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The Persistence of Memory and Other Plays By Mark David Major | The Virtual Bookcase

The Persistence of Memory and Other Plays was recently featured on The Virtual Bookcase. Excerpt: For the first time, The Persistence of Memory, The Truth of Glances, and Song of My Childhood are presented in print, updated and revised by the author, including production photographs from the 1992 run of The Persistence of Memory at the […]

NOW AVAILABLE | Everyday Objects: Collected Poems, 1987-2012

Front Cover of Everyday Objects: Collected Poems, 1987-2012 by Mark David Major. 25 Years of Collected Poems in Major’s Everyday Objects JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA – Author and native St. Louisian Mark David Major has been writing since he attended Collinsville High School on the east side of the Mississippi River during the mid-80s. Major was born […]

Peace from Pieces | Book Feature | Mars Rising

May 22, 2013 Book Feature at Peace from Pieces: In our distant future, a tale of things past… Humanity is isolated in its corner of the universe. The Sovereignty is an oligarchy ruling the planets and outposts in our solar system. It has endured for 1,000 years. But the foundations of its society are crumbling, […]

Mars Rising By Mark David Major | The Virtual Bookcase

Mars Rising was recently featured on The Virtual Bookcase: Excerpt: “Humanity is isolated in its corner of the universe. The Sovereignty is an oligarchy ruling the planets and outposts in our solar system. It has endured for 1,000 years. But the foundations of its society are crumbling, eaten away by corruption, excess, and personal ambition. A […]

FILM REVIEW | Pacific Rim | Guillermo del Toro

FILM REVIEW | Pacific Rim Written and Directed by Guillermo del Toro What do you get when you cross Transformers with Godzilla for audiences who love monster truck shows? Answer: Guillermo del Toro’s Pacific Rim (2013). Pacific Rim chronicles a decades-long war between humans and Kaijus, gigantic sea monsters who are really aliens emerging (in ones and […]

NOW AVAILABLE | An Infinitesimal Abundance of Color

JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA – Native St. Louisian Mark David Major, author of the science fiction novel Mars Rising and The Persistence of Memory and Other Plays, a collection of plays including the title play first produced in the St. Louis area in 1992, recently collaborated with Florida artist, Layce Boswell, to co-author a new children’s book, […]

FILM REVIEW | The Lone Ranger | Johnny Depp, Armie Hammer, Tom Wilkinson

FILM REVIEW | The Lone Ranger Starring Johnny Depp, Armie Hammer, Tom Wilkinson Directed by Gore Verbinski, Written by Justin Haythe, Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio Disney’s The Lone Ranger (2013) is an odd film. It could have been – and maybe really should have been – a great film. All the ingredients are there. […]

FILM REVIEW | The Hangover, Part III | Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, Zach Galifianakis

FILM REVIEW | The Hangover, Part III Starring Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, Zach Galifianakis, Melissa McCarthy, Ken Jeong Directed by Todd Phillips, Written by No One Worth Mentioning The Hangover, Part III (2013) is not a good film. It’s hard to believe this is the best they could come up with about the drunken misadventures of […]

My Reading Problem | Orangeberry Book of the Day | Mars Rising by Mark David Major

Read an excerpt from “Chapter 1, At the Threshold of the Gate” of Mars Rising as the Orangeberry Book of the Day on My Reading Problem: “His eyes refused to embrace the serenity of sleep. He tried swallowing a sleep aid but it had no effect. His mind raced like a tornado in the lonesome prairie of his […]

FILM REVIEW | Much Ado About Nothing | Amy Acker, Alexis Denisof, Joss Whedon

FILM REVIEW | Much Ado About Nothing Starring Amy Acker, Alexis Denisof, Clark Gregg, and Nathan Fillion Adapted for Screen and Directed by Joss Whedon Much Ado About Nothing (2013) is a low-budget “Friends of Joss Whedon” Production, adapted for the screen and directed by Joss Whedon, and, seemingly, filmed in Joss Whedon’s home in […]