This story will be as close to the meaning of Serendipity as it can be. Serendipity is the occurrence and development of events by chance in a happy or beneficial way. I will try my best to make this tale a series of events that lead to personal growth. The […]
Poetry
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Blackout Poetry Entry #2: This is a Weird One
This is a super weird blackout poem. I didn’t mean for it to end up like this. Hope that you enjoy it anyway! Subscribe to my newsletter! https://broganquigley.substack.com/
Book Reviews
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House of Blades by Will Wight: An Intricate World
House of Blades is a fantasy book written by Will Wight. It’s the first novel in the Traveler’s Gate Trilogy. It details the story of Simon becoming a traveler. Also, it brings you along Simon’s journey to save a group of citizens of his home village from sacrifice. I was […]
Poetry
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Winter, Spring, Fall, and Rain: Simple Haikus
I’ve been working on Haikus again. Trying to improve each time I sit down and write them. I think the big area for improvement would be in the poem’s focus. These four haikus are still too broad. I’ve been having trouble focusing on a specific moment in time. The next […]
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The Alloy of Law by Brandon Sanderson: A New Crew
The Alloy of Law is written by Brandon Sanderson. It is the fourth book in the Mistborn Saga and the first book of the Wax & Wayne Series. To be fairly short in summary, it is the introduction of a new crew of characters and an unknown villain. It records […]
Short Stories
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The Seer: An Incredibly Short Story
Once upon a time, there was a boy who couldn’t stop crying. All day and all night he would weep. No one, not his parents, priests at the local church, or fellow villagers could explain the boy’s circumstances. This hadn’t always been his fate. It seemed as tho one day […]
Personal
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A Gift to Austin Kleon: My Fan Letter
Hey, Austin I figured that I should write this letter to you because this is the Steal Like an Artist Journal that I’m writing in. It’s not just because it’s your journal, I am also a huge fan. You’ve been a big inspiration for me over the past couple of […]
Short Stories
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The Animal Dialogues: A Short Story
I’ve been working through Austin Kleon’s Steal Like an Artist Journal. One of the prompts is to steal a title from a book you’ve never read and invent your own story. The book title I chose was The Animal Dialogues, and this is my story: Once upon a time in […]
Book Reviews
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The Hero of Ages: A Satisfying Conclusion to a Beloved Trilogy
The Hero of Ages written by Brandon Sanderson is the third and final book in the original Mistborn trilogy. It is the finale of quite an incredible story. It takes place after Vin releases the power at the well of ascension and unknowingly frees RUin from his prison. Ruin is […]
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My Unedited Thoughts While Reading The Hero of Ages
CONTAINS SPOILERS The third book in the mistborn trilogy is the clear winner. It answers all of the questions you were left with after books one and two. The excerpts from what the reader can guess to be Sazed in the future are what drive this book forward. In each […]