The Importance of Fantasy and Why You Should Read It

Fantasy has been around since the human race has existed.Whether fantasy be told in the form of fairy tales, or Greek gods and Hercules, men have always told stories to escape into worlds where men have powers and gods are as fickle and corrupt as the men who worship them.Of every genre fantasy is the most fun and most exciting.However, fantasy has a bad reputation, and for damn good reason. There are not a lot of great, even good, fantasy writers....

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Toy Story 3 Brought Out the Kid in Me

The great thing about being a kid is your always in awe of the world, there's always new adventure awaiting your imagination to explore, and every new day is full of fun.Sadly, growing up you lose awe for the grandeur of the world outside. Your imagination is replaced by school, job, and "real life". Becoming an adult takes away the fun of being a kid.Not to be religious but I always liked that Jesus said, "To be a part of my kingdom, you've got...

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Kalifornia: A Moral Conundrum

Brad Pitt is one of my favorite actors.The first time I knew he was a genius was when I saw Twelve Monkeys.Twelve Monkeys has a unique plot. It's intelligent. However, when I think of TM I think of Jeffrey Goines. Man, Brad Pitt was awesome in that movie. Talking about it makes me want to watch it again.But that's not my topic. A friend told me if I enjoyed Brad Pitt in Twelve Monkeys then I needed to see Kalifornia.My friend has a stellar taste...

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Life Reflections: What I've Learned About Myself as a Man, a Christian, and a Writer

The last week and a half I've been walking towards the light at the end of the tunnel. It's not very close but I've enjoyed the reflection time.I've been thinking about who I am as a man, a Christian, and an aspiring writer.Directly off the top of my head, I hate calling myself an aspiring writer. From here on out I refuse to do so. That's effin' derogatory. It's like claiming I'm not a man. I get every morning at 7:30am, eat breakfast, and then from 8am-10am I write. A good deal of what I've written has gone to the trash. But, still, I write. I...

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Killers Didn't Kill Me but Was Still Pretty Funny

Killers was pretty good.It was exactly what I expected.I wouldn't go back for a second viewing. But the few laughs that I wanted to get out of it I got. That made it worth the five bucks I spent to see it. Early bird special, baby!There were a two irksome moments for me:1. During the fight scenes they used to shaky cam technique. I hate the shaky cam technique. You can't tell what the Sam hill is going on. Besides being totally lost to the action...

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