Marc OBrien
Bio
Barry University graduate Marc O'Brien has returned to Florida after a 17 year author residency in Las Vegas. He will continue using fiction as a way to distribute information. Books include "The Final Fence: Sophomores In The Saddle"
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Young Adult Mature Book Influences
Tragically, born with a permanent injury meant spending four days a week in study hall, while the fifth, a very light physical education commitment needed addressing. As it did waiting for my first middle school period class, book reading took up the forty-five-minute period. Sports related titles including, the quirky Sparky Lyle baseball diary, “The Bronx Zoo”, “Two Minute Warning”, “Black Sunday” were interesting education experiences, while other exciting efforts like “Cathedral”, and “The Fifth Horseman” opened my eyes to international newsworthy thrilling ideas.
By Marc OBrien2 years ago in BookClub
News Worthy Influenced Writing
Creative writing assignments are wonderful homework exercises unless you allow a parent into the private conversation. Back in grammar school when I brought books like “Black Sunday” and “The Fifth Horseman” into class for the USSR program, better known as unsustain silent reading where forty-five noiseless minutes, everyone read, and the activity demonstrated news influenced my intellectual foundation.
By Marc OBrien2 years ago in Writers
Porsche Man: The English Premier West Ham
Due to a late afternoon discussion scheduled with Mr. Seagull, Porsche Man departed for the beach early arriving on time, prepared to get goals. Like most professional ventures that needed life goals, the weather reflected exactly the status, ‘partly cloudy’.
By Marc OBrien2 years ago in Chapters
Life's Maturing Ingredients
Draped over the lamp shade, a tassel acknowledged Nuosirdus’ moral academic obligation to society ‘completed’. Shining down, an illuminating bulb brightened the report card confirming she did everything correctly in the socially sanitized, contained classroom.
By Marc OBrien2 years ago in Chapters
Chit-Chatting About Champions
Hollywood respected Bobby Farrelly displayed stereotypical information targeting intellectual disabilities in the mass distributed feature “Champions”. Headlining Woody Johnson and Kaitlin Olson the routine conversation piece drags on for over two hours using a chit-chatting discussion style. Despite simple level script plot points, the sensitive subject matter is addressed respectfully.
By Marc OBrien2 years ago in Critique
The Exorcist
Youngster Linda Blair effectively portrays tortured Irish Catholic preadolescent Reagan MacNeill in the movie “The Exorcist”. Diabolically set, close to the America’s governing heartbeat the domestic sacramental war pitting priests against evil forces rocks both furniture and mind as possession crosses the line, leaving the audience wanting guilty pleasure forgiveness.
By Marc OBrien2 years ago in Critique
Porsche Man: The English Premier West Ham
While Team GB Lionesses were scoring successful goals down under, Porsche Man welcomed the new season with concerns due to high powered changes. Over the break, cleaning out the refrigerator and discarding magical rice that she believed brought good opportunity fortune prioritized her agenda.
By Marc OBrien2 years ago in Chapters
The Prince And The Green Pea Soup
Whenever the Empire State events were getting intense Prince Underwood would venture towards the main road and check out the view from King Philip’s Wall. With the sun descending the placid lake’s enchanting mist traditionally filtered magical romantic vibes throughout the territory. It was there during youth camp that his feelings came out while taking a walk with childhood friend Princess Saranac.
By Marc OBrien3 years ago in Fiction
A Mythical Meeting Of Two Parties
Many twentieth-first century children who I had no influence in creating know about the party-political myths on the island paved with gold despite claiming bankruptcy trying to stay financially alive. A French artistic illuminated statuesque light house figure standing proud in the waterway offered a guiding path for those lost individuals needing a boost. And this unbelievable statement energized the landmark inhabitants' attitudes.
By Marc OBrien3 years ago in Fiction
