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Goal Post: Break is Done and Back to Work

Posted on May 4, 2024 by Charles Yallowitz

The week started with Spring Break finishing up.  Nothing special happened there besides typing in 5 chapters worth of edits to Darwin & the Halfling Hunt.  It wasn’t as much as I had hoped before I got my son for a … Continue reading →

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Late Goal Post: Back from Oswego

Posted on April 27, 2024 by Charles Yallowitz

Aside from Passover, this week was the big father/son trip to Oswego, NY.  This place is on Lake Ontario and . . . I went to college there and it’s a nice town about 5.5-6 hours away depending on how … Continue reading →

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7 Tips to Writing Father and Son Relationships

Posted on April 24, 2024 by Charles Yallowitz

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 maintaining the ‘stoic father’ ignoring the son’s issues until … Continue reading →

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Goal Post: Let Spring Break Begin

Posted on April 20, 2024 by Charles Yallowitz

I made it! Spring break starts today and work returns on May 1st.  Going to get some editing done this weekend as well as pack for a father/son trip.  Passover is on Monday, so I’ll get some family time in … Continue reading →

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Goal Post: Bonk on the Head and Two Aching Ankles

Posted on April 13, 2024 by Charles Yallowitz

That’s pretty much how I finished the week.  Sure, my birthday was in there, but I didn’t do much for it.  Stayed late at work to help with basketball and got home in time for dinner and Pokemon Go with … Continue reading →

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Goal Post: Half a Week of Work and Half a Week of Break

Posted on March 30, 2024 by Charles Yallowitz

Easter Break started on Thursday.  It’s not Spring Break this time because Passover isn’t until the end of April.  So, the holidays got split and we received two breaks.  Definitely needed the mini one.  A lot happened at work and … Continue reading →

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Goal Post: Barely Made My Editing Goal

Posted on March 23, 2024 by Charles Yallowitz

I did manage to edit the first 4 chapters of Darwin & the Halfling Hunt.  Just happened to get completed on Thursday when I took a day off from work for a few doctor visits.  This story moves faster than I … Continue reading →

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Goal Post: At Least the Week Ended on a Good Note

Posted on March 16, 2024 by Charles Yallowitz

Sadly, I can’t talk about a lot that happened this week.  Work was crazy busy, which left me exhausted nearly every day.  The energy I had at the start of the week was used to do Pokémon Go with my … Continue reading →

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Goal Post: Brain Be Fogging All Week

Posted on March 9, 2024 by Charles Yallowitz

(For anyone annoyed that I used this theme song instead of the Japanese one, you need to understand something.  ‘Rock the Dragon’ was the first intro I heard when I got introduced to the series in college.  I love the … Continue reading →

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Goal Post: A Week To Remember

Posted on March 2, 2024 by Charles Yallowitz

I took a day off from work on Thursday because my body was so battered that chronic conditions were rising up.  That should tell you how the rest of the week went in regards to work and life.  Going to … Continue reading →

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