Tag: Vietnam
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Burger King in Hanoi: The End is Near
A friend posted a selfie outside the newly opened BK at Hanoi Noi Bai Airport. Globalization is complete. My Vietnam is dead. I arrived at Noi Bai Airport for the first time on a dark, stormy night in August 1994. My wife, 15 month old daughter, and I were picked up at the airport by…
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Vietnamese General Giap: 1911-2013
The revolutionary general of the Viet Minh and the North Vietnamese communists died earlier today. (You can check out the slide show of his life on yahoo HERE!) He was the military mind and right hand man of Ho Chi Minh. He dressed in street clothes and a fedora, making an unassuming presence. But his presence…
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My Smashwords Interview!
I recently just published “The Recluse Storyteller” on Smashwords (pre-release with an October 8 release date) and here’s the interview I wrote up for them. Please check it out: Smashwords Interview with Mark W Sasse
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A Waterfall that Fueled an Ending
Here is a picture of Thac Ban Gioc, on the Vietnam-China border in the Vietnamese province of Cao Bang. What does this waterfall have to do with my new novel? Until yesterday, nothing. But the mind seeks ways to justify actions and plot-lines, and I often find that the way I do that is going…
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Description: Draft Writing from 3rd Novel
Here’s a teaser. I shared this paragraph at the writing workshop last night. It’s just a draft description of the Vietnamese countryside which may eventually make its way into my third novel – currently in process. I’d appreciate your comments. This part of the Vietnamese countryside has witnessed little change through the centuries. The crooked-back…
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Cross-Cultural Storytelling
(I just did a guest blog for http://www.ritareviews.net, called “Cross-Cultural Storytelling.” It gives some insight into how I used the cultural contexts of Vietnam in my novel “Beauty Rising.” I’ll give you a teaser here and you can read the rest on her site. I hope you enjoy.) I’ve been fascinated for years with cultural…
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Fiction Thrives When Truth Abides (guest post on Cellardoorians)
I just published a new post “Fiction Thrives When Truth Abides” on Cellardoorians. It talks about how I used my real-life experiences to help shape my fictional work. I’ll give you a teaser here and then you can read the rest on their site. Enjoy! I’ve been asked this question a lot lately in reference…
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Vietnamese New Year & Tet ’68
Happy Vietnamese New Year Everyone! I enjoyed many Tet holidays in Vietnam visiting neighbors, being stuffed with delicacies by eager grandmothers who wouldn’t be satisfied until I would hold my stomach in agony and beg her not to put more on my plate. (She should anyways.) Tet is a wonderful time for family and friends…
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