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By Daniel Paiz The Denver Nuggets were on the brink of elimination and played like it. These resilient Nuggets respond with 125-113 Game 5 win at home, making the series deficit 3-2 now. Nikola Jokic threw down a triple double with 27 points, 16 assists, 12 rebounds, and two blocks. Jamal Murray had 24 points, seven assists, four rebounds, and four steals. Bench player turned starter Spencer…

By Daniel Paiz Sometimes a favorite hobby or activity of ours can be seen as a person’s whole personality. Depending on what it is, that can be good or bad. However, for the person being perceived that way, it ideally doesn’t matter to them too much. Poetry is one of many outlets to dig deeper into oneself as well as the world around them. I Watch Sports but it isn’t the entire picture. I…

By Daniel Paiz Rest is something that is pretty important yet seems underutilized lately. Trouble falling asleep, issues with allowing oneself to rest, and plenty of other things impact one’s chance to sleep. This particular writer has trouble sometimes primarily due to not taking enough time to unwind and disconnect from the day’s events. This NaPoWriMo entry focuses on doing just that, and…

By Daniel Paiz Thirteen years ago, this website was born out of an idea to cover a culture and genre that means a lot to me. Hip-Hop has always been something to help me express myself, and to better understand other folks looking to do the same. Our first blog post was about introducing this site, and about what the goal was. The formatting has changed, more pictures, and sometimes there’s a…

A timid cat keeps coming back in this animated treasure By Daniel Paiz Welcome back to mulling over another movie as Cypher Flicks reviews Flow. Flow is an animated film from Latvia that’s won several awards, including the Grand Prize for Feature Animation at the 2024 Ottawa International Animation Festival and the Jury Award at the 2024 Annecy International Animation Film Festival. Film…

By Daniel Paiz There are periods of time where sometimes snippets arise, and sometimes phrases like comfort cuts like razors come to mind. They have intrigue, mystery, and vivid imagery behind them, but they are also abstract enough for you to craft your own idea. Poetry is remarkable in that regard. There is, of course, a point to the smashing of some words together. The audience should be…

By Daniel Paiz Sometimes you watch something, and it rumbles around your head afterwards. In this case, a Nature show had all kinds of creatures in it, and certain things stuck. Inspiration in poetic form arises from anywhere. There is no rhyme or reason as to what sparks throwing some words down. Enjoy what’s scribed below and take the challenge to write about different topics. Neat Nature…

Cypher Sessions poetry 2023: Wise Rune Day

By Daniel Paiz Inspiration comes in many forms, and Cypher Sessions begins the 2023 year with some poetry, courtesy of the piece entitled Wise Rune Day. This piece is a reflection slash a compilation of words after watching an extremely popular Netflix show (you might’ve guessed it by now). There’s more going on in that show than I thought there’d be, which I definitely appreciate. The words…