Arbitrary List of Things I’ll Miss About Argentina Since January I have been living with my grandpa in Tucumán, Argentina. I was born and lived in Argentina until 9-years-old, then moved to the states, Maryland to be exact, and from… Read More
Category: Random Blog PostTags: 2014, Argentina, Argentina Customs, Boca Jrs., Cerveza, Culture, Empanadas, family, Fernet, Fernet con Coca, FIFA World Cup, Food, Friends, Home Town, Junk Food, Quilmes, Quilmes Beer, Random Blog Post, The World Cup, Time to Write, travel, traveling, Write, writer, Writing, Writing Full-Time, year off
Pick ten people you know and write a one-sentence description for each of them. Focus on what makes each person unique and noteworthy. N.D. – His limbs and his length resemble an age-battered tie, wrinkled and slouched on a plastic hanger,… Read More
Category: FictionTags: character descriptions, Craft, Craft Exercises, describe characters, Descriptions, Details, family, fiction, Friends, Just Write, personal traits, writer, Writer Life, Writing, Writing Details, Writing Exercises
“However great a man’s natural talent may be, the art of writing cannot be learned all at once.” – Jean Jacques Rousseau
Fervor de Buenos Aires – taken at Palermo Soho, in Buenos Aires, Argentina A collection of shots around Buenos Aires, including my sister’s wedding in Rouch, the famous Cementerio de la Recoleta, and random images from around the city…. Read More
Category: PhotographyTags: BsAs, Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires Cementerio de la Recoleta Sister's Wedding, Cementerio de la Recoleta, city photography, Fervor de Buenos Aires, Floralis Genérica, Jorge Luis Borges, Palermo Soho, Photography, Photos, Plaza Intendente Francisco Seeber, Plaza República Federative del Brasil, Rauch, Recoleta Cemetery, sculptures, sister's wedding, wedding
The X-Men take on racism, segregation, bigotry, and discrimination; it’s brilliant! When anyone argues with me about the legitimacy of comics, I quickly point them towards a couple of my favorites: Maus, Watchmen, and X-Men: God Loves, Man… Read More
Category: ReviewsTags: bigotry, comic books, Comic Reviews, Cyclopse, discrimination, God Loves Man Kills, Graphic Novels, Jean Grey, Magneto, Marvel, Nightcrawler, Professor Xavier, Racism, Segregation, Wolverine, X-Men
We can always learn from the masters, today we have tips from Margaret Atwood. Margaret Atwood is a Canadian poet, novelist, literary critic, and essayist. She is widely recognized for her award-winning book, The Handmaid’s Tale. Some of her ideas for writers… Read More
Kurt Vonnegut chats with us about life, art, politics, and more. I think it’s safe to say that anyone that has ever read Kurt Vonnegut has hoped to one day be able to sit down and chat with him,… Read More
Category: ReviewsTags: A Man Without A Country, book lovers, book review, books, Cat's Craddle, Essays, George Bush, illustrations, Kurt Vonnegut, Review, Slaughterhouse-Five
Write a 300-word description of your bedroom. Think about the items you have or the other elements of your room that give the best clues about who you are or who you want others to think you are…. Read More
Category: FictionTags: Argentina, Craft, Craft Exercises, fiction, J.D. Salinger, Just Write, luggage, new york, packing, The Catcher in the Rye, traveling, writer, Writer Life, Writing, Writing Exercises
My daily routine: from the first cup of coffee in the morning, to the last gulp of water at night. A daily routine can be helpful when working on several projects at a time. The structure helps to keep… Read More
“A poet is someone who stands outside in the rain hoping to be struck by lightening.” – James Dickey
A new age in Marvel heroes takes over, will they last? Earlier this year, Marvel release a cool little pack including teenage heroes from the Marvel Now! series. Including their first run at a Muslim superhero, a new team… Read More
Category: ReviewsTags: All-New X-Men, Avengers, Beast, Carol Danvers, comics, Cyclopes, G. Willow Wilson, Gamora, Hummingbird, Ice Man, Justice, Kamala, Magneto, Marvel, Marvel heroes, Marvel Now!, Marvel Teen Heroes Pack, Ms Marvel, Muslim, New Warriors, Nova, Nova Corp, Pakistan, Rocket Raccoon, Sam Alexander, Scarlet Spider, Speedball, Sun Girl, Superheroes, Vance Astro, Vance Astrovik
We can always learn from the masters, today we have tips from Kurt Vonnegut. The American writer, Kurt Vonnegut blends satire, humor, and science fiction in a way that will leave you questioning what genre you just read. Classics… Read More
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Did PRIDE FC legends ever make waves in modern MMA? Or are they just a cheap commodity for bloody entertainment? In the Ultimate Fighting Championship, the proverbial torch has been in the process of passing for a few years… Read More
Category: EditorialsTags: Anderson Silva, Anthony Pettis, Antonio Rodrigo Minotauro Nogueira, Bellator, Benson Henderson, Cain Velasquez, Cro Cop, Dan Henderson, Daniel Cormier, Fabricio Werdum, Fedor Emilienenko, Forrest Griffin, Heavyweight Champion, Jon Jones, Kenny Florian, Legendary Fighters, Light Heavyweight Champion, Lightweight Champion, Mark Hunt, Mauricio Shogun Rua, Mirko Cro Cop Filipovic, MMA, Myles Jury, Octagon, Ovince St. Preux, PRIDE FC, Quinton Rampage Jackson, right leg hospital left leg cemetery, Sakuraba, Shogun, Strikeforce, Suga Rashad Evans, Super Samoan, Takanori Gomi, The Ax Murderer, The Fireball Kid, The Last Emperor, UFC, UFC 180, UFC Fight Night, Vitor Belfort, Wanderlei Silva, WEC
“Know something, sugar? Stories only happen to people who can tell them.” – Allan Gurganus
Tales From Hyrule, or I Fell For A Character: How Fictional Love Can Impact Our Lives Last week Zelda lovers were made aware of the next release in the long line of Hylian tales. The uproar screamed of good news for… Read More
Category: EditorialsTags: 3DS, A Link to the Past, classic video games, GameCube, Hyrule, I Dream of Zelda, Legend of Zelda, Link, Majora's Mask, N64, NES, Nintendo, Nintendo 64, Nintendo DS, Nintendo Entertainment System, Ocarina of Time, Paul McCartney, Princess Zelda, Skull Kid, Skyward Sword, SNES, Super Mario, Super Nintendo, Termina, The Legend of Zelda, The Wind Waker, Triforce, Twilight Princess, video games, Wii, Zac Gorman, zelda, Zelda game, Zelda games
Sunny Side Up – taken at Las Yungas, in Yerba Buena, Argentina
An age-old terror during a too-important month: Darkness. The night terrors are getting worse. Night after night the terror seeps in. With no say to escape the darkness, with no way to run away from it. He’s no… Read More
Category: FictionTags: darkness, doubt, failure, fiction, flash fiction, greatest fear, night terror, night terrors, uncertainty, writer's block, writing nerves
“Writing is an exploration. You start from nothing and learn as you go.” – E.L. Doctorow
We can always learn from the masters, today we have tips from Strunk & White. William Strunk Jr. privately printed The Elements of Style for his students, a classic on the art of writing good prose, which E.B. White,… Read More
Category: Random Blog PostTags: best authors, Charlotte's Web, E.B. White, Elements of Style, George Orwell, Here in New York, NaNoWriMo, Random Blog Post, Strunk & White, William Strunk Jr., Writing Help, Writing Tips, writing tips from the masters, writing workshop
The most famous mutant superheroes take on time travel and save the world before it was ever even in trouble in The Uncanny X-Men: Days of Future Past Well, for starters, the whole storyline they sell you in the… Read More
Category: ReviewsTags: Classic Comics, Colosus, Comic Review, Cyclopse, Days of Future Past, Kitty Pryde, Marvel, Professor Xavier, Storm, Uncanny X-Men, Wolverine, X-Men, xmen