Joe Patterson
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Hi I'm Joe Patterson. I am a writer at heart who is a big geek for film, music, and literature, which have all inspired me to be a writer. I rap, write stories both short and long, and I'm also aspiring to be an author and a filmmaker.
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Thank You Vocal
The year 2024 marks my third year as a member of Vocal.com. It’s funny how I actually found this platform by chance. A loved one mentioned to me and others in mixed conversation how they were interesting in possibly writing children stories online for a chance to possibly make some money in doing so. With writing being my passion that I was seeking to pursue I thought to myself “maybe I should give that a try and look for such a site. It might be a good stepping stone where I can stretch my legs as a writer. I am proud to say that it is certainly one of the best choices that I have ever made.
By Joe Patterson2 years ago in Journal
Forgiving Yourself
Forgiveness. If you ever had to think of something random and complex enough to get someone’s attention verbally, well that’s probably the proper word. Forgiveness has to be like one of the top five most difficult words to digest in mankind’s history. Not being dramatic, just speaking the truth. One of the hardest lessons we have to learn is forgiving others. Perhaps an even harder lesson is learning to forgive ourselves.
By Joe Patterson2 years ago in Journal
Black Music Month Celebrates: Rosetta Tharpe
If anyone were to ever ask you who is the matriarch of Rock & Roll, the mother that gave birth to music as we know it to this day, you would tell them Sister Rosetta Tharpe. Most young people today aren’t familiar with that name and more importantly, they are unfamiliar with the fact she is the reason why the world of music exist today such as we know it.
By Joe Patterson2 years ago in Journal
Street Hop
Andre is standing on the corner leaning against the brick building that is his apartment complex when a man dressed in raggedy clothing approaches him. “What you got for me, youngblood?” the man asked. “I got that good for you right here” Andre replied while reaching into the right pocket of his flight jacket. Out of it he pulled a tiny ziplock bag with a white powdery substance, it was heroin. The rugged man gave André a 20 dollar bill and André gave him the small bag of heroin. “Preciate that, youngblood” the man said as he walked away. As André stood waiting for another customer, three young men with black jackets similar to André’s started approaching him from across the street.
By Joe Patterson2 years ago in Fiction
Free Yourself
There is no ill feeling quite like bitterness. We have all been there before. Someone wronged us, did us dirty, left us hanging, or betrayed us. The pain often stays with us for awhile, reverberating throughout our daily lives and follows us into the future. When our pain over the actions of another has stayed with us this much we’ve found our way into a web of bitterness. Often times that bitterness makes us want to seek vengeance, but we need to talk about why holding on to bitterness and a list for vengeance is fruitless and a waste of time.
By Joe Patterson2 years ago in Journal
Midnight Lovemares
Daniel sitting on his living room couch with his girlfriend Teresa at 2:30 a.m. watching tv. “So we’re still on for my family’s dinner tomorrow right?” Teresa asked. “I don’t know” Daniel started with exhaust. “You know I can’t stand your mom”. “Hardy har” Teresa responded unaware that Daniel was serious in his rebuttal. “I’m like dead serious” Daniel began. “I really can’t stand being around your mother, she’s too big on the nosy questions.” “But you promised you were going” Teresa responded with annoyance.
By Joe Patterson2 years ago in Fiction
A Friend of Hope. Content Warning.
Last week I was in my car on the way home from work when I got a call from a childhood friend. It had been a minute since the two of us last spoke so I was surprised to be getting a call from him. When I picked up the phone he gave me some devastating news, a friend of ours who we had known since the first grade passed away. What made it worse was he died by suicide. All I could think about and ask myself was how could this good kid who was always smiling and vibrant could’ve taken his own life? Of course that’s a question many of us ask ourselves when such a tragedy happens.
By Joe Patterson2 years ago in Confessions
Angel: Alley Way
Los Angeles. A city where so many lost angels come and find demons. One such angel is a young woman named Marissa Elerby. A young woman who seeks a career as an actress, but will soon find what really lies under the hood of Hollywood is far more imaginative and horrifying than any movie could ever depict.
By Joe Patterson2 years ago in Fiction
Dream Big
17 year old Vincent Comer is sitting at the lunch table in the high school cafeteria waiting for his best friends, Tina and Roger to meet him. Vincent is the captain of the varsity football team at Ridgemont High, so he is very physically fit. While at the table Vincent is surrounded by a mountain of junk food including: a loaded taco for Taco Tuesday, 2 large fries, a big bag of Lays potato chips, and a large bottle of Pepsi. Tina and Roger arrive just in time to find Vince inhaling his food.
By Joe Patterson2 years ago in Fiction
