Charlie Kammares
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An Analysis of Ant-man (and Other Avengers)
Ant-Man, a thief reformed. A second chance—a recurring melody sung by the Avengers. Some rose from an injury or an accident (Iron Man, Hulk). Others were thought dead (Captain America, Black Panther) or grew from childhood trauma (Black Widow, Hawkeye). But they all became great heroes from that second chance.
By Charlie Kammares7 months ago in Critique
Stones
Stones of Remembrance, aka “Stones,” is a unique comedy with a dramatic thread set in Southern California, Las Vegas, and points in between. In the present day, Clare seeks to solve the separate, but possibly connected, murders of her daughter, Sara, and her husband, Jack. The show, however, progresses through Clare’s memories and capitalizes on the humor that exists in everyday life and interpersonal relationships. License is taken to allow for situations where Clare was not present, as well as more time in the present day, if needed to move the story forward. Stones finds a new way to tell an action-mystery story by dressing it as a comedy but keeps the dramatic thread to avoid the absurd.
By Charlie Kammares9 months ago in Humor
The Lost Art of the Written Word
In the post-pandemic world, a lot of people are seeking remote work opportunities. I can’t blame them. Working from home has its benefits. While I haven’t researched job trends to see if that dynamic has led to an influx of freelancers on the market, I can say that it seems that way—and the quality of written articles substantiates it.
By Charlie Kammares10 months ago in Journal
The Stones of Serin - Chapter 3
Stepping into the small windowless room has the eerie feeling of walking into a secret. The walls on either side are lined with grand bookcases—the one on the right is filled with printed books and the one on the left with photographs and various mementos. Katie gazes at the books and begins pulling some from the shelf in a strangely uninterested and yet determined manner.
By Charlie Kammares3 years ago in Chapters
The Stones of Serin - Chapter 2
Midnight comes and goes leaving Clare sitting nervously caressing a teacup and waiting. She tries to call Jack and after getting no answer returns to fidgeting with her cup. Tommy oscillates between sitting restlessly and pacing about. They speak little and carefully avoid the topic of Jack’s absence.
By Charlie Kammares3 years ago in Chapters
The Stones of Serin - Chapter 1
“On a dark desert highway…” Jack taps the steering wheel in time with the music and croons, “Cool whip in my hair,” entertaining himself with the classic misheard lyric. Misheard lyrics were a favorite amusement of Jack and his daughter, Sara.
By Charlie Kammares3 years ago in Chapters
Sharing a Funnel Cake
“… and I want to split a funnel cake. Powdered.” I hesitated because funnel cake did not fit easily into my fitness plan. But I gave in. I knew what he was doing. He was fantasizing about a weekend getaway. He wanted to rent a cabin, play on bumper cars—which he warned he would get ruthless—and split a funnel cake (that, at my hands, would become a powdered sugar food fight). He had steamy items on his wish list too—but he made it clear that I was under no obligation to share a bed. But he would require a hug.
By Charlie Kammares3 years ago in Humans
Six Soothing Sounds
I have a confession: I have a form of writer’s block. It’s not the traditional writer’s block where you stare at a blank screen struggling to start or even where you write and revise that first sentence over and over. My problem is that I am stuck in a loop of writing about the same thing, so I wanted to challenge myself to write about something different. I lacked a topic, so I tried an old writing prompt technique: get a random article from Wikipedia and write about it.
By Charlie Kammares3 years ago in Longevity