Lessons Finding Your Focus 3 Sep 201811 Nov 2021 Over the last month I've rather enjoyed my foray into the surreal and the imaginative. My theme for this series was to embrace the dreams, the nightmares, the meditations, and…
Lessons The Awkward Friends of Yesteryear 27 Aug 201811 Nov 2021 There's a common story trope that begins with a main character being enamored by some mentor character, viewing this master as the most wise, most respected, and most powerful of…
Lessons Dreams to Realities 20 Aug 201811 Nov 2021 On Thursday I concluded a short story called Free Cleaning Service. This piece featured two moments of abrupt menace, situations where the main antagonist appeared to startle the audience. I…
Lessons Cliché vs Story 13 Aug 201811 Nov 2021 Some stories are timeless, but most are not. In fact, many a story that grips us when first experienced will become drab and lifeless the second or third time around.…
Lessons Shadowy Corners 6 Aug 201811 Nov 2021 For my profession I work as a software developer, so it's not much of a surprise that I find the technology sector fascinating. I'm always interested in new developments, hardware…
Lessons Wandering Thoughts 30 Jul 201811 Nov 2021 So my morning went a little something like this: • I woke up• I brushed my teeth, got dressed, grabbed my sack lunch, and left for work• I took my…
Lessons For the Children 23 Jul 201810 Nov 2021 I am both the father of a toddler and an animation enthusiast. Combined together, these mean that I read and watch a lot of children's content and, as a result, have…
Lessons An Important Lesson 16 Jul 201810 Nov 2021 Why do we make stories? That's an open-ended question, of course, given that the potential answers to it are legion, ranging anywhere from making a living to leaving a legacy…
Lessons Hey, I’m Talking to You 9 Jul 201810 Nov 2021 I remember a strange experience I had with communication several years ago. It was while I was at university, working as a Teaching Assistant and occasionally covering lessons for the…
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