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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.

Sacrificing Something Else for Victory

In the anime shown above, the main character makes a sacrifice, but it isn’t his life.  I don’t want to give spoilers, but it is effectively his future.  He makes a decision to sacrifice his future in order to defeat … Continue reading →

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Poetry Day: The Feast of Princess Nadia Bocaj

(Another silly poem about food?  Guess I was hungry a lot when I was in my big poetry phase.  Although, this seems to deal more with sleeping than eating.  Doesn’t feel like I hit the mark as far as title … Continue reading →

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Sacrificing One’s Life In Fiction

The scene that made me think of this topic is from ‘One Piece’.  Oden was a leader who sacrificed his life to save his retainers and people.  He also sacrificed his dignity before that by dancing in the street every … Continue reading →

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Character Origin: Nyder Fortune the Mad Scientist

(Made this origin post really early on, so a lot changed for Nyder.  He became the longest running minion and maybe the most loyal to Baron Kernaghan.  Unlike the others, he wasn’t a field agent, so he had similar page … Continue reading →

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Sacrifices in Fiction

Heroes or their allies sacrificing themselves in fiction has been around for decades upon decades.  It’s a common trope that people don’t typically get upset about.  Not unless it’s done poorly.  So, why are sacrifices in fiction so common among … Continue reading →

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The Marine Iguana: A Galapagos Celebrity

Many think of the giant tortoises and maybe even Darwin’s finches when they think of the Galapagos Islands.  Yet, there is another famous animal, which is the Marine Iguana.  This is the only marine lizard and all subspecies are found … Continue reading →

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Goal Post: High Anxiety And . . . Look, I Tried

This week was my school’s version of ‘Battle of the Classes’.  It’s a crazy time with a lot of activities and schedule changes.  Rough for life skills kids, but they all made it to the end with a few bumps.  … Continue reading →

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Short-Sighted vs Far-Sighted Villains

This doesn’t really fit with the alliance theme of the week, but it came to my mind.  More villain stuff did as well, but I’m going to save that for another week.  This is about two general categories that I’ve … Continue reading →

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Poetry Day: The Emerald Standard

(Not a subtle one here.  The desire for money really can be found at the core of many horrible, cruel actions.  This is really true when you look at how certain parts of our society operate.) The putrid blood Of … Continue reading →

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7 Tips to Villain Alliances

As I said on Monday, villain alliances always seem to go the same way.  Taken a little more time to think about it and I still feel this way.  So, what are some things one can do to make a … Continue reading →

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