Mark Steven Porro

“This author weaves his stories together, employing a wickedly humorous skill not unlike that of David Sedaris and Augusten Burroughs” 2024 NYC Big Book Award Winner 2024 Paris Book Festival Winner 2024 Readers' Favorite International Book Awards Finalist 2024 Living Now Book Awards Winner 2024 International Book Awards Winner 2024 National Indie Excellence Awards Finalist 2024 IndieReader Discovery Award Winner 2024 Eric Hoffer Book Awards Finalist 2024 Book Excellence Award Winner 2024 Firebird Book Award Winner Mark Steven Porro, a New Jersey native (Exit 163), holds an Industrial Design degree from The Ohio State University. After years of agency work, his love of acting led him to Hollywood, where he appeared in dozens of television, film, and theatre productions. Mark also spent his twenty-eight years in Hollywood, entrepreneuring. He started five non-profit companies, but hold the applause. None were intended to be. He now lives in the South of France, but hold your pity. He of sound mind and body chose to suffer in the heart of wine country where the locals insist his French isn’t so bad—at least that’s what he thinks they’re saying. Mark is an award-winning designer, writer, director, and now a Best Selling and Award-Winning author. He has written lots of jokes, several screenplays, and one award-winning short film. A Cup of Tea on the Commode—a sad, sweet, and funny debut memoir—chronicles his multitasking adventures of filling his mother's last years with love, laughter, and joy. Though not always successful, he came pretty damn close. And he survived to tell the tale.