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Emmitt Owens

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  • Mad Mechanics: The Liberty Overalls

    Mad Mechanics: The Liberty OverallsEpisode 10.4Written by: Emmitt OwensAs narrated by: Waylon Waylon, Intro: “Well now, folks, let me tell you about the day Derek Pemberton returned and learned that insurance mathematics don’t account for stubbornness, Reedus discovered the transformative power of forty-five dollar workwear, and the whole shop learned that sometimes the funniest thing… Read more

  • In the Abyss

    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

  • 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

  • Garage Talk: Boogers and Baseball

    “”I’ll tell you what. Creative writing is an awesome platform and easy to do. All you gotta do is think and write, jot down just anything your mind tells you to,” Emmitt said as his left index finger slid up his nose. “I’ll tell you what, if them Trash Pandas don’t beat the Lookouts tonight,… 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

  • The Entrepreneur

    Excerpt from Creative Writing #04072025 ‘It’s like being told you’re not even famous enough to be on the “Who’s Who” list – you’re on the “Who’s That?” list.’ said Thomas, the entrepreneur that nobody in town has heard about. Entrepreneur meaning hustler and hustler meaning an odd job worker, meaning that he probably does lawn… Read more

  • The Over Grandiose (OG)

    Creative Writing #04042025 #OverGrandiose “Intentionally Pretentious”     Like a celestial supernova illuminating the darkest corners of our collective consciousness, my artistic vision transcends the mere boundaries of mortal expression, weaving together the cosmic threads of human experience into a tapestry so profound that future generations will study its intricacies as scholars once decoded the mysteries… Read more

  • A Bio of Contradictions

      Creative Writing: Contradictory #03022025 “Intentional Contradictions” I’m Jack Thompson, master mechanic with 25 years of experience, though I only opened my shop last month. I specialize exclusively in European luxury vehicles, but my customers know me as the go-to guy for fixing 1970s American muscle cars.   After graduating top of my class from MIT’s mechanical… Read more

  • The Line Runner

       In the shadow of the Gateway Arch in St. Louis, there lived a superhero unlike any other. The Line Runner wasn’t bound by gravity, physics, or even the very panels that contained him. When villains appeared, he would streak across the Mississippi riverfront as a blur of primary colors, but his true power emerged… Read more

  • Calibrating Creativity

    Ethical Echoes: #4 Grease-stained fingers danced across the keyboard at midnight, translating the complex machinery of Ethan’s mind into words. By day, he diagnosed engines with intuitive precision; by night, he repaired his own restless thoughts through storytelling. His ADHD had always made his mind race—thoughts firing like pistons—but writing channeled that energy into vivid… Read more