Category: Writing Excerpt
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A Vigil for a Starry Night
I end up posting this on Christmas every couple of years. It’s a short Christmas performance piece, which I have stripped away the descriptions and left only the message behind. I think it’s a beautiful, poignant, and fitting message on this frigid Christmas Eve 2022. Merry Christmas! A Vigil for a Starry Night by Mark…
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Excerpt: The Lost Lineup
In my novel releasing on Kindle July 1 – The Lost Lineup – Charles Henry is tracking down some forgotten ballplayers of history, who want just one more opportunity to play ball. In this scene, Charles and his adventurous companions witness a snippet of history – the 1870 assassination of black voting rights leader and…
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W.P. Kinsella & My 11th Novel
I emailed my manuscript of my 11th novel off to my editor yesterday. That’s always a momentous day! It’s entitled THE LOST LINEUP and it’s Book 2 of Myths & Tales of the Winasook Iron Horses. Have no idea if there will ever be a book three. No plans at the moment, but then again,…
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Moses the Singer EXCERPT 2: Second Beginning
As I stated in my previous post: Moses The Singer EXCERPT 1: First Beginning, my new novel releasing July 1 is at first told from two perspectives. First by a group of talented teen musicians (Excerpt 1) and second by Musa “Moses” Marbun. When the two stories converge, everything changes. In this excerpt, we get to…
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Moses The Singer EXCERPT 1: First Beginning
Moses the Singer, my brand new YA novel set to release on July 1, has two beginnings. The first part of the novel is told from two different point of views. First, there’s the story of four talented teen musicians as they plan to win their school’s talent show. The second part is about Musa…
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My Play This Weekend in Penang: Grade Semantics
My play “Grade Semantics” hits the stage this weekend as part of the Short & Sweet Theatre Festival in Penang, Malaysia. This is a play that I’ve produced twice myself, and it’s a hit — especially with students and teachers. I’ve even had a HS counselor tell me after watching it that the farcical…
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A Vigil for a Starry Night
Merry Christmas, everyone. A VIGIL FOR A STARRY NIGHT On a night when the clouds cover the stars like an impenetrable mountain cliff, I wait for a sign. A small tinge up my spine. A desperate plea for the ancient ways to speak once again. I wait for the light, hoping it will come, hoping…
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EXCERPT – A Thrilling Adventure -Trilogy book 1 FREE limited time only!
FREE on KINDLE – November 15-19 – FREE on AMAZON Midwest Book Review calls it “A unique, entertaining, and deftly crafted novel by an author with a genuine gift for imaginative and engaging storytelling.” BOOK 1 – A Man Too Old for a Place Too Far EXCLUSIVE EXCERPT – in this excerpt the Manhattan businessman Francis Frick…
Author Mark W Sasse 