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About Charles Yallowitz

Charles E. Yallowitz was born, raised, and educated in New York. Then he spent a few years in Florida, realized his fear of alligators, and moved back to the Empire State. When he isn't working hard on his epic fantasy stories, Charles can be found cooking or going on whatever adventure his son has planned for the day. 'Legends of Windemere' is his first series, but it certainly won't be his last.

Poetry Day: Dreamless Child

(I came up with this poem after seeing a couple get angry at their child wanting to be an artist.  They were furious and immediately crushed the concept.  After that, I noticed that the child didn’t even try to use … Continue reading

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Passover Memes for 2023

It’s that time of year!  Time for some fun Passover memes.  As much fun as you can have when eating giant crackers.  Here we go.  (All found in Google Image search.)

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Story Verbing Part 2

Greetings, Story Empire mavens! Today’s post is the second half of Story Verbing. If you missed Part 1, find it here: https://storyempire.com/2023/03… Story Verbing Part 2

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Teaser Tuesday: Dark Mistress Unleashed

Here’s another fun scene from War of Nytefall: Ravenous.  I was torn between this one and last week.  Decided to post both even after a coin toss.  Not much set up to this scene without spoilers though.  If you like … Continue reading

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Bart’s Bodacious Bakery

Welcome to our quaint bakery.  I know we’re out of the way, so you had to come looking for us.  Yes, I guess the big sign with our name on it over the forest and the daily airdrop of fliers … Continue reading

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Elements of Setting: Attitude

Ciao, SEers! Today, we’re finishing the setting series. We’ve already discussed time, locale, and atmosphere. Today, we’re going to end with attitude… Elements of Setting: Attitude

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The World’s Heaviest Parrot: The Kakapo

I forgot when I stumbled onto this critically endangered bird.  The Kakapo is found in New Zealand and there are only 248 alive in the world.  The threats that they face are numerous including genetic inbreeding and infertility.  These were … Continue reading

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Goal Post: This Fool is Happy It’s April

Oh man . . . This week definitely felt like I got strapped into a roller coaster with duct tape and it went haywire.  Can’t even say I hit the ground running.  I definitely hit the ground, but more of … Continue reading

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Happy National Crayon Day!

The title says it all.  Happy National Crayon Day!  I’m sure most of us have some fond memories of these childhood treasures.  Now for the funnies from a Google Image Search.

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Let’s Talk Covers

Hey, SE Readers. Joan with you today. The topic of book covers has been covered before on Story Empire, but the market is ever-changing, so I thought… Let’s Talk Covers

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