Tag: southeast asia
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Win a $100 Amazon Gift Card. Happy Labor Day!
Hey Friends, I’ve teamed up with The Kindle Book Review in giving away some Amazon gift cards this Labor Day season. You can sign up to win some great prizes while checking out some great deals on books — including my latest “Which Half David” — only $2.99 on Kindle. There’s my book on their…
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Monologue 1: Excerpt from new novel “Which Half David”
I’m finally getting around to posting some monologues that people (especially drama folk) can use for a variety of purposes. You’ll find these on the right of the website under “Monologues.” This first one is actually from my new novel, not even fully edited yet, but set to release later this summer. It’s entitled “Which…
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These Girls at It Again
Wow! I saw today for the first time these girls perform my new script. Yes. Lexi and Yzzy. These are the two whose performance at Short & Sweet Penang 2015 swept 5 awards with their poignant rendition of a mother and daughter in “Words to Say at the End of the World.” Well, they are…
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Know Your History: Christmas Invasion of Cambodia, 1978
The beginning of the end of the dark periods of modern history began on December 25, 1978, when a sure-footed, well-oiled, Vietnamese fighting machine crossed the border, heading straight towards the nearly deserted Cambodian capital of Phnom Penh. The ramifications and irony of such an invasion were lost on many people at that time, and…
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My Top 10 Favorite Places in Asia: #1 – northern Vietnam (Part I)
I’ve had a lot of fun counting down my favorite Asian places. Once again, these are only places that I have actually visited. Many of you have offered up some other incredible destinations perhaps worthy of another list. I hope to get to them all some day. But on top of my list, and it…
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My Top 10 Favorite Places in Asia – #8 – Singapore
In some ways, Singapore is the anti-Asia. But only in some ways. It’s clean. It’s extremely functional. You could live in their airport and be quite happy. It’s orderly. Did I mention that it’s clean? It’s like a beautifully developed city-state that just works. Sparkling malls. Manicured lawns. Beautiful parks. One of the nicest zoos…
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My First Southeast Asian Giveaway!
I’m excited to do a Goodread’s Giveaway for Beauty Rising focused just on Southeast Asia – Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, and Vietnam. So far, there are 12 people requesting a free copy – isn’t that awesome! Malaysia – my home! Thailand – the birthplace of my daughter! Indonesia – our vacation spot! and Vietnam – which inspired my…
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