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January 4, 2018
How Star Wars: ‘The Last Jedi’ Should Have Went
I’d like to start right off the bat by saying there will be spoilers in this post. If you haven’t seen ‘The Last Jedi’ yet, feel free to close out of this page. Or, better yet, continue here for more content, including a FREE book!
January 2, 2018
How Black Mirror Reminded Me of Civilands: Charles Langston
Black Mirror is a TV series which always manages to make you wonder. The ‘what-if’ scenarios presented in this re-imagined Twilight Zone range from twisted to trippy to hopeful and back. Civilands, my own dark-fiction adventure series, isn’t nearly as tech-driven and modern as this show. However, there was a parallel I couldn’t help but reflect on. What is this common bond you might ask? The characters Robert Daly (Jessie Plemons), of the episode USS Callister, and, “Mayor […]
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How Black Mirror Reminded Me of Civilands
Black Mirror is a TV series which always manages to make you wonder. The ‘what-if’ scenarios presented in this re-imagined Twilight Zone range from twisted to trippy to hopeful and back. Civilands, my own dark-fiction adventure series, isn’t nearly as tech-driven and modern as this show. However, there was a parallel I couldn’t help but reflect on. […]
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December 30, 2017
New Year’s Resolutions 2018, What Are Yours?
In honor of soon-to-be 2018, I decided to use today’s post to spell out my New Year’s resolutions. Last year I kind of just made them to myself in my head. Now that I have a blog though, I figure typing it out will leave me no choice but to complete each task. If I […]
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December 28, 2017
Four Years, Diploma Optional: College as a Proxy for What It Takes
While home for the holidays this year I got to talking with some friends about achieving success in a passion. Some of the issues to come up would be familiar to anyone in a similar pursuit. While there are many things one might struggle with, a common theme is doubt. Doubt in one’s own abilities […]
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December 26, 2017
No Matter Where the Days Take Us: A True Christmas Story
Last night I read an article on a blog post site which mentioned lower traffic on holidays. It said not to bother posting because of this. Well, you can tell what my response was to that noise. From saint Nicholas Austin to you I wanted to use today’s post to wish you and yours the […]
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December 23, 2017
Decision Making: Why You Shouldn’t Take the Money
Today I’d like to tell you about an experience which shaped my decision making process in a big way. The event I am going to be discussing is my recruitment for my first full-time, post-college job. While I learned a lot from this process, one message stood above any other: don’t take the money. The […]
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December 21, 2017
The Resourceful Illusionist: Who is Dominic Turner?
For the second character bio post of the Civilands series, we will be talking about Dominic Turner. Time to find out what makes this crafty illusionist one-of-a-kind! Background As industrialization grew in the eastern cities of Duresia, demand for entertainers shrank. Like many, this shift hit illusionist Dominic Turner hard and prompted him to make a move […]
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December 18, 2017
POLL: What did you think of Star Wars Episode 8?
For this post I would really like to see what people thought of Star Wars: ‘The Last Jedi.’ The reviews overall have made it clear this was a divisive movie. I would like to figure out why this is and how you felt about it either way. Did it bring balance to the force? Or […]
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December 16, 2017
From Fearful Hermit to Fierce Female Lead: Who is Latera?
Welcome to the first character bio post of the Civilands series. Today I detail as fierce a female lead as you’ll find, Latera of the V’ahani! Background Latera is the daughter of Chieftain Arkouda of the Riverlands and sister of Hanzah. Under the tutelage of her late mother, she learned to be a nurse for wounded clan […]
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