June 2025

  • The Gentle Dystopia

    The Gentle DystopiaBy: Emmitt Owens They won’t burn books this time.They’ll rewrite them politely—New editions with softer edges,pastel margins, and a smiling foreword. They won’t silence your voice with violence.They’ll just give you better optionsthat are easier to say yes to. They’ll offer you comfort instead of truth.Convenience instead of freedom.No friction. No fight. And Read more

  • Mad Mechanics: The OSHApocalypseWritten by: Emmitt Owens*As narrated by: Waylon*Episode: 7.7 1. “Safety’s in the Eye of the Beer-Holder” Waylon, Intro: “Well now, folks, picture a June heat so thick you could butter pancakes with it and serve it alongside scrabbled eggs. Chester had them bay doors flung wide open like a preacher’s arms on Read more

  • The Extra Chip

    I wonder who will make it to your list of people you ‘dislike’ 🤔 Another: Whole Bag Approach part 2    Dislike… (distaste, aversion, antipathy, loathing, abhorrence, revulsion, detestation, animosity…)     Since dislike is a form of hate and hate is evil … I dislike nothing. I refuse to hate anything. Historically, the evil people Read more

  • Who is your favorite historical figure?        There’s so many that I cannot choose just one. Biblical figures like Moses and David – split the Red Sea and led the Israelites out of Egypt, slayed a giant with just one rock! I’m fond of Mark Twain, Edgar Allan Poe, Shakespeare – so many authors Read more

  • Mad Mechanics: The Mater Weed MachineWritten by: Emmitt Owens*As narrated by Waylon*Episode 7 Waylon, Intro: “Well now, folks, let me tell you about the day the boys at Mad Mechanics decided to help Gutglor turn his beat-up Chevy S10 into what he proudly called the “Mater Weed Machine” – a contraption so ridiculous it defied Read more

  • Write about your first crush. Write about your first crush.    Why in the world would anyone want to know who your first crush was? What is the point of even knowing and telling? It’s a very odd prompt, but I’ll tell it… I’ll just not over tell it.   My first crush started in 2nd Read more

  • Mad Mechanics: Friday Night FeverWritten by: Emmitt Owens*As narrated by: Waylon*Episode 6.5 Waylon, Intro: “Well now, folks, let me tell you about the Friday night that turned the Buzzard Roost VFW Hall into the wildest hootenanny this side of Nashville. It all started when Chester figured the boys had been workin’ so hard, they deserved Read more

  • Mad Mechanics: The Bug-Eyed BelieverWritten by: Emmitt Owens*As narrated by: Waylon*Episode 6 Waylon, Intro: “Well now, folks, settle back for a tale about the day modern music, automotive ignorance, and a heavy dose of attitude all collided at Mad Mechanics like a three-car pileup on the highway to nowhere. This here story takes place on one of Read more

  • What’s your favorite thing about yourself? What’s your favorite thing about yourself? …My favorite thing about myself is how I can make the grotesque funny. I have this weird talent for taking absolutely disgusting, disturbing, or uncomfortable things and somehow finding the humor in them that makes everyone laugh instead of gag.    Dead possum on Read more

  • Episode 5.5: Sunday Fishing BluesWritten by: Emmitt Owens*As narrated by Waylon* Waylon Intro: “Well now, folks, gather ’round and let me spin you a tale about friendship, fishing, and the kind of Sunday that reminds you why Alabama’s the finest state in the union. This here story takes place down in Buzzard Roost, where the Read more