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Thoughts on Superman

I know this isn't podcast related, but I'm just a fan of stories and storytelling...   That and I'm a huge geek and nerd!

  So let's talk comics for a bit. I saw this posted on Twitter by user @TalkingSuperman and wanted to share it here with you as well.

  I've long looked at Superman as a great role model type of character. Someone that kids can look up to because of his high moral values. But ultimately the character of Superman has traditionally fallen a bit flat for me as an adult because I've always felt a bit bored with the fact that rarely is he in a situation where he isn't over-powering whatever he is up against, and in easy fashion. In short, he felt too powerful... and this quote from Elliot S. Maggin on writing Superman now has me sort of thinking about #Superman a little differently...

  Which, at it's core, might be why I never quite related to Zack Snyder' s Superman in his series of films. He was all about the action and didn't understand SUPERMAN.  I'll be honest, I think this sentiment is somethin I've always felt inside, but am guilty of being too lazy to look deeper to the Superman stories to get the real moments behind them.

  Food for thought.

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Mystery Minnesota - S108 - Season One Wrap Up / Q&A

With Season One in the books, a lot of you have been sending me some questions about Mystery Minnesota so I thought it’d be fun to do a bit of a post season wrap up! In this episode, technically the FINAL episode of Season One, I’m going to answer some of YOUR questions that you’ve sent regarding the first season of Mystery Minnesota. We’ll also take a brief look ahead to what Season Two has in store for us and where all of this is headed! Sit back, relax, and enjoy a look behind the curtain of the original fiction that IS… Mystery Minnesota.

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Working the night wire on the news desk can be an excruciatingly boring task, but as Jim found out, sometimes the truly bizarre can come across the news and shake you to your core. This story was recommended by @weird_friction as one of his favorites and I'm SO glad he recommended it as I really enjoyed it! I hope YOU enjoy it too so give a listen! Listen | Follow | Subscribe AIC Stories at aicpod.com

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Your story is waiting to be told, what will you make it say? If you need some time to think about it head over to AIC Stories at aicpod.com and I've got a whole bunch of stories for you to enjoy, maybe one of them will give you some ideas. Including the now released FULL Season One of my original fiction series, Mystery Minnesota! Listen | Follow | Subscribe AIC Stories at aicpod.com

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This is it, the grand finale! It’s high stakes for Ben as he finds himself back where his story started, a potential showdown with Old Zeke and maybe much more in the Season One finale of Mystery Minnesota. Follow | Like | Subscribe | AIC Stories at aicpod.com If you enjoy it make sure to let your friends know and show them how they can jump in the fun and listen along! Welcome to Mystery Minnesota! #podcast #audiobook #audiodrama #audiofiction #darkfiction #storytelling #storyteller #story #stories #fiction #minnesota #mystery #audio #ilovestories #fiction #storytelling #mystery

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Any good off the wall recommendations?!

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Fun short film that makes me want to know more of the story

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WHOA! Excellent list of options to dive into!

Asian Readathon Recs + TBR

The Asian Readathon is a month-long readathon from May 1st to 31st dedicated to reading books by Asian authors and I'm definitely participating! I thought I should make a post with all the recommendations I have for the readathon and also all the Asian books I have on my entire TBR. My goal is to read as many Asian books as I can throughout the month.

Details about the readathon:

announcement video by cindy : watch here

twitter page: @asianreadathon

google doc with all details: read here

So let's go on to the book recs:

young adult contemporary:

-> recommendations:

to all the boys i've loved before series by jenny han

when dimple met rishi by sandhya menon

there's something about sweetie by sandhya menon

a very large expanse of sea by tahereh mafi

a match made in mehendi by nandini bajpai

i believe in a thing called love by maureen goo

the way you make me feel by maureen goo

my so-called bollywood life by nisha sharma

frankly in love by david yoon

love, hate and other filters by samira ahmed

love from a to z by s. k. ali

does my head look big in this by randa abdel-fattah

-> to be read:

a pho love story by loan le

the astonishing color of after by emily x. r. pan

noteworthy by riley redgate

more than just a pretty face by syed m. masood

tell me how you really feel by aminah mae safi

this is all your fault by aminah mae safi

i love you so mochi by sarah kuhn

kings, queens and in-betweens by tanya boteju

darius the great is not okay by adib khorram

parachutes by kelly yang

graphic novel/manga:

-> recommendations:

anya's ghost by vera brosgol

the prince and the dressmaker by jen wang

death note series by tsugumi ohba and takeshi obata

quiet girl in a noisy world by debbie tung

they called us enemy by george takei

-> to be read:

persepolis by marjane satrapi

laura dean keeps breaking up with me by mariko tamaki

this one summer by mariko tamaki

orange series by ichigo takano

anthology:

-> recommendations:

wise and otherwise by sudha murty

a thousand beginnings and endings by ellen oh and elsie chapman

an unrestored woman by shobha rao

no man is an island by ruskin bond

-> to be read:

how to pronounce knife by souvankham thammavongsa

once upon an eid by s. k. ali and aisha saeed

revenge by yoko ogawa

mystery/thriller:

-> recommendations:

confessions by kanae minato

-> to be read:

everything i never told you by celeste ng

quiet in her bones by nalini singh

your truth or mine by trisha sakhlecha

can you see me now by trisha sakhlecha

a line in the dark by malinda lo

out by natsuo kirino

miracle creek by angie kim

the widows of malabar hill by sujata massey

historical fiction:

-> recommendations:

girls burn brighter by shobha rao

a thousand splendid suns by khaled hosseini

the kite runner by khaled hosseini

malgudi days by r. k. narayan

-> to be read:

the silence of bones by june hur

the forest of stolen girls by june hur

home fire by kamila shamsie

last night at the telegraph club by malinda lo

the glass palace by amitav ghosh

the guide by r. k. narayan

the library of legends by janie chang

brother's keeper by julie lee

train to pakistan by khushwant singh

middle grade:

-> recommendations:

the village by the sea by anita desai

-> to be read:

the night diary by veera hiranandini

amal unbound by aisha saeed

front desk by kelly yang

other words for home by jasmine warga

sidekick squad series by c. b. lee

eva evergreen, semi-magical witch by julie ab

romance:

-> recommendations:

the kiss quotient by helen hoang

the bride test by helen hoang

the marriage game by sara desai

the dating plan by sara desai

two states by chetan bhagat

-> to be read:

the right swipe by alisha rai

girl gone viral by alisha rai

first comes like by alisha rai

serena singh flips the script by sonya lalli

fantasy:

-> recommendations:

shiva trilogy by amish tripathi

warcross duology by marie lu

the daevabad trilogy by s. a. chakraborty

-> to be read

the poppy war trilogy by r. f. kuang

wicked fox by kat cho

star daughter by shveta thakrar

the kingdom of back by marie lu

spin the dawn duology by elizabeth lim

we hunt the flame duology by hafsah faizal

the memory police by yoko ogawa

empire of sand duology by tasha suri

ash by malinda lo

non-fiction:

-> recommendations:

know my name by chanel miller

ace by angela chen

i'm afraid of men by vivek shraya

-> to be read:

in order to live by yeonmi park

white tears/brown scars by ruby hamad

LET'S READ ASIAN BOOKS, BABY!

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You have to have a dream so you can get up in the morning.

Billy Wilder (via quotemadness)

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Writing really is something you can only do on your own, but do you buy into the “lonely” or “isolated” writer mentality?

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Last night I started playing this little game I picked up on Steam for dirt cheap called Tick Tock : A Tale For Two.  It’s an interesting concept, a completely co-op game where 2 players are necessary to solve puzzles and advance the story. However the game does NOT connect online at all. Instead each player chooses a side, Player 1 or Player 2, you hit start at the same time and then work together outside the game with each of you only able to see your own screen so you have to rely on voice descriptions to help each other.  The puzzles are fun, some more challenging than others, the art design is basic but pretty beautiful, the music is FANTASTIC, and most importantly so far it seems to be a wonderful and dark mystery story that is unfolding as we continue to solve puzzles to find out what exactly is happening.  Highly recommend it!

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Now THAT’S a vision of the future and space travel! It’s Doctor Strange meets Flash Gordon with a side of Barbarella to spare. 

Captain Rocket. Issue 1, November 1951.

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Don’t say maybe if you want to say no.

Paulo Coelho (via quotemadness)

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The power of story, it truly is a part of what makes us thrive as human beings. 

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Finally getting a chance to dive into this collection of stories from Nikki Dolson and Bronzeville Books! Just a few stories in but really enjoying it so far. Have I mentioned that I LOVE short stories and a collection like this is a joy to have on my bookshelf!

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This is it, the grand finale! It’s high stakes for Ben as he finds himself back where his story started, a potential showdown with Old Zeke and maybe much more in the Season One finale of Mystery Minnesota. Follow | Like | Subscribe | AIC Stories at aicpod.com If you enjoy it make sure to let your friends know and show them how they can jump in the fun and listen along! Welcome to Mystery Minnesota! #podcast #audiobook #audiodrama #audiofiction #darkfiction #storytelling #storyteller #story #stories #fiction #minnesota #mystery #audio #ilovestories #fiction #storytelling #mystery

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Bradbury Wisdom

In the story of our lives it’s always important to remember that each of us holds within us our own unique story. Each of us is our own impossibly unique being in a uniquely impossible universe. 

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