tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-62988832011-04-21T21:56:49.329-04:00A personal blog by Kristofer A. Chester, geared toward the science fiction and fantasy community (though not limited to!) If you have any comments or suggestions feel free to send them to starsprite@browncoats.comAudiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09377785246514925122noreply@blogger.comBlogger151100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6298883.post-1096671738040073162004-10-01T19:05:00.000-04:002004-10-01T19:02:18.040-04:00

Wanted to let everyone know that I intend to get the Starsprite up and running again. It's been a hectic summer and even more so September, but after my SAT next Saturday I should have some free time to do some articles. At the very least I can post comments as well as whine and complain to you all, right? Feel free to send me any suggestions, comments, an article you'd like to see, special

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Lavender eyes flash in the night Soft, silent footsteps echo through the earth White mane flows behind As the Hunter prowls Pointed ears hear prey Heat-sensing eyes see prey A wicked smile forms on his lips As he readies his blades of death Curved blades rest in sweaty palms Coiled legs ready to make the kill All with a Twinkle of light, ready to deliver Icingdeath As the Hunter pounces Steel

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By now I’m sure you all have figured it out. At the current rate of delays the site will never get updated so I have decided to slow down the rate of stories. As long as my workflow remains constant the Starsprite update schedule will move back to once a month. Currently in the works: Review on Terry Pratchett's Discworld, Star Trek: Enterprise, and E-mail roleplaying games. I apologize

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I apologize for the lack of an article last week and this week but a lot of work has come my way and I have been to busy shifting through it all to write an article. I will try to have something ready by next Saturday. Until then here is a list of outstanding webcomics to give you something to read the next post. Enjoy! -Kris Some of these great webcomics include Real Life by Greg Dean:

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I finally have a starsprite mailbox set up. Feel free to send any comments or suggestions to starsprite@browncoats.com -Kris Chester

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First off I would like to wish everyone a Happy Valentines Day. Now on to bussiness. The following post is a little different than usual. This week my English teacher assigned her class a short story to write, about the great depression, or more accurately the Dust bowl. Obvious I wrote a story (6 pages to be exact) and I thought I’d share it with all of you. While it’s not exactly science

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Duel combatants rotate their blades flashing through a complex series of parries and thrusts, whipping the sharp steel in their hands around in hopes of placing a razor tip against their opponent’s throat. After several lightning fast seconds a winner is chosen. The award is not given to the winner instead it is given to the loser, the ultimate release, death. This is the way of the samurai,

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Have you ever wanted to go on an adventure? Have you ever found yourself reading a fantasy novel and dreaming of being part of the action with the heroes on their quest, swinging a sword or flinging spells. If so, then have you ever considered Dungeons and Dragons? Many people conjure images of adolescents huddled around a brewing caldron or in front of a burning brazier, sending off prayers

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The hobbit known as Samwise Gamgee bounded up the stairwell, bellowing out a battle cry of “for the Shire!” as he jabbed with sting, felling one of his three opponents, the last orc looked upon the one-time gardener with shock etched onto his features. Sam continued his charge, not slowed in the slightest by the slaying of the other two orcs. Another flash of steel and the last enemy gasped his

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With only a whistle of wind a shadow cloaked figure jumps into the middle of an orc encampment, curved blades moving with the wind, finding orc flesh, the orcs attempt a counterattack, not knowing there efforts are hopeless against the hunter. A few moments pass and the fight is over, the dark form standing over top of his enemies’ bodies, the drow had won again. The tales of Drizzt Do’Urden

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In September 2002 a great and very misunderstood show was aired, Firefly by acclaimed director and storyteller of the popular Buffy: The Vampire slayer series Joss Weadon. Firefly is set in the 26th century, but it was certainly no Star Trek. The background for this story is the civil war between the Alliance of central planets vs. the Independent border worlds. With the war ending in an

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As some of you may have noticed all previous Starsprite posts have been changed to today’s date, January 7th, 2004. The reason for this is some technical difficulties on my part resulting in the shutdown of the Starsprite. I knew I had to get the sprite up and running again but nothing was really working so I restarted the site and now everything is back to normal, besides the changed dates.

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Just dropping in to wish everyone a Happy New year. I have two things to accomplish with this blog. The first is fairly straightforward, to wish everyone a Happy New Year. The second is to let everyone know the procedure I have put together for The Starsprite. As can be seen from my last post I intend to focus more on reviewing science fiction and fantasy books, movies, and TV series.

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A whirling blue vortex flashes on screen and several green clad figures move toward it carrying a multitude of firearms. The group steps through and is transported to another world. Sounds like sci-fi? That is because it is, but not your typical sci-fi. The show is Stargate SG-1, currently airing on the Sci-Fi Channel. The show is in its seventh season and will be airing again in January.

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Hello, my name is Kris Chester. I am interested in becoming a member of the blogger community. This first message is more of a test run to help me figure out how all of this works. Assuming this test goes successful I will figure out a bit more of what I am doing, choose a theme for my blogs, and get writing. I have a chief interest in blogs because I am an editor for a high school newspaper

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