Ever wise and without embellishment, our advocate for Truth and Integrity: @eddiecabbage. Check this genius’ work on his website. He may have “flown the Instagram Writers’ Coop” per se, but he has plenty of ammo cocked and loaded for the rest of us shits still roosting on those feeds. Cheers, you brilliant bastard!
Collaboration with this beautiful soul…I came across @ov.words on Instagram a few months ago, and it has been so fun to watch his writing progress! Exposing his soul without fear, his poetry caught my eye with its raw emotion and its ability to stir up my own. Young talent here with a mission, watch out! Very blessed to call him my friend. Thank you for this opportunity to have a little fun! (I know the text is hard to read; it’s not meant for a tiny photograph…written out below.) I sit before this typewriter to writeAbout how you’ve sewn yourself…
Poetry On Demand “On Writers” by @eddiecabbage In my head again today, @eddiecabbage! Brilliant poem that captures some of my most crippling insecurities in this season of life. Thanks for such a beautiful reminder. Well worth following this guy if you aren’t already! You can find him on WordPress, Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. You can also purchase his work through his Etsy shop. “This is very important — to take leisure time. Pace is the essence. Without stopping entirely and doing nothing at all for great periods, you’re gonna lose everything…just to do nothing at all, very, very important. And…
Poetry On Demand “Redheads” by @eddiecabbage My good friend @eddiecabbage (found on Instagram) has been making a name for himself in the poetry community. He created a niche for himself with his weekly “Poetry On Demand” sessions, where he accepts prompts from anyone and everyone and will type you a poem on the spot based upon your desired theme/word/phrase. Brilliant. This week, I gave it a stab and tossed out “Redheads” as a prompt for kicks and giggles. Here’s what the ingenious man came up with….Be sure to check him out!
My first guest post, brought to you by the incredibly talented Brian Garland. Long-time friend and colleague of mine, Brian is a singer/songwriter located in our stunning Willamette Valley. You can find more of his own acoustic work on SoundCloud, or find his rock band (Gnosis) on Facebook (keep an eye out for concert info!).