Tag Archives: family

Goal Post: Progress and Latkes

Posted on December 20, 2025 by Charles Yallowitz

Where to even start?  I made progress in a lot of ways, which might be why I’m tired.  Well, that and continuing to heal.  That takes a lot out of me, especially when certain entities stress me out so much … Continue reading →

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Revisit: Magic of Support

Posted on July 23, 2025 by Charles Yallowitz

Posted on January 27, 2013, I still don’t know about the question I wanted to ask after this post.  The one I would ask now is: Has anyone else had an encounter similar to the one I described?  One with … Continue reading →

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Goal Post: Some Steps Forward And . . . Nap Time

Posted on June 14, 2025 by Charles Yallowitz

The last few weeks of the school year are always exhausting.  I’ve said before that I get the stress of being a TA and a parent of a teenager during this time.  My son had his hardest regents this week, … Continue reading →

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7 Tips to a Hero Coming from a Villain Family

Posted on June 4, 2025 by Charles Yallowitz

It might seem easy to have a hero come from a villainous family.  Yet, you might want to put some nuance in there to really make an impact.  What are some things to consider with this background? If you want … Continue reading →

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A Hero From A Villainous Lineage

Posted on June 2, 2025 by Charles Yallowitz

The inspiration for this week’s topic is ‘One Piece’.  Kind of spoilers, but this is something revealed in 2016.  Anyway, the character of Sanji is revealed to have come from an infamously villainous family called the Vinsmokes.  He’s the black … Continue reading →

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Goal Post: Progress Made Against a Whirlwind

Posted on May 31, 2025 by Charles Yallowitz

This week didn’t go as planned.  Now, I did finish all of the blog posts for July and August, so that’s a victory.  I also completed the editing of Darwin & the Beast Collector, so I’m going to start typing them … Continue reading →

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Top 5 of 2024- #3 7 Tips to Writing Father and Son Relationships

Posted on January 17, 2025 by Charles Yallowitz

This post originally went live on April 24, 2024. Being a single father, I think about the father/son relationship a lot.  Mostly because I’m always hoping I’m doing right by my own son.  This gets tougher when I see fiction … Continue reading →

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Happy Thanksgiving

Posted on November 28, 2024 by Charles Yallowitz

Looks like I forgot a Thanksgiving post. Oops. Enjoy the holiday and this hastily made post made from my phone in a mall parking lot.

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National Homemade Bread Day

Posted on November 17, 2024 by Charles Yallowitz

Got really busy with life, so I almost forgot to make a post for today.  It was either this, unfriend day, or hiking day.  Figure ‘Homemade Bread Day’ was the best choice since I don’t do hiking and unfriending isn’t … Continue reading →

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Can Heroes Be Homesick?

Posted on April 26, 2024 by Charles Yallowitz

I’m not even sure if I can make a big post about this.  The idea came to my mind when I was thinking about how heroes in fantasy go on big adventures.  Can’t remember many of them getting homesick.  Not … Continue reading →

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