Author Archive: tyunglebower

The Baltimore Ravens Won The Super Bowl

It’s nice to just type that out, and to read it. “It wasn’t perfect. It wasn’t pretty. But it was us,” said Baltimore Head Coach John Harbaugh. That sure as hell sums up not just the Super Bowl, but just about everything the Ravens do. The team has a tendency to blow large leads. Their …

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Forget Evil. Annoying Characters are the Most Difficult to Write.

I don’t believe any particular type of person must be present within the canon of someone’s fiction writing. If I don’t choose to ever write a story about a child-molester, that’s my prerogative as an author. I’d be uncomfortable delving into that character and his actions, so you’re not likely to find such a person in any …

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A Private Vigil

This year, I’ll be posting some creative non-fiction pieces here on the blog at times. Names in this one have been changed, but otherwise represent facts.–Ty *** Dr. Harrison was dead. The legendary professor, a part of my alma mater’s community for decades, had died a mere few weeks into the first school year following …

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Shaking Hands with Change

I keep a small notebook with me at (almost) all times. In it, I jot down ideas for future writings. Posts to this blog, an article I may want to pitch someday. Ideas for fiction. I haven’t tackled most of those ideas yet, but I’m making an effort to get around to all of them …

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Your Own Inauguration

On this day we celebrate the peaceful and ritualistic transfer, (or in this case, maintenance) of great power. President Barack Obama, just hours ago, gave his second Inaugural Address, ushering in his second four year term as the nation’s Chief Executive. Despite the fact that the reins of power remained with the same person today, the …

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