Many years ago, when I was working my first job at a pizza restaurant, one of my duties was to place door hangers door to door throughout various nearby neighborhoods to advertise our company. For the most part the experience was not memorable at all. Place coupon on door. Move to next house. Avoid animals, humans, and “no soliciting” signs. Rinse and repeat.
Read MoreThe last few weeks have been a whirlwind of excitement mixed with all sorts of other emotions at the news of the cast announcement for Episode IX of Star Wars. The death of Carrie Fisher a year and a half ago hit me more than the news of any celebrity death before; it came at a time when we as Star Wars fans were getting to experience more of the Carrie Fisher we know and love as she reprised her role as Princess Leia.
Read MoreTV shows are a double edged sword. They can spend the time to let characters grow, but the time investment can be absolute killer. If you have never seen Star Wars: The Clone Wars, and would like to learn more about four amazing characters, I have designed a binge watching marathon that cuts straight to key moments in their story from the show.
Read MoreJumping into an existing fandom, with a humongous library can be a daunting experience. In 2013, I read my first Star Wars novel, which was Legends novel Darth Plagueis by James Luceno. I was debating between either reading the Legends novel Death Troopers by Joe Schreiber, or Darth Plagueis…
Read MoreA cliché is a phrase that is overused to the point of being trite. Ideas expressed in cliches carry little to no weight and show a lack of originality. However, a clever author like Daniel José Older can transport a cliché from our world to a galaxy far, far away.
Read MoreWhat happens in life, when you are stuck going in circles? Your self-worth is shot. You must do what you can to survive, but the daily struggle is just like swimming in a frozen lake. Only you are trapped under the ice looking skyward. And one day the ice shatters.
Read MoreI didn’t grow up watching Star Wars. Unfortunately, witnessing Han being frozen in carbonite left me in a state of terror. So, I abandoned Star Wars for a few years until The Force Awakens.
Read MoreAfter my third viewing of Solo: A Star Wars Story, I exited the theater and immediately opened the Notes app on my iPhone. You see, I had written a few memos to myself while watching the film and wanted to add a few more tidbits before the short drive home.
Read MoreLost. Beaten. On the run. Not only from the tyrannical First Order, but the past, present, and future. Will the Resistance be the spark to awaken the galaxies to the atrocities of the First Order?
Read MoreWhat do you do, when you wake up in the middle of the night to the sound of a firecracker fuse strapped to your back being lit?
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