My Top 10 Movies of the Year – 2017
Today I’m continuing my series of festive blog posts to close out 2017 with a definitive power ranking of the best movies I have seen this year. A couple of … Continue reading My Top 10 Movies of the Year – 2017
Author: Michael J. Vowles
The Top 5 Books I Have Read This Year!
2017 has been a great year for my reading. It wouldn’t be hyperbolic to say that this was the year I rediscovered reading- certainly in terms of reading for pleasure. … Continue reading The Top 5 Books I Have Read This Year!
10 Thoughts on The Last Jedi
The Last Jedi might be the most polarizing and controversial Star Wars movie ever made. I considered doing a spoiler-free review of the film, but soon realized that whatever I … Continue reading 10 Thoughts on The Last Jedi
One Hundred
I was thinking of doing something special for this post, and I’ve decided that the best way to celebrate TumbleweedWrites’ 100th word-baby is to go all meta on you. Today … Continue reading One Hundred
The Abuse of Realism
Any writer- whether you’re penning a swashbuckling, steampunk romp through the clouds with Victorian gentlemen poking poison-tipped canes at zeppelin-hungry dragons, or simply a meditative portrait of an unraveling sexless … Continue reading The Abuse of Realism
The Top 5 New Shows You Need To Watch!
2017 has been a great year for both new and returning TV shows. I don’t see the value in writing a post about how Stranger Things continues to be good- … Continue reading The Top 5 New Shows You Need To Watch!
My Star Wars Essay
I’ve been thinking about Star Wars a lot lately. Last weekend my brother and I booked our tickets to see The Last Jedi, and between my tepid enthusiasm for that … Continue reading My Star Wars Essay
3 Experimental Novels That Inspired Me!
Today I’d like to highlight three novels I read that challenged the accepted definitions of what exactly a novel is. During my life I’ve gone through several reading phases. I … Continue reading 3 Experimental Novels That Inspired Me!
That Time I Saw Bill Clinton In A Parking Garage
In the last post in this series I wrote about the kinds of opportunities on offer at an American campus. When I studied at the University of Wisconsin- Eau Claire my … Continue reading That Time I Saw Bill Clinton In A Parking Garage
Horizon: Zero Dawn’s Frozen Wilds DLC Is Beautiful
Horizon: Zero Dawn is my game of the year. There’s no other game of 2017 I’ve enjoyed anywhere near as much. I got it on March 1st and within a … Continue reading Horizon: Zero Dawn’s Frozen Wilds DLC Is Beautiful
That Time I Saw Joe Biden Speak On Campus
During my student exchange at the University of Wisconsin- Eau Claire it seemed to me that an American campus offered no end of opportunities. Everything was more. We had more … Continue reading That Time I Saw Joe Biden Speak On Campus
Living on an American Campus During the 2012 Election
One of the things I haven’t covered yet- a detail that made my semester abroad that much more colorful- was that I was in the USA during election year. Tensions … Continue reading Living on an American Campus During the 2012 Election
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