of course, fantastic. As we were talking about the restaurant, our gracious hosts told us that if we wanted to ever come here, you have to call for reservations because its a small, family establishment with only six…
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The Artist’s Eye – I Don’t Have It
I was working with my artist yesterday (it sounds like I have my personal, resident artist! Well, maybe I do!) on the final layout and design for my next novel, The Recluse Storyteller. And can I just say, I hate fonts. They all look the same to me. I’ve already made font mistakes in my…
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Photos of GRANDPARENTS’ WAR
Here are a few photos of “Grandparents’ War” dress rehearsal. Photos courtesy of Jonathan Steffen.
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The Two Lives of a Book
When writing a novel, I get so caught up in my characters and the plot-line, that it takes on a life of its own. It becomes a little part of me, a part that I cherish and grow to like and mold day by day as I write. Part of what I love is the…
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When Drama Depression Sets in
And suddenly it’s over. 3 months of writing. 4 months of production and rehearsal. 3 performances. Gone! That was the reality last night around midnight when I rolled into the house slightly blurry-eyed, with sweat and adrenaline driving my emotions as I sentimentally thought back over the three amazing performances of my young actors who…
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Opening Night for Grandparents’ War!
Nine months of work comes to a culmination tonight as my new play, Grandparents’ War, opens up at PenangPAC. I spent August – December 2012 writing this play with a group of 5 student writers. I spent February to May working with the actors and crew to produce a very funny play about culture and…
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Another Reason to Love Penang
I was coming back from eating Roti Bom the other day. (You don’t know Roti Bom? Thin layers of dough, plastered with sweet and condensed milk, and fried with butter. Yeah, yeah.) Just two blocks from my house was this very cool Indian procession. Penanag – the land of interesting culture!
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9 Days and Counting until Opening Night
I’m very excited about my new play, Grandparents’ War, which I wrote with 5 student writers. It will be opening in 9 days at PenangPAC. I get to write, cast, direct, and sit back and enjoy my production. What a privilege it is to see ones own work through to production. I am also so…
Author Mark W Sasse 