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Daredevil Joins The Avengers
The New Avengers # 16-34 (2011-2012) Daredevil joined The New Avengers in issue number 16 of the ongoing series and made a spectacular debut. He stayed on the team right up to the very end of the series as well. His debut was brilliant. The single issue revolved completely around my all-time favoruite super-hero. It…
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Star Wars VII – The Force ReTread
I avoided pretty much all of the hype leading up to Star Wars VII: The Force Awakens because I wanted to go in to it with an open mind. This was one film that I was hoping would blow me out of the water and replenish the franchise. But as I watched the film, I…
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Chasing Content – The Best of Last January
It’s time for another edition of Chasing Content, that monthly feature that has us looking back at the best posts from last year at this time. Read all of the posts from last January, or just these highlights White Oaks Skatepark Two years in a row, we didn’t have a White Christmas. The good news…
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Why I’m Not Making Resolutions This Year
There are a lot of things I want to accomplish this year. I want to . . . be more creative DJ all sorts of events (weddings, rap concerts, dances, etc) get my fiction published produce quality radio build a life with the woman I love find a way to support myself financially find a…
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How I Did with My 2015 Goals
I set some goals for myself at the start of the year. I think this is a good practice. But setting goals doesn’t do anything without a little reflection. So, let’s look back at the ones I set and see how I did with them. MY SET GOALS 1. Revise, Polish, and Actively Seek Ways…
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2015 Reading Challenge – How’d I Do?
I found this reading challenge at the start of the year and thought it was a great idea. Truth be told though, I never glanced at it a second time throughout the entire year. I already blog about every book I read, and manage to put up a new post every week. So, finding books…
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Psycho-Cybernetics
Psycho-Cybernetics by Maxwell Maltz I read this book when I was a teenager and it blew me away. I decided that I needed to brush the dust off it and give it a re-read. This book was written by a plastic surgeon who noticed something interesting in his practice. He would operate on people who…
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Wit’s End – The Line Between Fiction and Reality
Wit’s End by Karen Joy Fowler This novel revolves around a successful author who values her privacy. She has a unique way of planning her mysteries. For each book, she builds a diorama in a doll house. This allows her to plan out the murder scene in detail. She never lets anyone see these, however.…
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Little Brother – A Great Read!
Little Brother by Cory Doctorow I love reading Young Adult fiction. Maybe we don’t need this distinction when it comes to novels. A great story is a great story no matter who it is aimed at. And this one definitely fits that. There is a passage in this book from the main character’s point of…
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Top 15 Albums of 2015
I started this tradition in 2009. I came up with the Top 9 Albums that year and have been adding an album to list every year. For some reason though, I only posted that list last year on The Word is Bond and not here on Silent Cacophony. So here is this year’s list. Please…