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Truck drivers are a humble lot — yet, you’re the superheroes who keep our country supplied, fed and moving. Ordinary travelers don’t realize th… Read More
I would never even think of telling someone they have an ugly baby. Moreover, I’m not the guy who will admit that you really do look fat in those jeans if asked. Howeve… Read More
2015 has been a great year for gaming, and especially so for PC gamers. With arrivals to the platform of GTA V and MGS V, 2016 is going to have a lot to compete with. So let’s not minc… Read More
Desiderata
Go placidly amid the noise and haste,
and remember what peace there may be in silence.
As far as possible without surrender
be on good terms with all persons.
Speak your tru… Read More
DepictionPart 18Interstellar CommercebyJacqueline LichtenbergPrevious parts in this series on Depiction, a writer craft tool essential to Romance Genre because it is the core of Characteriza… Read More
"Reassessing the value of care for chronic health conditions" PBS NewsHour 1/18/2017ExcerptSUMMARY: Surgeon Atul Gawande says we need to reconsider healthcare's focus on generously rew… Read More
Theme-Archetype IntegrationPart 4Marriage and OwnershipbyJacqueline Lichtenberg Previous parts in this Theme-Archetype Integration seriesPart 1http://aliendjinnromances.blogspot.com/201… Read More
We all love what the Internet has to offer. We use it every day through work, school projects, and even using social media on our cell phones… Read More
Excerpts from various unfinished, finished, published and unpublished pieces of fiction and other literary efforts.
An Honest Review – July 2017
Shortly after she finished the fifth re… Read More
Theme-Character IntegrationPart 10Popping The QuestionbyJacqueline LichtenbergPrevious parts to this series are indexed at:http://aliendjinnromances.blogspot.com/2014/07/index-to-theme-chara… Read More
"Shields and Brooks on Las Vegas tragedy, Trump-Tillerson tensions" PBS NewsHour 10/6/2017ExcerptSUMMARY: Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks jo… Read More
"An outpouring of sorrow and help after Las Vegas shooting massacre" PBS NewsHour 10/2/2017ExcerptSUMMARY: The rapid fire of gunshots interrupted an evening of country music at an outd… Read More
In 669 B.C. the fight between Rome and Alba Longa for the conquest of the middle part of the Italian peninsula was getting quite intense. Either they were getting into a bloody battle, or th… Read More
Theme-Character IntegrationPart 12Creating A Kickass Heroine Previous Theme-Character Integration entries are indexed here:https://aliendjinnromances.blogspot.com/2014/07/index-to-theme… Read More
At any moment in our lives there is the possibility that we’ll be called upon to do something heroic. Whether it’s something as big as catching someone before they trip into a b… Read More
"Despite losses, McCain’s spirit was ‘never broken,’ says former defense secretary" PBS NewsHour 8/27/2018ExcerptSUMMARY: Judy Woodruff looks back on the prolific and… Read More
Soul Mates and the HEA, Real or FantasyPart 3Convincing Your ReaderbyJacqueline Lichtenberg Previous parts of this series on Soul Mates linked into and through the HEA are:http://aliend… Read More
Slow down, locate the void in between ideas about the past as well as the future, and also uncover the attractiveness of a normal moment.
Like a brand-new year’s resolution, my de… Read More
Theme-Character Integration Part 16Building a Hero Character From ThemebyJacqueline LichtenbergPrevious Parts in the discussion of skills necessary for integrating Theme and Character into o… Read More
Olumo rock is one of my 2019 bucket vacation spot. (squashing some goals for the year already….girl needs to acknowledge little wins). It is a place that i have always longed to visit… Read More
CGMagazineChris Carter
Marvel has a plan.
They had a plan very early on into this whole Marvel
Cinematic Universe (MCU) deal, and although we’ve had a few Thor 2-sized
misstep… Read More
CGMagazineDerek Heemsbergen
“For those we have lost. For those we can yet save.” I am no fledgling mercenary, no doe-eyed squire oblivious to the perils of adventure. With six y… Read More
When people plan a trip to Ireland, they usually make sure to hit the big cities like Dublin and Belfast, and rightly so, those cities have so much to attract people from award-winning touri… Read More
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You can read our review of the first three issues here, here and here.
One of the reasons I decided to cover all the Flash Forward miniseries on this blog was no… Read More
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WARNING: There are spoilers of Titans’ second season, so don’t read this review if you plan to watch it.
The key to making a good ada… Read More
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You can read our review of the first two issues here and here.
Scott Lobdell wasn’t anybody’s betting horse to deal with the Wally West conundrum… Read More
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Handling a team like the Justice League is always a daunting task, even for the most capable of teams and that is something that has been shown throughout the years, with… Read More
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Crisis on Infinite Earths has gathered a lot of mainstream attention in recent times due to the upcoming adaptation through the CW shows such as Arrow, The Flash, an… Read More
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The Boys has become one of the hottest properties this year after the release of the TV adaptation of British writer Garth Ennis’s comic, gaining thousands of… Read More
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Hope is a concept that is strongly tied to heroism and therefore to superhero comics: the notion that no matter how dark and adverse the situation is, we can always ov… Read More
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Geoff Johns not only deserves credit for his work as a writer at DC Comics, but also for spearheading the Rebirth initiative back in 2016, which led, at least from my p… Read More
Shazam: The Power of Hope. Copyright by DC Comics.
Author’s note: I would like to thank my good friend Don Gill for recommending this topic for the article. I hope he… Read More
What Are Flat Weave Rugs?
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The Incredible History of Flat Weave Rugs
Flat weave rugs are one of the simplest forms of carpet weaving. As a re… Read More
How Do You Know If You've Written a ClassicPart 5James Clavell Move Over Previous parts in "How do you know if you've written a classic?" series are:Part 1 in this Series is about writi… Read More
Dan DiDio was fired from DC Comics last week and this has obviously become major news in the comic book industry considering that the man was the company’s co-publisher, along w… Read More
Rate this post No Ramadan lectures, congregational prayers this year, Sultan declaresThe Sultan of Sokoto and President-General of Jama’atu Nasril… Read More
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“Thor, Odin's son, protector of mankind, rise to meet your fate.
Your destiny awaits
Thor, Hlôdyn's son, protector of mankind, rise to meet you… Read More
William Messner-Loebs is a name that most old school comic book fans are probably familiar with. He is a writer and artist that started in the industry in the 80s and made a name for… Read More
Comic book crossovers between companies don’t tend to gel well in my opinion. It often relies on fanservice and a lot of storytelling shenanigans in order for the crossover to work… Read More
Comic book crossovers between companies don’t tend to gel well in my opinion. It often relies on fanservice and a lot of storytelling shenanigans in order for the crossover to work… Read More
Worldbuilding For Multiple Alternate UniversesPart 4How To Make Ghosts, Vampires, and Demons Real Previous parts in this series are:Part 1 - Star Trek Fan Fictionhttps://aliendjinnroman… Read More
Hi folks,First off, thank you to everyone who has reached out to me here, on Facebook, on Twitter, and offline to express their well wishes with respect to my post on Saturday about pursuing… Read More
AfterthoughtsPart 3Grimdark in Genre Fiction Part 1 https://aliendjinnromances.blogspot.com/2021/04/afterthoughts-part-1.htmlPart 2https://aliendjinnromances.blogspot.com/2021/06/a… Read More
There is growing concern that Election Workers will Leave their Posts, in droves, following a 2020 Presidential Contest that saw an Unprecedented Rise in Violent Threats against Administrato… Read More
Port Said is a coastal city in Egypt. It is located in north eastern Egypt at the head of the northern entrance to the Suez Canal, bordered to the east by Port Fouad, to the north by the Med… Read More
The documentary Series China, Southeast Asia Unite in Fighting Against COVID-19 globally aired during December, 2021, which was produced by Xinhuanet and has garnered worldwide distribu… Read More
Exploring The Land Of Great Destinations & So Much More!
Europe is endlessly attractive to all types of travelers. The continent is a concentration of a huge number of cultural monume… Read More
Why do you need to start learning Arabic?
The Arabic language is one of the oldest living languages on the face of the earth, researchers dispute the age of this language. The Arabic lang… Read More
Looking for a spooky Halloween staycation this year? England is host to its fair share of spooky stories and lots of horrifying horror novels have been inspired by its villages and castles… Read More
Matt Hancock, the British Secretary of State for Health, was discussing how to "frighten the pants off everyone" with a new strain of coronavirus when a 15-year-old boy named Mark was listen… Read More