Hey, so I consume a bit of Chinese content and culture, from their Anime to their Manhuas (their comics) to some movies and pop culture references. One thing I note, is that there is a growing trope or archetype of desirability in the main character having a little sister. Fantasy and fiction whether it be... Continue Reading →
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Duke’s Writing Tips 0001
Starting a new series about general writing tips and notes and ideas I come across or make up, based on my connection with various things and jazz. Doing so in my little corner of webspace that I've carved out. Hopefully this helps someone else, but ultimately I'm just publishing notes for myself and making it... Continue Reading →
Self-Hypnosis Sleep Mantra Meditation Trick
I don't like counting sheep, and I am an informal dream wizard, as such I am going to spout a method of sorcery that I've discovered through word magic. You can create a looping phrase that loops itself recursively, and then recite it in your head. With each recital it becomes more and more ambiguous... Continue Reading →
Comparing Writing and Cooking
Imagine if knowledge and written works are a buffet. Where people reading are going down a table of assorted words placed on platters, each with unique ideas and flavors. Arguably a library is an all-you-can-read, buffet. The Chef or writer would think their work is good. Or else, why cook or publish it? And of... Continue Reading →
The Authority of the Audience
As "man is the measure of all things", the loci of control or perspective is that of the viewer or audience. Humanity's history is shaped from the perspective of 'human', and throughout time from Kings to slaves we've been defining and redefining the 'construct' of what it means to be human. The definition of human.... Continue Reading →
Poem a Way with Tools
Sacrifice for the thing you want, or what you want becomes the sacrifice. When a pebble or a boulder blocks the path,Do you give up your will?Or do you will up a way?Does the boulder and pebble become a part of the way?If there's a will, there's a wayThe moment you're no longer willing,Is the... Continue Reading →
Origins of a Corps(e)-man
A Corpsman is also referred to as a field medic, the origin of the word 'corp' comes from French and earlier Latin for Corpus or Corpse. A Corpsman is essentially a Corpse-man, a person who deals with corpses. However, that's not very PR friendly when it comes to saving lives out in the field. The... Continue Reading →
Outlining some thoughts on writing and Video Essays
So recently, I started making small youtube videos of me going over some of my written works. And as I adapt and evolve through the medium of video, to incorporate a picture and image to go along with the words, I am becoming more enlightened to writing. At first, I wrote on this blogsite to... Continue Reading →
Seeing Satire in everything
Satire is essentially making a parallel narrative or story that uses humor, irony, and/or exaggeration to expose elements in a reflection with our current society. -Or rather, our current personal perspective of society. To see the satire in everything, I will paint a picture using small words that build up the idea of irony. Oxymorons... Continue Reading →
The Term ‘Spaghetti Western’
This is a small blurb that I just found out recently. So Spaghetti Westerns are movies set in the American fictional style of the wild west, but filmed in Italy by Italians. Hence the 'spaghetti' part. I always heard of spaghetti westerns, but never really understood what it had to do with spaghetti. I figure... Continue Reading →
Words Mean Things 