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Lifting… Mjolnir?

Aloha, everyone. So I actually dreamt this one. No joke. I thought about…then I thought about it some more and I figured it’d make a great comic. I’m still toying with the idea of Simul-Posts. If you’re here from Instagram, then welcome! If not…then…um…also welcome! Haha. I hope you had fun with today’s comic and…
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The First Comic :-)

Aloha, everyone! Welcome to my site. So I have a lot of big ol’ plans (I know, surprise right?) and I wanted to post something before I forget that I needed to post something. Here is a comic that I really love. If you enjoy it, please check out my Instagram page for more 🙂…
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Avengers: Endgame Spoilers and Thoughts (Part 2)

Last time I wrote about Avengers: Endgame, and today I continue with more thoughts. Hit the jump, and let’s discuss. My Writer Mode was exploding when I saw the various parent-child scenes. Let’s dive in. Quick Aside: “Fat Thor” (as my friends took to calling him) was…something I was not expecting. I can’t help but…
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Avengers: Endgame Spoilers and Thoughts

Today we’re going to talk about the movie Avengers: Endgame. There are spoilers ahead so head’s up. Otherwise: Hit the jump, and let’s discuss. Frontline In the Marvel Comics (printed version of) Civil War, there were these comics called “Frontline.” Essentially, instead of watching the Hulk punch a five-story monster, we would see what it’s…
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The Fuddrucker Thing

Hey, writers.  I have to tell you all about something I call Fuddruckers or The Fuddrucker Thing.  Also, get ready for a lot of positive vibes for Mission Impossible.  Yessssss. Let’s do this. Hit the jump, and let’s discuss. There are certain things that I like and there are certain things that I love.  For…
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Thoughts on the Captain Marvel Movie

Hey, writers. Today I wanted to talk about a movie I just saw. In this case it was Captain Marvel. A couple interesting thoughts to go over today. So hit the jump and let’s discuss. I was in the peculiar position of going to see a Marvel movie but also going in (almost) completely blind.…
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The Seven Habits of Highly Effective Writers, Habit #5

Hey, writers. I love the Seven Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen Covey.  Today, let’s talk about the Fifth Habit:  Seek First to Understand then to be Understood. This is one of those habits that makes me think, “If only everyone in the world did this then the world would be a better place.”…
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The Seven Habits of Highly Effective Writers, Habit #4

Hey, writers. I love the Seven Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen Covey. Today, let’s talk about the fourth Habit: Think Win-Win. For this habit I’ll cover National Novel Writing Month, also known as NaNoWriMo. Hit the jump, writers, and let’s discuss. Participating in NaNoWriMo, for those that don’t know, means a person commits…
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Superbowl Sunday

Well. It’s Superbowl Sunday. I am a New York Giants fan…and…the Giants make me sad. :’-( Haha. Hit the jump, and let’s discuss. First, let’s discuss how we got here. I was cheering for the Giants…until I no longer could, then I thought I’d cheer for the Bears. That went pretty well…until I realized I…
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The Seven Habits of Highly Effective Writers, Habit #3

Hey, writers. I love the Seven Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen Covey. Today, let’s talk about the third Habit: For this habit I’ll cover The Daily Dose. Hit the jump, writers, and let’s discuss. A long time ago, I read about a concept that I still use to this day. It came from…
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