Tag Archives: humor

7 Tips to Using Swords: Freebie Is to Avoid Sword Puns

Posted on August 16, 2017 by Charles Yallowitz

I was originally going to write something similar to Monday’s post with a list of swords and some info about them.  Then I remembered how many different types of swords have existed.  Shortswords, longswords, flamberge, cutlass, rapier, saber, daggers, dirks, … Continue reading →

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Mack’s Haunted Haberdashery

Posted on August 4, 2017 by Charles Yallowitz

Welcome, potential customers!  My name is Bartholomew and I will be helping you today with your purchases.  All of our . . . I’m sorry, but Mack is far too busy to handle the day-to-day operations.  Somebody needs to keep … Continue reading →

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Straight As an Arrow Archery School & Pincushion Pavilion

Posted on July 17, 2017 by Charles Yallowitz

Welcome to the place where you too can become a magical archer.  Just like all of those other archers that you’ve seen on television, movies, or read about.  What do you mean not all of them are magical?  Do they … Continue reading →

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7 Tips to Maintaining a Happy Marriage in a World of Magic & Monsters

Posted on July 14, 2017 by Charles Yallowitz

Marriages are rare in adventure stories, but only because it’s hard to swashbuckle and disarm traps while cleaning the oven.  That and authors seem to love killing off a spouse to get the survivor riled up.  Tradition, thy name is … Continue reading →

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The Titan’s Tiny Tea Shop: Pick Own Leave At Own Risk

Posted on July 3, 2017 by Charles Yallowitz

Welcome to our tea shoppe!  I’m sure you’ve been told about all of our flavors, which you can pick yourself.  Oh, you weren’t told about that part.  Guessing the signs and a large fence around the property weren’t big enough … Continue reading →

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What Do You Think About Bards?

Posted on June 30, 2017 by Charles Yallowitz

So, we asked various characters what they thought of Bards.  Let’s see what they said: Luke Callindor–  Entertaining and they seem to like me.  Probably because of the last name and my adventures help them get money. Nyx–  Nice way … Continue reading →

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Marco’s Musical Mart: Glockenspiels Always On Sale

Posted on June 23, 2017 by Charles Yallowitz

Welcome and how many glockenspiels would you like?  Not interested in our popular seller?  We get that a lot ever since the Glockenspiel Garage opened up down the road and specialized.  Thankfully, we’re not a niche seller and have plenty … Continue reading →

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7 Tips to Making a Fictional Sport: Mouth Guard Not Included

Posted on June 21, 2017 by Charles Yallowitz

Last year, I made a post about various sports and activities that can be done around Windemere.  From what I can tell, I never went into any advice or tips or comedy about how to design fictional sports.  One reason … Continue reading →

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100 Haiku for the Gamer’s Thumbs 73-100 + Bonus Level

Posted on June 16, 2017 by Charles Yallowitz

Zee Finale! The Code Our secret weapon Giving us a needed edge Against unfair foes * The Olden Days of Blocky Limbs Razor edged pixels A step above stick figures Acknowledge your past * Striving for Beyond Realism I see … Continue reading →

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Champions of Social Media

Posted on June 9, 2017 by Charles Yallowitz

Sari–  Who keeps sending me these pictures?  I told all of you that I didn’t want to be a part of this. Delvin–  It’s been a while since we’ve shown up on the blog and this was the best that … Continue reading →

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