@jayrodpgarrett.bsky.social
Non-binary, Black, Atheist, U.S. Veteran, with PTSD and ADHD who writes poetry, short stories, and novels.
He has incredible things to share with folks and if you are a writer, reading his work would benefit you. Check out his post below and support his Kickstarter if you would like help with either Pacing or Cutting. I promise you won't be disappointed.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/jos...
Joshua Essoe happens to be an incredible editor who I am honored to know. Currently he is in the last few days of a Kickstarter he is running to help writers learn more about pacing and cutting from their stories.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/jos...
Own Your Expertise: How to Write and Publish your Business or Legacy Book Yourself - Lunch and Learn When: March 27th, 2025 12 PM to 2 PM Where: 260 S 1200 W, Orem, UT (at the Tax Hive Building)
Thursday I'm joining Steven Heumann & Zach Cipriano to help business owners & legacy builders learn how to write and publish their own book.
Often people are experts in their fields and one of the fastest ways to help people recognize you is to have your own book.
Register here: lnkd.in/ggQM8pSN
This is the eleventh poem: It is called: Dystopian Times.
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This is the tenth poem. It is called: Assigned by God.
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This is the ninth poem: It is called: Tessellations of Rainbows
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This is the eighth poem. It is called: Matters of Most Importance.
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This is the seventh poem. It is called: They Called Me Wrong.
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This is the sixth poem. (I already shared it once, but I am doing so again for the sake of consistency.) It is called: Money or People - The Business of Belonging.
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This is the fifth poem. It is called: Investments in Human Bodies.
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This is the fourth poem. It is called: Defining Gender.
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This is the third poem. It is called: A Better Colossus.
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This is the second poem. I began recording them by myself at this point (which is why this one is currently still a short). It is called: Nothing's Wrong.
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This is the first poem that was recorded by my friend Steve Heumann. It is called: Faith of the Valid.
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I've been creating very raw poetry for several days now. It is part of a thing I call: The Belonging Project. It's way of trying to bring all of us together in better ways. And because I haven't posted much of it in this space as of yet, I'm going to create a thread here where you can catch up.
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Poem #6 of the Belonging Project. Yesterdayβs poem was inspired by a conversation I had with someone that day. The poem, Money or People - The Business of Belonging, is dedicated to Reverend Jay Ragsdale of Fill the Pot Hope Center.
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π I attended rehearsal today for βTHE ORESTEIAβ! We'll be performing February 27th, 28th, March 1st, 6th, 7th, and 8th at 7:30 PM. Come see this 90-minute Trilogy of Greek Tragedies about the end of the curse on the House of Atreus! ποΈ Ticket link in first comment! #UtahTheatre #theoresteia
15.02.2025 22:48 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0We do not move into having a world where all of us can belong with going to war with others, but by building understanding that will help hearts open up. By building emotional resonance that will change how people think. By building the world as we want it to be: One where all of us breathe free.
15.02.2025 17:58 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0The purpose of these poems is not to attack political figures. It is not to attack people. I am okay with attacking behavior. The purpose of these poems is to support people who are hurting. People who are scared. People who need to be seen and understood.
15.02.2025 17:58 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0We are at a place in our history where we can choose to fight back or we can choose to build. I spent a lifetiime as a warrior and I know how easily those who are fighting can be manipulated thus I am choosing to build.
15.02.2025 17:58 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Starting this Monday, I'm going to start posting poetry about the things that I see going on in the world at this time that hurt people. I would love to hear from people on issues they would like to hear about and have love and support offered towards communities.
15.02.2025 17:57 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0I would like to take this deeper.
When the humanity of one man is threatened the humanity of all of us is under attack.
Rights isn't enough. We must all be able to experience what it is like to enjoy our humanity. Anything less leaves us with a misunderstanding of what it is to be human.
No?
Yeah, not me either. I have no idea what I was talking about above. Let's just pretend that I didn't say anything. Right? Right. Glad we had this chat.
Ever spend a massive chunk of your life taking care of a tiny human only to realize at some point that as you've focused so much on them that you've lost track of a variety of threads (actually probably like different sections of the weave) in your life?
15.01.2025 23:22 β π 5 π 0 π¬ 3 π 0The hard part is synthesizing all of the information I've learned into practices that will make the world a better place. Might be time to read some fiction for a while so I can do that important work.
14.01.2025 23:56 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Picture of the book "Spirit Hacking."
Picture of the book "Supercommunicators."
Picture of the book "The Science of Storytelling."
So far this year I've read three books. The first was "The Science of Storytelling" by WIll Storr. The second was "Supercommunicators" by Charles Duhigg. And the third was "Spirit Hacking" by Shaman Durek. Three books in two weeks feels really good. (1/2)
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