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Sun Ounce
He was a new man suddenly, as if the old one were consumed to be reborn; a Phoenix on the rise. The route to new heights as daunting and...

Justin H. Briggs
Aug 214 min read


Thank You
He showed up smelling of herb and alcohol as I opened the door. I had told him to wait, asked for his patience while I “prepared for...

Justin H. Briggs
Aug 82 min read


Where I Am In The World RN
My latest piece for Yuvoice on urbanization is live now: https://yuvoice.org/urban-puberty/

Justin H. Briggs
Jul 261 min read


Mountains Moved
The Drive Out “Yeah, so it’s a live gold mine, live meaning they still harvest from it. We are gonna walk in a real, working mine.” “We...

Justin H. Briggs
May 153 min read


Here Again Already
God get me outta Ada Feeling like a baked potata Crusted crinkle roasted skin Soft fluffy vulnerable within Did not come here by choice...

Justin H. Briggs
Apr 261 min read


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
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


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
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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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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