
Vape Life
Every morning I wake up and pray but I don’t know what I’m praying to.
I don’t like using the word prayer and I can’t tell if I have bronchitis or my lungs are just pissed at me for vaping all the time…
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Every morning I wake up and pray but I don’t know what I’m praying to.
I don’t like using the word prayer and I can’t tell if I have bronchitis or my lungs are just pissed at me for vaping all the time…
Continue reading Vape Life
“10 years of my life flashed behind my eyes…
I remembered the pain of drug addiction. Years of maintaining a high I felt I needed, felt I deserved…chasing the truth as it was embedded in my brain via Brad’s lyrics. Searching to understand the emotion that Nowell portrayed through his music…” Continue reading Kat Maxman -Tattoo Artist-
In prison, there is no such thing as “Jail House Rock”… Unless you make your own. Coming soon on “Inside the Minds Eye Podcast”- A conversation with Dadge Parrish aka #ForeverMusik Recently released from an 11 year bid in prison, … Continue reading The Science of Niggaz (Out, In, and Back Out)
Chris Gregory lived his whole life wondering who his father was. 2 weeks before this conversation, they spoke for the first time. To catch up with Chris Gregory, check out the articles and videos we published last week leading up to this podcast: An Introduction to Chris Gregory Chris Gregory “Disparate Youth” Chris Gregory (Blood, Sweat, and Dedication) This is: Inside the Minds Eye w/ Chris Gregory Saavedra On Soundcloud: Inside the Minds Eye on Soundcloud On iTunes: Inside the Minds Eye on iTunes Continue reading Inside the Minds Eye w/ Chris Gregory
The truest form of human expression seems to peek itself out of the doldrums. It seems that to create magic, to build a product from the sanctum of your soul, you have to be unafraid, allowing yourself to be seen… Continue reading The Difficulty in Artistry
“Friday Night Write” is a podcast where writers share their work to the tune of ambient soundscapes. Each episode will be an audio excursion into the mind of an individual as they share their art with the world. Each guest on the show will read their work as music guides our ears towards artistic self-expression. On this episode: Stefan Glamp (Mental Health Councilor) listens in on and shares his thoughts in response to “Good Guy” Garrett Golden and Adam Abramowitz’s creative writing. The boys discuss themes of philosophy, self-awareness, and gratitude as they come to a better understanding on the work … Continue reading Friday Night Write w/ Stefan Glamp
“So insane that I can wake with a prayer to start my day
Rather than wake with a pill and just pray that the sickness goes away…” Continue reading 13 years (The Pen of Will Conrad)
On a recent trip to Israel, I sat down with Ivy Estelle from the New-Alternative Hip-Hop Duo “Aleck & Ivy” to talk about what it means to experience success as an Artist… Expand your ear holes with the track, “Medicine”, from their EP “Sticks in the Mud”: Exercise your eye sockets with their spankin’ new music video “Missty Blue”: To support Ivy and all her creative endeavors, check out the following links: Aleck & Ivy (The Website) Aleck & Ivy (The Facebook Page) Download “Sticks in the Mud” (A Debut EP for the Price of Free) Continue reading Ivy Estelle: A New Style of Hip-Hop
Sam Rathvon has been exploring creativity and sharing his thoughts on our website since its inception. Recently, Sam has shown his artwork at Cherokee Heights Art Festival and is now the creative director and owner of Globe in the Dark Art. In this video, Adam and Sam discuss creativity, self-expression, art, and success. If you dig his artwork and want to support Sam, please visit http://www.facebook.com/GlobeInTheDarkArt Previously Published by Sam Rathvon on Thoughtopsy: A Blank Page: The Choice is Ours Fear, Frustration, and Creation Continue reading Sam Rathvon: Globe in the Dark Art
In this moment, a sense of remorse becomes me. A sun downing as my vessel approaches the dark of night. Amidst the energetic fervor of a day gone by, each second bringing me joy, I find fear now, creeping in from the horizon. The sun over casts itself across the deep expanse of blue, the ocean breathing fresh salt into my lungs as I explore emotion, an emotion that’s difficult to define, for words and feeling escape the coming night. The inevitable darkness that consumes all being. The sun is down and the night extends itself to infinity. Piercing beneath … Continue reading Sun Downing: A Poem Captured at Sea