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“Dysontopia” is an advanced YA science-fiction novel project/serial. Every Monday I will release a new section.

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Thinking back to my first video game, "Kirby's Adventure," which I played on my grandparent's farm as a kid. 💭 From the retrospective I wrote a few months ago: "An NES here was an odd find, considering the inhabitants in many ways exemplified the conservative, rural American South farming lifestyle. Video games seemed out of place among the wind chimes, rocking chairs, and farming equipment." 🎮 #NES #nintendo #nintendoentertainmentsystem #nostalgia #flashback #kirby #gaming #kirbysadventure #farm #retro #past #flashback #goodfeeling #goodfeelings #memories #childhood #throwback #firstvideogame #first #platformer #2d #2dplatformer

Congrats Creative PTSD Gal, @meggsngrits, @emslf, Shoot the Rookie, and Home Button for earning this week's Nice Job badges! This time we're going on a journal entry adventure, visiting Cornwall, and more. Link is in the bio. 👍👏 #nicejob #noice #nice #goodjob #good #great #excellent #outstanding #amazing #astonishing #journaling #journal #adventure #cornwall #videogames #videogamemusic #blossomtales #indiegame #indiegaming

One thing I quickly realized moving from the South to #STL is that it's a lot harder to be a photographer in the Midwest. 📷📸 It's not like there's an absence of pretty vistas, no, we've got places like Forest Park tailor made for photography. It's the fact that it's winter for so long. As an optimist, reflected in my photography, winter can be a difficult season because you want to capture vibrant colors, but must settle for the dark tones of hibernating flora. I'm just glad it's warmed up into spring/summer, and I can't wait to take more pictures. #midwest #optimist #photography #winter #stlouis #saintlouis #Missouri #mo #outdoor #outdoors #forestpark #forest #trees #nature #trail #trails #🌲 #🌳 #🌴 #winter #summer #spring #sunny #sunnyday

I guess it's kind of a psuedo Star Trek week here on Normal Happenings. I felt inspired to write about "Search for Spock" on Tuesday, but I quickly realized I couldn't leave everyone hanging on such a dark movie. So I fast-tracked my retrospective for "Voyage Home," the comedy film that almost everyone who's seen it loves. Link is in the bio. 🖖 #StarTrek #thevoyagehome #voyage #specialeffects #visualeffects #writersofinstagram #writingprompts #writerscommunity #writersofig #writerslife #written #instawriters #spilledink #creativewriting #bloggersofinstagram #blogging #bloggerstyle #movie #movies #film #starships #enterprise #🖖 #spock #vulcan #tos #trek

Seems like every time I post a Star Trek movie retrospective, I'm always praising their visual effects. 🎞️ But seeing the Enterprise burning up in the atmosphere of the Genesis planet in "Star Trek III: The Search for Spock" was one of the most impacting scenes I've watched in any film. Today's post (link in bio) was about loss, but for the audience that loss came in the form of the original Enterprise, which we've seen go on so many adventures. 🖖 #StarTrek #thesearchforspock #specialeffects #visualeffects #writersofinstagram #writingprompts #writerscommunity #writersofig #writerslife #written #instawriters #spilledink #creativewriting #bloggersofinstagram #blogging #bloggerstyle #movie #movies #film #starships #enterprise #🖖 #spock #vulcan #tos

The action is beginning to pick up as we begin Chapter Two of Dysontopia: "A Study in Bad Acronyms." I hope you all have been enjoying reading this novel project as much as I have been enjoying writing it! Link in bio. 📖 #novel #novelproject #book #bookwriting #firstbook #writersofinstagram #writingprompts #writerscommunity #writersofig #writerslife #written #instawriters #spilledink #creativewriting #writersofinstagram #bloggersofinstagram #blogging #bloggerstyle #bloggers #futurism #scifi #sciencefiction #chaptertwo #characterization

Finally got around to seeing "Avengers Infinity War" with Nikki today. I'm probably the last one on Earth, but now I can finally say yes whenever people ask if I've seen "it." And you know what? It was really good. The ending was kinda frustrating for an optimist like me, though. 😔 Still, very cool. #avengersinfinitywar #avengers #theavengers #movie #film #ironman #thor #captainamerica #loki #marvel #mcu #marvelmovies #guardiansofthegalaxy #guardians #infinitywar

Instagramception!! Over the past few months I've been doing something unique with my Instagram theme. Basically, if you look on my page, you'll see it forms a checkerboard pattern. Blog updates with a white background fall in between colorful photography or discussions of various media. New follower @epicfied actually does something similar and cool by inserting quotes between her main posts. It's neat what a little creativity can do for your Instagram page. #instagramception #instagram #theme #unique #pattern #checkerboard #updates #colorful #photography #photographer #media #quote #quotes #cool #creativity #creativewriting #creative #posts #post #page

So I spent the week listening to every Death Cab for Cutie album 🎧 -- imagine how depressing of a journey that was. Despite the album being over a decade old, I still find "Plans" to be the band's best work. There's something so technically proficient, so markedly poignant, that the other albums just miss. The album channels a sort of cathartic darkness, not unrealistic but just expressing the human state of futility in the face of aging. Rarely have I heard such a cohesive album that, despite being the band's M.O., still doesn't receive enough praise. #music #album #record #NowListening #nowplaying #deathcabforcutie #deathcab #writersofinstagram #writingprompts #aging #writerscommunity #writersofig #writerslife #written #instawriters #spilledink #creativewriting #bloggersofinstagram #blogging #bloggerstyle #depression #aging #goodmusic

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