2026

  • Babel in Relationships: How Communication Breakdowns Mirror the Tower of Pride (A Blunt Bible Commentary Essay by Emmitt Owens)(Index #10192025-B)Written: October 19th 2025 Version Two  Author’s Note The Tower of Babel isn’t just about architecture — it’s about communication. And if you’ve ever tried to love someone and found yourself talking circles around the same fight,… Read more

  • ABRAM AND LOT SEPARATE (Genesis 13:1-18)The Blunt Bible EditionBy: Emmitt Owens(Index #10212025) Lot chooses by sight. Abram trusts a sentence from God. —– ✍️ Author’s Note:I’ve always let everyone have first choice of anything. All my life. You pick where we eat. You choose the movie. You take the better seat. You get the promotion.… Read more

  • The One That Didn’t Get AwayA Fish Story (index #0420-04222026)    Every fisherman has a story about the one that got away.     This is not that story.    In Genesis 24, there is a love story that begins the way the best ones do… not with planning, not with strategy, but with a well, and… Read more

  • Most people would have let the first name slip go. I let it file itself away instead and three hours later, a birthday post, a friends list, and one last name she never mentioned cracked the whole thing open. Read more

  • The text explores a unique kind of love characterized by a push-pull dynamic, where individuals desire closeness yet fear vulnerability. This love is neither cruel nor playful, but rather reflects an internal struggle for space and connection. It highlights the challenges faced by both lovers and the loneliness that can arise from this complexity. Read more

  • In February 2025, a Facebook comment section erupted into chaos over a political cartoon, featuring Emmitt Owens and Seth Cochrane. The exchange devolved from political discourse to a comedic roast, showcasing humorous insults, personal revelations, and social dynamics. Ultimately, Emmitt triumphed, aided by insightful commentary from bystanders, including Mykle Eaton and Jenna Thompson. Read more

  • Cocaine Caroline

    Cocaine CarolineBy: Emmitt Owens—Buzzard Dust, 2012(Index #2012) We all knewWhat it’d doWhen I took those shots with you…We both passed out onto the floor. And I didn’t know what to sayWhen you said your love or my cocaineSo I said “what the hell”And began to drink away. When I took that blow up my noseI… Read more

  • The Tallest of Talls: A Story of Aydee the GrandBy: Emmitt Owens(Index #02172026) In the town of Wee-Wumble, on Shrinkle-Down Street,Lived a woman named Aydee with remarkably big feet.Not big in a bad way — oh no, not at all!Her feet were just proof that she was built very tall. Her laugh was like thunder,… Read more

  • Growth: How We Turned Forever into Something BetterBy Emmitt Owens(2480 Roasting Words of Celebration, 29 Years After the Marriage… the 17th Year of Divorce.) Index #0213226 Seesha,I love that we could orchestrate this whole roast week together – celebrating what would’ve been our 29th wedding anniversary and our 17th year of divorce at the same… Read more

  • The Fuzzy Headed X’s

    The Fuzzy-Headed X’sBy: Emmitt Owens[A Whimsy Poem Inspired by my own ADHD](Index #12022025) In the Land-of-Wait-What-Was-I-Doing-Again,Lived a Fuzzy-Head X (they’ve forgotten since when).Each morning they wake with their goals burning bright:“Today I’ll stay focused! I’ll get it all right!” They’ll start buttering toast—but the toaster looks dusty—so, they search for a cloth—but the cloth is… Read more