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Emmitt Owens

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  • The Hidden Virtues of Flying by Night: A Case for Spontaneous Living

    The Hidden Virtues of Flying by Night: A Case for Spontaneous Living In our meticulously planned, calendar-driven world, the phrase “fly by night” has acquired almost exclusively negative connotations. We associate it with unreliability, poor planning, and questionable business practices. Yet this dismissive attitude overlooks the profound advantages that spontaneous, adaptive approaches to life can Read more

  • A Gentle Dystopia: Experience Nature’s Beauty Without Nature’s Pain (Propaganda)

    Experience Nature’s Beauty Without Nature’s Pain Sanctioned Wild Zone – Sector 9 Where Wonder Meets Wellness Tired of worrying about the unpredictable dangers of historical nature? At Sanctioned Wild Zone – Sector 9, we’ve taken everything beautiful about the natural world and removed everything that could cause you distress. Our advanced atmospheric processors ensure perfect Read more

  • Mad Mechanics: Sunday Fishin’ Blues

    Episode 5.5: Sunday Fishing BluesWritten by: Emmitt Owens*As narrated by Waylon* Waylon Intro: “Well now, folks, gather ’round and let me spin you a tale about friendship, fishing, and the kind of Sunday that reminds you why Alabama’s the finest state in the union. This here story takes place down in Buzzard Roost, where the Read more

  • Chill’n’Fill: Bob’s Great Dog Roller

    Bob’s Great Hot Dog Roller Caper    I arrived for my Tuesday shift at Chill n’Fill to find Bob crouched behind the counter like a surgeon preparing for the operation of a lifetime, surrounded by what appeared to be the dismantled remains of our hot dog roller. Tools I’d never seen before were spread across Read more

  • Chill’n’Fill #56 (Book 2, Episode 25)

    Another Night at Chill n’Fill: Dawgs, Skateboards, and Gas Buckets It was Friday night at Chill n’Fill, out here where the darkness stretched for miles in every direction and our mechanically-winking polar bear served as the only beacon of civilization for truckers, night shift workers, and the occasional lost soul who’d wandered too far from Read more

  • Chill n’Fill #55 (Book 2, Episode 23)

    The Great Doritos Heist and Other Wednesday Night Adventures    It was Wednesday night at Chill n’Fill, and I was two hours into my shift when Bob’s latest creation nearly gave me a heart attack. He’d transformed our one-eyed polar bear mascot into what he called “Detective Bear,” complete with a deerstalker hat that was Read more

  • Chill n’Fill #52 (Book 2, Episode 20)

    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

  • Chill n’Fill #43 (Book 2, Episode 9)

    Another Night at Chill n’Fill: The Culture Warrior, The Evangelical, and The Activist    So, Jennifer called in sick for the sixth time this month—”food poisoning” according to her text, though her TikTok suggests she’s at a political rally downtown. Whatever. More hours for me, Karlee, professional chaos coordinator and now apparently the unwitting referee Read more