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If video games are a part of your current lifestyle in any way, you have most likely heard of Fortnite. If not, think something similar to the Hunger Games. Players get dropped into a world and must be the last to survive out of 100 players. While PUBG (PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds) implemented this concept first, Fortnite has seemingly come out as the superior of the two. Below are the reasons why Epic Games won and made

The following is a recounting of my first meeting with the United States of America’s Federal Bureau of Investigation. My name at the time was Francis Heart . . . On an old, rickety porch rocking chair I sat, swinging back and forth as a cool breeze blew up my forearms and continued to my shoulders. Besides endless fields and the barn off to the side of this lonesome house, the setting sun was the

Longing for Exciting, Adventurous Reads? Want to Earn Every Book I Release for Free While Also Increasing Your Chances to Win a Bi-Monthly Best-Seller Giveaway Sweepstakes? Yes, you read that right. Every other month I’ll be giving away paperback copies of both Crescent Heart (Civilands #3) AND a recommended best-seller, which I too will be reading with you and discussing as part of a new podcast. This month’s best-seller giveaway (winner announced April 15th): The Lies of Locke Lamora

Today I’m almost two weeks removed from the most beautiful, insane festival imaginable. It’s taken all of those two weeks to recover from illness, jet-lag, and a brief, depressing period of being back to normalcy. However, here I am, finally ready to try putting into words how great my Brazilian Carnival experience was. Vamos! What is the Brazilian Carnival? Based on what I was told alone, the Brazilian Carnival is basically a pre-lent sin-fest. The

Have you seen enough articles on Medium about “how to increase your productivity in under ten seconds and never procrastinate again for the rest of your life?” Looking for some original, creative shorts or daily life stories that are as honest as they are entertaining? If so, you’ve come to the right place! The following are the most thought-provoking pieces I’ve had the pleasure of tearing through in the past month or so. For each,

Hello again! After about a week off following a trip to Brazil, I’m thrilled to be back to creating. I will very soon be posting a discussion in great length about my insane experience at Carnaval. However, as for my first new project since returning, below is a Shadorma poem I wrote. This Spanish-style poem follows a 3/5/3/3/7/5 meter, which made it an interesting puzzle to write. I did so as part of a challenge

Alvenika’s beaches were a sight to behold. Flowing white sand, pushed along by a gentle, whistling wind, down a coastline littered with brown-black, cascading boulders. He would marvel at the way the water glided over the rocks, making them appear smooth and glassy. It seemed they would have been molded over lifetimes into this better form. There were days he’d felt like he could relate to this. He’d taken his fair share of shoe-less strolls