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

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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Poetry Day: Icarus Reborn

(Written about the constant reaching for hope, which is followed by an inevitable crushing of disappointment.) I see a pattern That I follow to perfection Reaching for the ring High above my head Basking me In a golden glow Barely … Continue reading

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The Reality In Myths

It’s fairly well-known that many, if not most, creatures of mythology are born from a real animal or event.  For example, the concept of mermaids could have come from sailors seeing manatees or sealions.  Supposedly, Christopher Columbus saw ‘mermaids’ and … Continue reading

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Questions 3 and a Look Back at ‘Sleeper of the Wildwood Fugue’

Sleeper of the Wildwood Fugue had a lot going on.  The big thing was introducing Dariana, who was the final champion.  I was going to make her origins a big reveal later, but realized that it might be more interesting to … Continue reading

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Exaggerated Conditions in Fiction

I was watching a show, which was rather good.  The name was ‘Almost Paradise’ and it was a crime show with some comedy.  The main character goes to a tropical island because he suffers from high blood pressure.  This means … Continue reading

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Goal Post: Barely Made My Editing Goal

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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Questions 3: Fictional Plant Creation

What you see above is a real plant from mythology?  Okay, that sentence didn’t make the most amount of sense.  The Vegetable Lamb of Tartary comes from Central Asia.  Its fruit was a sheep, which would graze on the area … Continue reading

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Poetry Day: I Want Your Greener Grass

(We’ve all been there or seen it in action.) The lonely man watches As the crowded man plays With parents, wife, and child He envies the connections That he lacks within his life He wanders off alone With time he … Continue reading

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7 Tips to Designing Fictional Plants

I’m probably being fairly ambitious thinking I can come up with 7 decent tips.  I mean, we’re talking about plants here.  So, let’s just dive into it with the most obvious thing: RESEARCH!  I say this a lot and people … Continue reading

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Creating Fictional Plants: 9 Times Out of 10 They’re Carnivorous

I realized that I’ve talked a lot about designing monsters over the years.  Always a focus on the animals though.  A plant-based creature might show up at times, but there are still animalistic characteristics.  This seems wrong.  An environment is … Continue reading

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