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Why the Stigma?
My latest piece from Brainz Magazine concerning my thoughts on the stigma of mental illness. Enjoy! Why Is The Stigma Around Mental...

Justin H. Briggs
Apr 91 min read
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knowledge
To know is to do To do is to attempt To attempt is to believe To believe is to live Before the hip exploded There were no questions No...

Justin H. Briggs
Apr 81 min read
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Evel
There was a glint in the eye A coy smirk on the mouth An ego riding lightning Were god to take notice He’d never have gotten Off the...

Justin H. Briggs
Apr 81 min read
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The Facilitator
“They’re fencing us all in!”, exclaimed the drunk, this wreck and shell of a man, with such authority as to draw no nevermind. The saloon...

Justin H. Briggs
Apr 612 min read
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bird bar
I peeked into The Bird Bar On a wet spring afternoon A burned out buzzard nodding along A robin and meadowlark Bitched about their lives...

Justin H. Briggs
Apr 41 min read
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endling
Long line of something or other Running out all too fast The time has passed The world no longer Requires its presence This line is...

Justin H. Briggs
Mar 281 min read
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Heard on Black Days
When I heard the voice I knew Here is another cry In the night There is another Righteous soul Caught in this moment Raging against What...

Justin H. Briggs
Feb 201 min read
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Interview with Brainz Magazine
Hey, Check out my exclusive interview with Brainz Magazine at the link below...happy holidays! A Self-Made Writer Navigating Life’s...

Justin H. Briggs
Feb 151 min read
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Brainz Magazine
To Anyone Concerned, At the link below, please find my Executive Contributor Profile with Brainz Magazine. Over the next 12 months,...

Justin H. Briggs
Feb 81 min read
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control
it is not just the immediate powers that be forces incomprehensible set our path cleared the way eons before time of presence within...

Justin H. Briggs
Feb 61 min read
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Heard It Here First
It’s official…I'm extremely proud and excited to announce that I've been accepted as an Executive Contributor for Brainz Magazine. Over...

Justin H. Briggs
Feb 51 min read
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Chest Fever
Garth Hudson, last surviving original member of The Band, died today. I listen to this version of Americana, haloed by his legend. He...

Justin H. Briggs
Jan 221 min read
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death writ small
dye in ink dye of fingertips red dye your curse unique die more after dead fill the page fill the bottomless cup fill your heart with...

Justin H. Briggs
Jan 141 min read
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Notes On Astral Projection
This title is featured in FIELDING.: a collection of short stories . Astral projection is something I considered irrelevant until after I...

Justin H. Briggs
Jan 1323 min read
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billion dollars a flush
I sit on my throne doing my business. I estimate that the forces brought to bear on my twice-daily business dealings cost a billion...

Justin H. Briggs
Jan 95 min read
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Why Haiku?
This past Thanksgiving, while hiking the Konza Prairie Nature Trail with my Love, we came upon a sight which many surely see upon the...

Justin H. Briggs
Jan 72 min read
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Darkest Night
Darkest night of the year Find refuge to preserve Begin to persevere The day begins to return Hold close that you hold dear Night creeps...

Justin H. Briggs
Dec 21, 20241 min read
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Read All About It
While this is important to me, what it means to you is that I have not written in some time. This is my first post in months and it is...

Justin H. Briggs
Dec 19, 20242 min read
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A Rosebush Replanted
I showed up early on Mother’s Day, in the late spring, on a day meant to feel like summer. Getting to the house right on time, it took me...

Justin H. Briggs
May 22, 20247 min read
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Notes For A New Year
Wake up bright. The year is new! Rest up healthy. Last year is through! Drink up life. Death is ever present. Release your strife. There...

Justin H. Briggs
Jan 2, 20241 min read
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