Welcome to Mark Prior’s Web Site and Blog

Below are previews of some of my emotional, exciting and sometimes humorous short stories. The full versions will be available for direct purchase on this site soon.

Use my Contact Page or contact me directly by email at markprior123@markpriorauthor.com for questions. Links to blog previews are below:

My father’s story of how his decision to defend our country from dictators as a WWII Navy Bomber Pilot led to his Million Dollar Education.

A story about exercising a hard-earned right to vote at a Flint, Michigan voting booth in 1975 : Brave Americans at the Voting Booth.

A story that presents a new view of the rich and powerful: Gardening Gifts and Solar Power Vehicles.

A humorous story about two young children learning about the risks and rewards of using their creativity: Trombones Butter Knives and Mini Golf

A story about uncovering hidden talent and reasons to volunteer: Thanksgiving and Smart Watches at the Childrens Home.

My televised Interview after having presented a proclamation on behalf of the Mayor of Tucson, Arizona: POW MIA Recognition Day Ceremony.

Part of the interview was about my friend’s Amazing Vietnam MIA Survival Story.

An emotional and humorous story about a child’s struggle to gain his father’s attention and acceptance: Fishing For Love

My father’s recounting of how his descendants arrived in the New World and what it was like for him and his family, before, during and after The Great Depression. His personal part of the story begins when the doctor delivered him at the house for $5 in 1923 and ends when he decides to enter the Navy in 1942. Read more in A History of a WWII Bomber Pilot and My Million Dollar Education as a WWII Bomber Pilot.

A preview of a future story about my mother’s family migration from Kilbirnie, Scotland to Flint, Michigan in 1924. The Auld Kirk church in Kilbirnie is one of the oldest in Scotland still in use. Read more in Scotland Migration Story.

A child’s exciting narrative of how he and his brother experienced a new type of fishing using spears and nets in frigid Michigan waters at midnight: Spearing and Dipping