Tag: Christmas story

• 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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  December 24, 2022

  10-minute play, Writing Excerpt

  Christmas story

• Best Christmas Gift (sort of)

  When I was a boy, one of the greatest and memorable days of every year was when the Sears Christmas Catalogue arrived in the mail. The full-color pages created a wonderland of wishes for this starry-eyed country boy. They had it all: the latest toys, games, and sports equipment. They even sold the full sets…

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  December 19, 2022

  Life

  Christmas, christmas gifts, Christmas story, nostalgia

• Novels 11 & 12 Releasing in 2022

  It’s official. This will be the first year I’ve ever released two novels in one year. I’ve been remarkedly steady since I began publishing in 2012 – one novel a year. I believed the trend would continue. I finished my 11th novel on writing trip to Tbilisi back in late October. It’s the sequel of…

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  March 27, 2022

  Indie Author, What’s Happening

  christmas novel, Christmas story, historical fiction, new releases, novel writing, sports fiction, winasook iron horses

• Pre-order for “JOLLY OLD ST. HICK” now available!

  ‘Tis the Season! My brand-new Christmas short story is now available for pre-order on Amazon. It will be delivered to the reading device of your choice on December 1st. A couple things about it: It’s funny. It’s silly. It’s great for kids. It’s touching. It’s a Christmas story, after all. The story: On Christmas Eve,…

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  November 27, 2018

  Promotion

  Christmas, Christmas story, country christmas, funny christmas story, new release

• A FREE New Christmas Story: “Christmas in the Trenches, 1914”

  Merry Christmas, everyone! To celebrate I’ve published a brand new Christmas story to add to your Christmas reading list: “Christmas in the Trenches, 1914.” It’s completely FREE on Smashwords. In addition, I’ve added a couple short Christmas dramatic readings to it as well, plus some other goodies. Please pick yourself up a copy and I…

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  December 11, 2016

  Indie Author

  1914, Christmas story, free Christmas stories, holiday, short story, World War I

• “Tales of Wonder” in Photos – (Part II)

  All photos by Jonathan Steffan.

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  December 9, 2015

  drama

  Christmas play, Christmas story, drama, live theatre, PenangPAC, tales of wonder

• Full Circle in One Week. The Story of my New Christmas Story.

  Just a week ago I was sitting in a pool thinking, as I often do before I start writing. As I previously mentioned, I was planning out 2015 and had decided to turn my one short play, “If Love is a Crime, String Me Up” into a Christmas story to publish in November of 2015.…

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  December 8, 2014

  Indie Author

  99 cent books, Christmas stories 2014, Christmas story, holiday stories, kindle, new release, short story

• Cover – Love is a Crime: A Christmas Story

  Coming soon!

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  December 3, 2014

  Indie Author

  Christmas stories 2014, Christmas story, holiday, short story holiday stories

• Blitz Publishing – My First Christmas Story Soon!

  It’s November 30th. I’m sitting in the pool at the Hard Rock Hotel just thinking as I usually do. Rehashing plot lines and pondering random story ideas. My mind happened upon one of the short plays I had written and produced a short while ago called “If Love is a Crime, String Me Up.” It’s…

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  December 1, 2014

  Indie Author

  Christmas story, independent publishing, indie authors, kindle, new Christmas story, new Christmas story 2014, publishing, quick publishing, short story

• A Clipping of my story in The Butler Eagle

  My friend back received his local paper on Christmas Eve and low and behold – a Christmas story I wrote was on the front page. Here is part one of it.

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  January 6, 2014

  Writing Excerpt

  Butler Co PA, Butler Eagle, Christmas story, short story