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Emmitt Owens

About Me

  • Most Dear but NOT Most Valuable

    What personal belongings do you hold most dear? Among all my possessions, nothing means more to me than the hard drive that holds two decades of family memories—every photo, every moment captured over the past 20 years. It’s also the repository of my entire creative life: raw and finished artwork, drawings, audio recordings, videos, and… Read more

  • OooooH, iCollect!

    Do you have any collections?     😳 … I’m a collector at heart, and my home reflects decades of hunting and gathering across multiple interests that have shaped who I am. My crown jewel is my Detroit baseball card collection… it’s both spectacular and massive. I have complete team sets spanning generations, but I’m particularly… Read more

  • The Legacy I Hope To Leave Behind

    What is the legacy you want to leave behind? The legacy I’m hoping to leave behind is just me trying my best to be real in everything I’ve created. Through my songs, my writings, and the artwork, I’ve tried to put my honest feelings out there, hoping others might connect with them. I’ve written about… Read more

  • Balancing… Home Life vs. Work Life

    How do you balance work and home life? Balancing home and work life requires careful attention to boundaries and routines. After long shifts surrounded by the sounds of industrial saws and the earthy scent of cut lumber, I create deliberate transitions between worlds, A shower and a change of clothes immediately upon returning home and… Read more

  • The Trans Am (1982)

         I was five years old when I learned how to start a car. Not just any car… a 1980 Trans Am, dark purple, with T-tops that offered glimpses of Arkansas sky and an exhaust system that announced our arrival half a mile before we appeared. That Phoenix emblazoned across the hood might as… Read more

  • The Creative Paradox of ADHD Project Proliferation

    The tendency for people with ADHD to initiate numerous concurrent projects represents one of the most fascinating paradoxes of the ADHD creative experience. This phenomenon deserves deeper exploration as it reveals important insights about neurodivergent cognition and creativity. Neurological FoundationsAt its core, project proliferation stems from the distinctive neurochemistry and connectivity patterns in the ADHD… Read more

  • Unapologetic Radiance

    I show excitement, automatically labeled “too much.”  I express my opinions honestly, labeled “difficult.”  I get passionate about my interests, labeled “obsessive.”Yet those who are meant to stay will see beyond these labels.  They’ll recognize my silence as thoughtful reflection,  my fidgeting as the physical language of my nerves,  my intensity as the pure expression… Read more

  • You Bit Snoop

      Back in 2006, I received an unexpected message on Yahoo Messenger from someone I didn’t know. The username that popped up on my screen belonged to an account with no profile picture or personal information—just a blank account that appeared to have been created only days before contacting me. This immediately raised some red… Read more

  • About Me

       They say, “Proper Intro”, but I’ve been writing so long that everything reads like one of my stories. Some may take it as authentic, some would consider that I just write well. All I can say is that if you know me, you know me. I can start off with any line I choose,… Read more

  • The Connection Between ADHD and Creative Characteristics

    There’s a fascinating relationship between ADHD characteristics and creative traits. Here’s how they often intersect: Shared Cognitive Patterns – Divergent thinking: People with ADHD often generate numerous ideas rapidly, similar to creative brainstorming. Their minds tend to make unexpected connections between concepts. – Hyperfocus: While ADHD involves attention difficulties, many can experience intense focus on… Read more