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Tales of the Jedi Quotes: And Why I Like Them

January 29, 2026January 29, 2026 Allen

Continuing my study of the Tales of the Jedi Omnibus, I’ve given a short summary why I captured quotes from the story. In an earlier

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Books Writings

Learning Methods in the Star Wars Universe

January 23, 2026January 23, 2026 Allen

The story arcs in this 1200 Plus page omnibus focus on Jedi history thousands of years before the timeline of the first Star Wars movie.

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Who Reads An 1100+ Page Comic Book? Batman Omnibus!

October 13, 2025October 13, 2025 Allen

I’ve long been a fan of Batman and when I saw this at a closeout price on a well known internet retailers’s site I had

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Books

Reading Dune (with a purpose)

July 6, 2025July 6, 2025 Allen

Now that school is out for the summer (cue–Alice Cooper) I needed a project to keep me busy. I had wanted to reread Dune and

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Books Learning Visuals

Visual Essay: Books Read Mar-May 2025

May 19, 2025May 19, 2025 Allen

Good practice reading, and drawing

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Books Journaling Thinking

Steal Like An Artist: Interactive Book Notes

February 3, 2025February 17, 2025 Allen

“Steal Like an Artist” is a book by Austin Kleon filled with inspirational quotes, activities, and exercises to tap into your creative life. Creativity isn’t

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Pre Code Comics: Comics Code Authority, Crime SuspenStories and Mad Magazine

January 9, 2025January 9, 2025 Allen

In my younger, prime comic buying years I remember that most comics had this seal in the upper right hand corner I noticed that modern

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Books Learning Thinking

Need Help Remembering What You Read? A Case Study

January 5, 2025January 5, 2025 Allen

I recently decided to read the Lord of The Rings trilogy, a 1200 page epic tale with dozens of characters, scenes, and parts of the

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Books Journaling Thinking

A Technological Innovation: The Notebook

December 6, 2024December 6, 2024 Allen

Rather than provide a detailed review, or parsing through my reading notes, I will provide some higher level perspective on the history of the notebook,

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Have You Ever Typed Anything on a Public Typewriter?

October 28, 2024November 3, 2024 Allen

Notes From a Public Typewriter is part memoir, part biography, but mostly a collection of notes that visitors to an Ann Arbor, MI bookstore have

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