Liberation
Y’know what’s more powerful than believing in God?
Believing in yourself.
It’s more difficult too.
Like, way way way more difficult… Continue reading Liberation
Category: Writing
True Freedom
Y’know, we can say that we do the things we do because we want to make a difference.
But nobody will believe it… Continue reading True Freedom
On Writing
I’ve written a shitload of words, like, 100’s of thousands of words since January 2015.
Receiving these 250 has made all of the work worth it: Continue reading On Writing
Hood Rat Stuff
I quit the basketball team my senior year of high school because I wanted to get high.
I told my head coach it was because I needed to focus on recruiting, but that wasn’t the full truth.
I had already accepted a scholarship; I just wanted to blaze up after school and do hood rat stuff with my friends.
I wanted to feel free… Continue reading Hood Rat Stuff
P Suade (In the Basement) “Damn OK”
Tomorrow night, P Suade will be stepping on stage for a rap battle.
Both of us are nervous…
Thats why we have to do it.
Here is a video clip of the track P Suade will be performing tomorrow night at the Apache Cafe in downtown Atlanta: Continue reading P Suade (In the Basement) “Damn OK”
Risk: For a Few Sentences More…
On the way home from work, I felt lonely. I felt an emptiness; a vague notion of isolation as I drove alone on the highway… Continue reading Risk: For a Few Sentences More…
250 Words on Space & Romance
The starship exploded, bursting heat into the void of space. A vacuum of cruel conformity; thousands of passengers deleted from existence. Consciousness lost, adrift amidst the cosmic ocean…
—
“I miss you.”
The message vibrated softly between the seats… Continue reading 250 Words on Space & Romance
Next Up “Resistance”
I love rap music. Like, the introspective flow.
J. Cole, Outkast, & Kid Cudi especially.
I want to make rap music of my own, but I’m scared.
I think I sound stupid… Continue reading Next Up “Resistance”
J.K. Rowling and the Action of Ideas
At 25 years old, JK Rowling sat on a train looking out a window when an idea popped into her head…
“Boy doesn’t know he’s a wizard, finds out he is, goes to wizarding school.”
The idea came fully formed into her mind. She returned home that evening and immediately began to write… Continue reading J.K. Rowling and the Action of Ideas
This is Griffin
There is always depth beneath the surface of what we project.
Like an iceberg that glistens above the ocean, so do we share ourselves…
Allowing the parts of our story that shine to be seen.
But, underneath every iceberg is a foundation. The real story. The bits of ourselves that are rarely seen by others… Continue reading This is Griffin
Inside the Minds Eye 