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Opening Scene: Ichabod Brooks & The Island of Mirrors

Posted on April 11, 2017 by Charles Yallowitz

Gasping and coughing, Ichabod Brooks drags himself onto the beach and flops onto his back. The sun beats down on his skin and hair, which steadily dry in the tropical heat. He can still see the pieces of the storm … Continue reading →

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Opening Scene: Ichabod Brooks & the King of Nowhere

Posted on April 4, 2017 by Charles Yallowitz

(Sorry for the two posts in one day.  The Luke one was already scheduled and I couldn’t find another spot for this.) Ichabod Brooks stares at the smoldering wreckage that was once a tavern run by a former thief named … Continue reading →

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Opening Scene: Ichabod Brooks & the Phantom Archer

Posted on March 28, 2017 by Charles Yallowitz

After a long journey down a road that he is sure had more bumps than a wart-covered toad, Ichabod Brooks is happy to pull himself out of the carriage. The dark-skinned man pauses in the doorway to enjoy the warm … Continue reading →

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Opening Scene: Ichabod Brooks & the Starwind Egg

Posted on March 23, 2017 by Charles Yallowitz

(As stated, I’m going to publish the first part of each of the new Ichabod stories.  Hope everyone enjoys the teasers.  I only have the one Ichabod picture to work with too until I get cover art.) Ichabod Brooks takes … Continue reading →

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Ichabod Brooks Teasers

Posted on March 21, 2017 by Charles Yallowitz

So I’ve been trying to figure out a few things and I think I keep tripping over my own feet.  I have the special Bedlam book set to be Sunday/Tuesday/Thursday posts from June to about September.  There might be a … Continue reading →

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Ichabod Brooks and the 12 Stories

Posted on December 11, 2016 by Charles Yallowitz

So I did a three sentence synopsis/mini-blurbs for each of the chosen Ichabod Brooks stories.  Well, except for Ichabod Brooks and the Starwind Egg since that’s on the blog.  Still wondering if I should delete it or leave it up even … Continue reading →

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Goals Achieved and Now 2 Months of Toe Twiddling

Posted on December 10, 2016 by Charles Yallowitz

First, a reminder: LEGENDS OF WINDEMERE: THE SPIRIT WELL IS AVAILABLE ON AMAZON! That should do it and I’ll put the ignored video at the end.  It’s funny that with everything going on, I now have time to put my … Continue reading →

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More About the Future of Ichabod Brooks

Posted on December 4, 2016 by Charles Yallowitz

At least at the writing of this post, people are liking the idea of doing a collection of Ichabod Brooks short stories.  I’m away until tonight, so I don’t know if things changed and a bunch of people swooped in … Continue reading →

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The Experimental Notebook of C.S. Boyack II #shortstories #pulpfiction

Posted on September 10, 2016 by Charles Yallowitz

(Today, I have a special guest who is promoting a new collection of short stories that are well worth the read.  Lisa Burton the Robot Girl is here to talk about pulp fiction, so let’s hand the blog over to … Continue reading →

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Episodic Writing vs Solitary Tale Writing

Posted on August 12, 2016 by Charles Yallowitz

First, I’ll admit that I’m not 100% certain of the terms I’m using.  I sat here trying to figure out the big difference between Windemere stories and Crossing Bedlam.  This is besides the characters, setting, and just about everything within … Continue reading →

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