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Poetry Day: Invasion of the Unwanted

(This was written after a week of bugs getting inside.  They always found their way to my room and buzzed me in my sleep.  Moths, flies, and mosquitoes a plenty.) Buzzing among the lights Skittering in the dark The infestation … Continue reading

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What Is Nonverbal Communication?

I’m always surprised by the amount of people who forget that non-verbal communication is more potent than verbal.  As authors, we can easily forget this because we work with words and think of their power.  We focus so much on … Continue reading

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Questions 3 and Looking Back at ‘Warlord of the Forgotten Age’

When I reached Warlord of the Forgotten Age, I felt both happy and sad.  I’d spent nearly 15 years working with these characters.  Now, it was time for me to give them their final adventure.  The temptation to find a way … Continue reading

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When Your Hero Hides Their Face

This week’s topic stems from months back when I kept stumbling onto short videos and articles about the ‘Halo’ TV series.  First, I had no idea there was a series based on the ‘Halo’ games.  Second, the whole thing was … Continue reading

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Goal Post: Almost Forgot This One

This week was so crazy that I nearly forgot to write this post.  Woke up at 6 am and realized I never took the time last night to do it.  This is what happens when I have a busy week … Continue reading

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A Post-Apocalypse Bucket List

I thought it would be fun to write a small bucket list if I ended up in an apocalypse scenario.  That is if I survived the initial disaster.  I’m making two versions though: Not Having a Child Charles (Fictional Me) … Continue reading

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Poetry Day: Into the Textbook Fray

(I believe this was written when I was going to go back to school for medical coding.  It didn’t last more than a semester because of what happened.  Too many people going for it, so there was a job saturation.  … Continue reading

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Fun in the Post-Apocalypse

A while back I watched an anime called ‘Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead’.  This is about Akira who is working a soul-decimating job until the zombie apocalypse starts.  The scene above is when he realizes that society’s collapse … Continue reading

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Goal Post: 24 Days Until End of School

This was a week full of Mondays.  Each day felt like it lasted for way too long because there was so much to do.  That and a lot of people were off.  Not just students, but adults too and nobody … Continue reading

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Questions 3: Emotions Grant Powers

So, we’ve talked about emotions being used in fiction.  From the ‘power of friendship’ idea to rage making people stronger, authors really do run with the concept.  We all have our own opinions on if this is good or bad … Continue reading

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