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Progress Made?

Posted on May 5, 2013 by Charles Yallowitz

This is a progress update, which I want to get into the habit of doing for my Rome Construction Crew peeps. I didn’t finish the planning stage of ‘Tales of the Slumberlord’ within the 3 weeks that I said I … Continue reading →

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My Absolute Fragile Essence on Kindle

Posted on May 4, 2013 by Charles Yallowitz

On April 15th, I made a post about Estella Aguilar (formerly rawencounterswithestella) putting out a paperback collection of her poetry.  Well, she just released it as a .99 cent eBook on Amazon Kindle.  Please give her poems a read and … Continue reading →

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Puddle Jumping

Posted on May 4, 2013 by Charles Yallowitz

We never take the time To enjoy the puddles in our way We go around Or rush on through Cursing at wet socks   We never take a rest After a pouring rain To find the nearest puddle And jump … Continue reading →

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Quest for New Business Cards

Posted on May 3, 2013 by Charles Yallowitz

So, I’m handing out most of my remaining business cards, so my wife can start in on making new ones.  The old ones were nice, but there was some information that had to be replaced.  The new ones won’t be … Continue reading →

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Changing and Adapting Next Week

Posted on May 3, 2013 by Charles Yallowitz

I might become a rare entity over the weekend.  I wake up at butt-crack before dawn to get my parents going on their 2 week trip to California.  So, I’m going to be exhausted and probably post up a few … Continue reading →

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Convention Checklist for Vendor Room Virgins

Posted on May 3, 2013 by Charles Yallowitz

I’ve been asked by Ionia Martin to make a checklist based on my experiences at my first convention last weekend.  This is based only on my experiences, so feel free to ignore, add, or mock them. Hotel room-  It helps … Continue reading →

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Seven Sin Rondelets

Posted on May 3, 2013 by Charles Yallowitz

This set of 8 short poems stem from a conversation from years back.  It was a philosophical discussion that went all over the place and eventually landed on the concept of sin.  We discussed how every person is slightly sinful … Continue reading →

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Quandary and Confusion

Posted on May 2, 2013 by Charles Yallowitz

So, I’ve been chugging away at ‘Tales of the Slumberlord’ and I’ll probably finish the characters up tonight.  Tomorrow and the weekend will see me finishing up the brief book outlines to make sure I’ll remember what I’m doing when … Continue reading →

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Story Prompt 1: Justin and the Monkey

Posted on May 2, 2013 by Charles Yallowitz

This is a short story that is part of the new challenge put out by We Drink Because We’re Poets.  Here is the prompt before I get into the story: “Write me a story about Justin Bieber and his monkey. What … Continue reading →

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I Got Nothing

Posted on May 2, 2013 by Charles Yallowitz

I think this is the first day in a while where I don’t have anything planned for my blog.  I have no book excerpts, no thoughts on writing, no ask a character, and the poetry challenge is over.  I should … Continue reading →

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