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Bedtime – A Five Sentence Flash Fiction
Bedtime routines are supposed promote comfort, peace and set a mood for a relaxing night sleep. At least that is what they teach in school, and I am inclined to believe my teachers. But now, as I am laying in my bed – the thick covers barely manage to hide my shivering – I hear them again, fighting, as they have every night for as long as I can remember. And I know, that in morning, my Mother’s bruised face will bear witness to my father’s rage.
Copyright Claudia H. Blanton 2015
This post was inspired by this weeks Five Sentence Flash Fiction Prompt: “Bedtime”.
Sisters
The Two Sisters by Theodore Chasseriau
I envied her abilities to dance, the way she moved about, gracefully as if gravity did not restrain her, rather worked with her, propelling the movements into the air like a symphony.
She had been beautiful in every sense of the word, while I was the average sister, waiting behind her, to be noticed, to be seen.
At times, in my poor judgment of youth, I dared to express the anger that arose, through many actions, and hurtful words, but she always smiled.
Always, patiently, lovingly.
But none of that mattered now, as I stood outside of her hospice room, still grasping with the concept, that I would lose her, soon.
Copyright Claudia H. Blanton 2014
This post was inspired by this weeks Five Sentence Flash Prompt: Envy.
The Warrior
The Warrior
bend but never break
move forward no matter what
a warrior’s heart
Copyright Claudia H. Blanton 2014
Inspired by the Daily Prompt “Masks“, which asks us to remove our masks, and reveal how we are beneath them.
U Is For Udon
Udon Entertainment, not Udon the noodle (nothing against rice noodles, but we’ll talk about cooking another time)
Udon Entertainment is releasing a graphic novel origin story for the streetfighter character Akuma.
Title: Street Fighter Origins Akuma
Publisher: Udon Entertainment
Release Date: April 30th, 2014
Rating: 3.5/5 Stars
ISBN: 9781926778785
I rarely have a chance to review a graphic novel, specifically one that contains a subject matter with such devoted and long time following. One of the most beloved characters (or hated, depending who you talk to), Akuma, finally gets his time in the spotlight, his origin story laid out before us in this volume.
Visually this book is exactly what I expected. Beautifully done artwork, with attention to detail in it’s perfect application of darkness, Joe Ng has done an amazing job on the illustrations. His work alone is enough to warrant a purchase of this graphic novel, even more so if you are a fan of the series, as he captured the essence of visual imagery Street Fighter is loved for, perfectly.
The story on the other hand, leaves behind the thought of a mixed potential, with plot holes, deep enough to distract. Yes, this is a graphic novel, but that is no excuse to not pay as much attention to the story line as to the visual aspect of the book. Many other graphic novels with less of a fan base capture that balance sincerely and powerfully, while Chris Saracini has not done us this favor. The potential is there, at times it delivers, at others it falls short of what could be.
As a fan of visual arts, video games and story, I would have loved to see this graphic novel deliver on all fronts. Street fighter has been a part of my gaming experience since the first time I stepped into an arcade.
For the true fan, this book is worth a purchase, for the casual observer, not so much.
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