Tag Archives: memories

War of Nytefall: Eulogy is Coming this Weekend!

Posted on December 1, 2021 by Charles Yallowitz

Only a few days until the War of Nytefall finale is released! That’s really it.  I’m putting the finishing touches on everything and should announce it as early as Friday evening.  I’m going to send out the blog tour info to volunteers … Continue reading →

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Questions 3: Using Amnesia in Fiction

Posted on August 20, 2021 by Charles Yallowitz

Here we are at the end of a really odd weekly topic.  Maybe I stretched this out for too, but I don’t remember what started it.  Funny how such a complicated medical issue can be used so casually and ‘simply’ … Continue reading →

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Amnesia . . . I Forgot Why I Chose This Topic

Posted on August 16, 2021 by Charles Yallowitz

I forgot what prompted me to choose this topic back in June.  I believe I watched a TV show where a character had amnesia at some point.  It brought up an odd question in my mind in regards to second … Continue reading →

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Bursts of Nostalgia

Posted on August 30, 2019 by Charles Yallowitz

First, I’m not talking about the manipulation of nostalgia, which seems to be getting used all over the places.  This is more about you walking along or sitting at your desk.  Just going through the day or relaxing.  All of … Continue reading →

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Cherish Their Childhoods

Posted on August 28, 2019 by Charles Yallowitz

Gone in half a blink From needing nurturing To always out Rarely giving time Sequestered in their lair Like a cocooned larva * We rarely think ahead The humorous mourning Of our little ones advancement Weeping at milestones That grow … Continue reading →

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Relics of Our Younger Days

Posted on August 17, 2018 by Charles Yallowitz

We keep them Close or far away Some in the open Others packed and stored And a few that pass along Held by newer hands The remnants of our past Catalysts For old memories That get fainter by the year

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Questions 3: Right in the Childhood

Posted on November 12, 2015 by Charles Yallowitz

We’re going to make this simple today.  Maybe I’ve been pulling too many late nights with the writing, which is not a bright idea.  You eventually cause yourself to reduce your daytime writing periods and throw your body off.  Then … Continue reading →

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Remnants Left on the Web

Posted on August 22, 2015 by Charles Yallowitz

Words waiting for their day Scheduled to save time May be the last one types What happens if I vanish? No more stories can be told And all my world goes still Though it would trudge along Posts and tweets … Continue reading →

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Poem from the Vault: If This Was My Last Day

Posted on February 11, 2014 by Charles Yallowitz

Long before I stepped onto WordPress, I did a personal challenge on Tumblr.  One poem a day for an entire year.  I’ve put some of them up throughout my time here, but I think I’m going to toss up more.  … Continue reading →

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Old Toys

Posted on December 26, 2013 by Charles Yallowitz

A favorite of childhood Brought on every trip Stitched whenever harmed Sharing in ice cream And gum that remains today Precious toy held in the night Until age takes the child away A token of youth Carried through the years … Continue reading →

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