Haiku Week 11: Mistborn Metals

Admin/ June 3, 2016/ Books, Poems

  Brass gives them power Dampening all emotions The Soother brings Peace Copper hides magic Masking the other powers A Smoker protects Tin heightens senses Detection overwhelming A Tineye watches Bronze grants detection They search for Magic usage Seekers hunt recruits Iron pulls metal Flying in the air, freedom Lurchers disarm foes Steel pushes metal Flying is falling with style

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Bucket List

Admin/ December 28, 2015/ Rants

  What follows is a list of goals I have before I die that have not been met. Climb the tallest mountain on each continent. Marry a Jewish Woman Run a marathon in all 50 states in the USA Visit Romania Go to the haunted Island in Italy See all of Europe Explore Japan, South Korea, China, India Visit Russia

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Lanfear

Admin/ October 12, 2015/ Books

  As I have run out of books by Brandon Sanderson and RA Salvatore to (re) read, I have began  re-reading the series that lead me to these authors: Wheel of Time by Robert Jordan. So as I have been making a habit of writing posts about characters who I really have enjoyed in fiction, I am glad to write

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Why I love Soft Sci Fi

Admin/ July 20, 2015/ Books

  After writing a blog post on why I hated hard sci fi and then tearing 2312 a new asshole, today I will explain why I love soft sci fi while praising Mistborn. I have to credit author Brandon Sanderson as one of my greatest inspirations for writing.  He along with RA Salvatore are among my favorite authors.  But before

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The End of Utopia Part 3

Admin/ July 18, 2015/ Books

It took quite a bit of work, but now that I have completed part 3, I can say with confidence that I managed to get an entire book published. I found the final segment of the novel to be the easiest to write.  Perhaps this was due to finally getting the plot to fall into place after a whole lot

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