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Emmitt Owens

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  • Chill’n’Fill – Book 3: Episode 2

    Chill’n’FillBook 3: Episode 2Presence, Worth, and the Heart of SuccessWritten by: Emmitt Owens    Tuesday night at Chill n’Fill was settling into its familiar rhythm when I looked up from restocking the candy display to see our one-eyed polar bear mascot in its latest incarnation. Bob had outdone himself this time—the bear now sported what… Read more

  • The Art of Friendship-First Romance

    This was a word prompt from a week ago… posting today thinking that I had posted it long ago. The modern dating landscape often feels like a high-stakes audition where everyone performs their most polished version of themselves. Swipe right, craft the perfect text, plan elaborate first dates—all while desperately trying to determine if this… Read more

  • The Weight of Being

    In the glow of hospital lights,I counted the seconds between her breaths.My thumb kept tracing small circles on her palm,like if I memorize every line,every soft curve,it might keep her here just a little longer. 10 years.That’s how long we spent building a life together,hands steady, day by day. The coffee in my cup kept… Read more

  • Mad Mechanics: The Mater Weed Machine

    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

  • Mad Mechanics: The Great Valiant Conversion

    Episode 3: The Great Valiant ConversionWritten by: Emmitt Owens*As narrated by: Waylon* 📜 Dedication  This story is dedicated to my father, Keith L. Owens Sr.,June 26th, 1957 – December 26th, 2023.   Back in the summer of 1994, my dad had taken a rusted-out ol’Plymouth Valiant in a Michigan driveway and turned it into something no… Read more

  • Mad Mechanics: The Funbar Disaster – Buzz’d, Bling’d & Burned Out

    Mad Mechanics: The Funbar Disaster – Buzz’d, Bling’d & Burned Out*Written by: Emmitt Owens**Narrated by: Waylon* Waylon: “Well now, folks, let me tell you about the day a social media app called Funbar turned the Mad Mechanics shop into something resembling a teenage sleepover, complete with constant phone checking, mysterious notifications, and grown men arguing… Read more

  • Mad Mechanics: Gremlins in the ECU

    Gremlins in the ECUWritten by: Emmitt Owens*As narrated by: Waylon*    Waylon: “Well now, gather ’round folks, ’cause I got another tale from the boys down at Mad Mechanics that’ll make you question everything you know about electrical repair. This particular adventure happened on one of them dog days when the humidity was thicker than… Read more

  • Mad Mechanics: Mad Mechanics

    Mad Mechanics*Written By: Emmitt Owens**As narrated by: Waylon*    Waylon: “Well now, settle in folks, ’cause I got me a story that’ll curl your toes and make you question everything you know about fixin’ automobiles. This here tale’s about four of the most peculiar mechanics you ever did see, workin’ out of a garage that… Read more

  • Chill n’Fill #63 (Book 2, Episode 33)

    Mad Mechanics and Midnight Revelations    Saturday night at Chill n’Fill was buzzing with an unusual energy, the kind that comes when change is stirring in a small town. Behind me, tonight’s painting had appeared as René Magritte’s “The Treachery of Images” from 1929—that famous pipe with “This is not a pipe” written beneath it,… Read more

  • Chill n’Fill #62 (Book 2, Episode 32)

    Unbreakable Spirits, Robin Songs, and Childhood Fears    The clock had just struck ten on this Friday night at Chill n’Fill, and the weekend energy was already crackling through the air like electricity before a storm. Behind me, tonight’s painting had appeared as Norman Rockwell’s “Saying Grace” from 1951, that tender scene of a grandmother… Read more