Tag: love
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Another One to Love
Love is not an exhaustible commodity. We know this because when a new person enters our lives, and we love them, we don’t have to release love’s pressure valve and let out a little love from our opposite end to compensate. Love is more akin to the expanding universe. It finds new voids and new…
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Valentine’s Day Excerpt: Princess Pearl Speaks of Her Love, Casimir
For Valentine’s Day, here’s an excerpt from my new play “The Secrets of the Magic Pool.” In this excerpt, Princess Pearl is anxious for her Prince to arrive, and she banters back and forth with her loyal servant, Majji. PRINCESS: (overly dramatic) But it’s truer than the rise of mercury in the noon day sun.…
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Image has Nothing to do with Love.
Image has nothing to do with love. When was the last time that an “unattractive” woman was the subject of a Hollywood love story? I suppose it happens. But very infrequently. Hollywood is obsessed with image, as is TV, the Internet, and just about every person who is honest with themselves. It’s not often that…
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An Old School Love Poem for Valentine’s Day
I found this poem I wrote twenty-six years ago. It still applies to my very same Valentine. Meet me tonight amidst the darkening trees, The lunar view they call the lover’s land. We’ll gaze with wonder at the sparkling sea, And walk our world together hand in hand. The lamp lights flicker wildly through the…
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Who’s Romantic, and Who’s the Fool?
Let’s talk about romance. A while back, I went to the theater to see a play called “Romantic Fools.” It was a local production of an off-Broadway hit (perhaps it was on Broadway at some point – I don’t know.) From the promotional material, I thought it would be a nice evening out for my…
Author Mark W Sasse 