Category: Blog
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Nearing Completion
I am just about ready. It’s getting very close. I haven’t published anything since December 2016. Most of my projects have been in some form of initial draft. This year I should at least get 3 different stories out. I am damn close. Over the weekend, Of Earth and Ice part 2 eclipsed 20,000 words…
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Perspective
One of the joys of parenthood comes from the simple activities we share with our children. From this weekend’s activities of igloo building after the snow falls here in Chicago, to playing Minecraft together, to sitting down to draw Pokemon. Each of these and more happened this past weekend, but it is that last activity…
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By Hand or By Keys
I fall into the category of writers who prefer making their work with the aid of a qwerty keyboard rather than expressing ideas with pen and paper. It’s not saying that I don’t like writing by hand; it’s saying that I just prefer the computer. Some time ago, I began to write a lot using…
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On Learning
I have this idea that I’ve toyed with over the years. It involves one’s willingness and acceptance towards learning compared to their age of maturity. Of course all of that is a huge gray area, using vague words to describe vague concepts. All my evidence on these thoughts are all circumstantial, generated strictly from my…
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The Burden of Not Writing
Every year there is a period of time that I feel like I am spending more time outside shoveling snow than doing anything else in my life. That is life in Chicago during the winter. Snow is everywhere and I am exhausted. Recently I have been hearing about the idea of ego depletion. A way…
Jeremy C Kester 