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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.

#2 of 2025: 7 Tips to Reincarnated Characters

(Originally posted on February 5, 2025.) Having a protagonist being a reincarnation of a previous character or reborn as a powerful being can make a fun story.  You open up a lot of possibilities.  So, what are some tips to … Continue reading

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Poetry Day: Test of Man

(Wow.  Almost forgot about this one.  Surprising since I still think about this possibility at least once a week.) I hear them all Damning fellow beings To endless suffering As if they are the judges The final word on morality … Continue reading

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Science Fiction: What is it?

Hi, gang. 👋🏼 Craig with you again for some more science fiction. We broke down the old formats of hard science fiction and soft science fiction. … Science Fiction: What is it?

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Superhuman Learning Methods

The anime above is what made me think of this topic.  Specifically, a scene where the main character (guy) starts accidentally absorbing knowledge.  Not going to get into the plot, but he gains the ability to rapidly grow in powers, … Continue reading

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Heroes of Windemere Profiles: Sari

(Always interesting revisiting this character.  She went through a lot and I never got the sense she found true closure.) Hair– Blue Eyes– Green Race– Human gypsy Hometown– None due to gypsy clans being nomadic Career– Gypsy/Thief/Party Thrower Weapon(s) of … Continue reading

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Skill and Knowledge Absorbers

While Rogue of the X-Men wasn’t the character who triggered this idea, I think she’s a good example.  Although, she steals from other people while I’m thinking of characters who simply learn at a superhuman speed.  I’ll go into specific … Continue reading

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Happy Winnie the Pooh Day!

Today is National Winnie the Pooh Day because it’s also A.A. Milne’s birthday.  I was thinking of what to post for it since I remember watching the Disney movie of Pooh Bear a lot as a kid.  I even had … Continue reading

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Goal Post: Chaos and Phone Outages

Not a single day went smoothly this week.  If this was a rollercoaster, it would be nothing more than spinning with random parts where the cart has to jump a ramp.  Pettiness, high emotions, health stuff, and the Verizon outage … Continue reading

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#3 of 2025: The Strangest Octopi

(Animal posts seem to be winning.  Originally posted on January 26, 2025.) Title says it all.  I got curious about octopi and wondered what the weirdest species are, which was mostly off looks.  Enjoy.

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Poetry Day: Telling With No Scheme

(Anyone ever try to go so far off the norms that they get stuck?) I wish to tell a story For all the world to hear Using neither prose Or poem form I do not want a dialog Or meters … Continue reading

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