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      • The Favored Son: Alternate
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      • The Long Walk to Alquoran
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      • Hunt of the Others
      • The Late Letter
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Confident Swagger

25 Apr 202230 Apr 2022
Meet the Cool) One of the most popular characters in pop culture is Han Solo from the Star Wars series. This character was the very definition of a lovable rogue,…
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Just An Experiment

18 Apr 202225 Apr 2022
A Little Unusual) The world of paint has long had its artists who become very meta in their interests. They cease to consider the usual themes of the human figure,…
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That Final Note

11 Apr 202218 Apr 2022
How It's Supposed to End) I once had a teacher who illustrated that almost every person has an innate understanding of music, even if they do not know how to…
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The Warped Reflection

4 Apr 202211 Apr 2022
A Longing Heart) My latest short story is centered on a young woman, Freida, who has just broken up with her lover, Lukas. Freida returns home to try and forget…
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A Bunch of Stuff Happens: Part Two

28 Mar 20224 Apr 2022
Continued Retrospective) A week ago I took a look at my previous short story, Hunt of the Others, and I pointed out that I had struggled with the action sequences.…
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A Bunch of Stuff Happens: Part One

21 Mar 202228 Mar 2022
The Speed of Action) I have just finished my latest short story, Hunt of the Others. The entire piece was a single scene, wherein we saw a group of hunters…
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The Trojan Surprise

14 Mar 202221 Mar 2022
That's One Big Horse) The story of the Trojan Horse is referenced most thoroughly in the epic poem The Aeneid. Here we learn of the Greek army, besieging Troy, and…
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You’ll Understand in Time

7 Mar 202214 Mar 2022
What Am I Even Watching?) The opening to the 2010 film Inception is quite confusing. We begin with Dom Cobb waking up on a beach and seeing two children in…
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Do Reasons Even Matter?

28 Feb 20227 Mar 2022
The Ends Justify the Means) The 1960 film The Magnificent Seven opens on a town being taken advantage of by Calvera, the head of a notorious gang of bandits. Calvera…

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