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Amateur Gods Pt. 1

Posted on July 9, 2018April 19, 2022 by alexis

The first part to a Dungeons & Dragons campaign based on the book ‘The Lost Mine of Phandelver’. The adventurers encounter Redbrands in Phandalin, find out more information on Gundren Rockseeker, and continue their journey together to Thundertree.

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Steel Door Handle on Door

It, Thou, I

Posted on July 8, 2018April 19, 2022 by alexis

A poetic excerpt from my daily meditations called ‘It, Thou, I’, a focus on one object over time.

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Unrecognizable woman with blindfold and blooming roses

Shifting Scenes

Posted on July 4, 2018April 19, 2022 by alexis

Conversations are forgettable
as soon as they happen.
Scenes shift like pieces of
a movie. Black flashes
break apart the moments.

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Amateur Gods Pt. 4

Posted on July 1, 2018April 19, 2022 by alexis

The adventurers explore Cragmaw Castle, find the missing Gundren Rockseeker, and fight the notorious Glasstaff.

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Arcos de la Fronterra

White Buildings & Narrow Streets

Posted on June 17, 2018April 19, 2022 by alexis

Yellow and green farmland tumbled past our windows as we sped along winding pavement roads. We pointed out a herd of goats and speculated all of our individual roles in the upcoming zombie apocalypse. The sky was blue and empty of clouds, the sign of another perfect day in Spain.

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Assorted High-rise Building

To Be Frank

Posted on June 7, 2018April 19, 2022 by alexis

A short essay on our experience travelling to Amsterdam, Netherlands and visiting the Anne Frank House. Take a quiet walk through this memorable and shared experience.

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Electric Towers during Golden Hour

Pale Dots

Posted on April 13, 2018April 19, 2022 by alexis

Incessant moon that’s always missed
by city lights, whose signs kiss the darkness
and never let it be.
Yet there it is, palely reflecting
the star that cares little and less of our world.
We are specks on a blue dot and we are home,
but we don’t love our home.

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Pavement

The Pavement

Posted on March 1, 2018April 19, 2022 by alexis

Insightful little wreck,
With your stumbling pity.
You stand up in your high rise
looking down upon the peasants,
and you think, oh, how desolate.
How weak, how underprivileged.

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Long Exposure Photography White Dome Building Interior

The Levels of Dying: Part Four

Posted on February 21, 2018April 19, 2022 by alexis

Andrew chewed his nails nervously as he watched the hooded man approach him slowly. He sat on the edge of a wooden bench, surrounded by various strangers all rushing to one place or another in a scream of metal, footsteps and phone calls. The muffled intercom relayed the upcoming trains, but it was all but unnoticed by his pursuer, whose steady gaze bore at Andrew like no one else could. Andrew pulled his hand away from his mouth cautiously, and reached inside his right-hand pocket until he felt something cold, hard and smooth.

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Burning Tree

Why Are We Doing This?

Posted on January 30, 2018April 19, 2022 by alexis

It’s so easy to look at the world and the news and think the world is becoming a more violent place. We hear about bombings and be-headings, and we thank God they didn’t happen anywhere near us. A man shoots into a crowd of people in Vegas at a concert. A building explodes…

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