EmittOwens
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…begin with static—that hum between radio stationswhere your soul lives you are verb.action.becominga living algorithm of choice/mistake/choice againcoded in the language of maybe (parentheses hold your secrets)[brackets frame your fears]{curly braces embrace your contradictions} DNA → RNA → protein → YOUthe biological poetryof existence refusing to rhyme scattered like: bread crumbs coffee stains love… Read more
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Another Night at Chill n’Fill: The Joseph Lancour Memorial, The Military Mother, The Veteran and The Protestor It was Sunday night at Chill n’Fill, the day before Memorial Day, 2025… and I was two hours into my shift when I discovered Bob’s most solemn tribute yet. Our one-eyed polar bear mascot, the towering figure… Read more
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At Chill n’Fill, a late-night convenience store, the protagonist navigates various customer interactions, reflecting on human connections and societal dynamics. A pizza delivery driver theorizes the store as a microcosm of social behavior, while a grieving nursing home worker finds empathy amidst grief. The narrative illustrates moments of kindness, philosophical insights, and confrontations with entitlement. Read more
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Another Night at Chill n’Fill: The Baby Lotion Theorists It was Friday night at Chill n’Fill, and I was nearing the end of what Bob optimistically called my “probationary period” but what I recognized as “we can’t find anyone else willing to work these hours for minimum wage plus the occasional expired energy drink.”… Read more
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Another Night at Chill n’Fill: Signs, Romance, and the Color Blue It was Friday night at Chill n’Fill, and I’d just finished arranging the energy drinks into an elaborate pyramid that Bob insisted would “enhance their caffeinated aura.” The fluorescent lights hummed overhead, occasionally flickering in a way that made me wonder if our… Read more
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In the Abyss, Ghosts are knocking, I’m just walking through that door.In the Abyss, Hearts keep beating underneath my creaking floor.In the Abyss, shadows are dancing, their whispers echo through my core.In the Abyss, silence beckons, as I surrender forevermore. Read more
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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
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True freedom requires absolute responsibility, with stunning clarity.One cannot be both selfless and authentic, acting with sincerity. Happiness is simply a choice anyone can make, pursued with regularity.All suffering is ultimately self-created, viewed with peculiarity.There is no true altruism, only disguised self-interest, lacking solidarity.There is no such thing as a proud victim’s lamentation.Forgiveness always benefits… Read more
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