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March 12, 2018
Similar Objects, Organized in Simple Buckets
There are days we see everything and days it seems we see nothing. Times we feel like screaming and others we want nothing more than to sing. When I was a young boy, I used to sing more. Through small, crooked teeth I would inaudibly mumble out a song while organizing my model train set with my father. Along with being a craftsman, he’s also a musician, so he’d sing along with me as we […]
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March 8, 2018
Ode to Fortnite: A Teachable Victory for Epic Games
If video games are a part of your current lifestyle in any way, you have most likely heard of Fortnite. If not, think something similar to the Hunger Games. Players get dropped into a world and must be the last to survive out of 100 players. While PUBG (PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds) implemented this concept first, Fortnite has seemingly come out as the superior of the two. Below are the reasons why Epic Games won and made […]
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March 5, 2018
Short Story: Those Daring Among Us
The following is a recounting of my first meeting with the United States of America’s Federal Bureau of Investigation. My name at the time was Francis Heart . . . On an old, rickety porch rocking chair I sat, swinging back and forth as a cool breeze blew up my forearms and continued to my shoulders. Besides endless fields and the barn off to the side of this lonesome house, the setting sun was the […]
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March 1, 2018
Wilder, Freer Adventures: My New Book Giveaway Club
Longing for Exciting, Adventurous Reads? Want to Earn Every Book I Release for Free While Also Increasing Your Chances to Win a Bi-Monthly Best-Seller Giveaway Sweepstakes? Yes, you read that right. Every other month I’ll be giving away paperback copies of both Crescent Heart (Civilands #3) AND a recommended best-seller, which I too will be reading with you and discussing as part of a new podcast. This month’s best-seller giveaway (winner announced April 15th): The Lies of Locke Lamora […]
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February 27, 2018
My Brazilian Carnival Experience: One Festival to Rule Them All
Today I’m almost two weeks removed from the most beautiful, insane festival imaginable. It’s taken all of those two weeks to recover from illness, jet-lag, and a brief, depressing period of being back to normalcy. However, here I am, finally ready to try putting into words how great my Brazilian Carnival experience was. Vamos! What is the Brazilian Carnival? Based on what I was told alone, the Brazilian Carnival is basically a pre-lent sin-fest. The […]
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February 24, 2018
My February Top 3 Medium Post Recommendations
Have you seen enough articles on Medium about “how to increase your productivity in under ten seconds and never procrastinate again for the rest of your life?” Looking for some original, creative shorts or daily life stories that are as honest as they are entertaining? If so, you’ve come to the right place! The following are the most thought-provoking pieces I’ve had the pleasure of tearing through in the past month or so. For each, […]
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February 17, 2018
Medium Challenge Shadorma Poem: “Alone With You”
Hello again! After about a week off following a trip to Brazil, I’m thrilled to be back to creating. I will very soon be posting a discussion in great length about my insane experience at Carnaval. However, as for my first new project since returning, below is a Shadorma poem I wrote. This Spanish-style poem follows a 3/5/3/3/7/5 meter, which made it an interesting puzzle to write. I did so as part of a challenge […]
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February 3, 2018
Short Story: I Found Her on the Beaches of Alvenika
Alvenika’s beaches were a sight to behold. Flowing white sand, pushed along by a gentle, whistling wind, down a coastline littered with brown-black, cascading boulders. He would marvel at the way the water glided over the rocks, making them appear smooth and glassy. It seemed they would have been molded over lifetimes into this better form. There were days he’d felt like he could relate to this. He’d taken his fair share of shoe-less strolls […]
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February 1, 2018
Hostiles Movie Review: A Beautifully Gray Western
This past weekend I took a trip to the movie theater to see Hostiles, starring Christian Bale and Rosamund Pike. While I’m a fan of the western genre in general, I wasn’t sure what to expect from this film. The trailers didn’t give much away–which I suppose is a good thing. Nonetheless, having seen many hit-or-miss films lately, I went in with tempered expectations. Now able to say I was pleasantly surprised, here is my […]
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January 29, 2018
Why Leadership and Gratitude Go Hand-in-Hand
This weekend I had the privilege of working with some very talented people. These friends of mine helped me bring my creative vision to life and offered tremendous effort in doing so. While there is still post-production work to do, the experience thus far has re-defined gratitude for me. Leadership and Gratitude If you want to feel fulfilled, act on your passions. If you want to feel gratitude, expand your vision and give others a […]
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