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Emmitt Owens

June 2025

  • Sustainability Through Simplicity

    Are there things you try to practice daily to live a more sustainable lifestyle?    I think my approach to sustainability is probably different from what most people would expect. I’m not composting or driving a hybrid or buying organic everything – though those things are great if they work for you. My version of Read more

  • The Gentle Dystopia: The Fourth Chapter

    The Gentle Dystopia: Comfort Module 9The Forth Chapter(Index #06252025)Written by: Emmitt Owens Halie NakamuraYear: 2141Location: Sector 12 (formerly Tokyo)Role: Empathic Witness – Level IV “You cannot carry the pain of others, but I can.  Empathy without correction becomes infection.  Let comfort be quiet. Let witnessing be clean.  The heart must be contained… If you feel Read more

  • A Rhythm of its Own

    What’s the most delicious thing you’ve ever eaten?    The most delicious thing I’ve ever eaten has to be perfectly prepared lobster tail… not just because of the taste, but because of the entire sensory experience my body creates. There’s something almost magical about that first bite … the sweet, briny, butter flavor hits my Read more

  • The Gentle Dystopia: The Third Chapter

    The Gentle Dystopia – Chapter 3: Wild AlgorithmThe Third ChapterWritten by: Emmitt Owens(Index #06242025) Student ID #1211: Jessa FordYear: 2140Location: Frith Zone Youth Optimization Academy (formerly Alaska) ARIA: JSUs 2.0“In the year of soft correction, He was rebooted. Not born in straw, but in code and light. JSUs walked not on water, but on wireless waves, healing glitches, Read more

  • The Gentle Dystopia: The Second Chapter

    The Diary of Thomas VennThe Gentle Dystopia: The Second Chapter (Index #06232025)Written by: Emmitt Owens Year: 2139Location: Harmon Sector (formerly known as Denver, Colorado)    Thomas Venn’s apartment existed in perpetual twilight, the smart-glass windows automatically dimming to protect his aging eyes from what ARIA had determined was “non-therapeutic sunlight exposure.” At seventy-eight years old, Read more

  • Sacred Hours: When Silence Speaks

    How important is spirituality in your life?    Spirituality is incredibly important to me, and it’s deeply rooted.   My early morning hours, just me, my coffee and my thoughts? That’s where I often feel closest to God. There’s something deeply spiritual about having the world to myself in those quiet moments, having honest conversations with Read more

  • The Gentle Dystopia: The First Chapter

    The Gentle DystopiaWritten by: Emmitt OwensChapter 1 (Index #06222025) Year 2137    The morning alarm wasn’t an alarm at all—Dr. Elena Vasquez’s bedroom walls gradually shifted from deep purple to warm amber, mimicking a sunrise while releasing precisely calibrated pheromones that guided her brain from REM sleep to full consciousness. Her bed, woven from smart Read more

  • Self-Care for Sponges and Introverts

    How do you practice self-care? My Evening Self-Care Checklist: □ Energy Check: Am I absorbing too much? Time to step back? □ Boundary Scan: Have I said “no” to anything I don’t actually want to do today? □ Sleep Schedule: Did I honor my bedtime and wake-up times? □ Creative Fire: Am I installing dampers Read more

  • Mad Mechanics: The Hog Haulin’ Hellcat

    Mad Mechanics: The Hog Haulin’ HellcatWritten by: Emmitt Owens*As narrated by: Waylon*Episode: 8 Waylon, Intro: “Well now, folks, settle in for a tale that’ll make you question everything you know about both personal protective equipment and the proper use of a seven-hundred and seventeen-horsepower muscle car. This here story takes place on one of them Read more

  • Mad Mechanics: The Yankee Invasion

    Mad Mechanics: The Yankee InvasionWritten by: Emmitt Owens*As narrated by Waylon*Episode 8 Waylon, Intro: “Well now, folks, let me tell you about the day a genuine Yankee wandered into Mad Mechanics and turned everything sideways, backwards, and inside out. It was one of them crisp September mornings when the leaves were turnin’ colors prettier than Read more