Joseph’s Adventures in Writing
Creating Imaginative Worlds with Writing
Step right up, Step right up! The show is about to begin as we explore the world of the circus and those who made and make a magical place to visit. The tradition of the circus has a long incredible history as we learned from last week, but that history lesson is not over today… Continue reading Volume II : Series Feature #1 Life in the Circus from Yesterday to Today! – Circus Tragedies (Providence Hair-Hangers)
This is a combination of all of the performers I have profiled and written about over the years, but this post specifically is just the so called freaks, which many have found interesting and I continue to add new freaks as I come across them. 1. Thomas Wedders (World's Largest Nose) https://josephmeyercreatives.com/2022/11/26/series-feature-22-life-in-the-circus-from-yesterday-to-today-thomas-wedders-worlds-largest-nose/ 2. Charlotte Vogel… Continue reading Life in The Circus From Yesterday to Today- Welcome to the Freak Show!
My daughter Mikaylah in a way has passed a great milestone in my eyes but for many its not really a milestone as she completed 4th grade and going on to 5th grade. I have seen our daughter grow up so much in these last years, in a way it’s frightening because of how fast… Continue reading A Milestone for Daughter Mikaylah-Growing up.
It gives me incredible joy to announce that my debut novel is coming out June 18th, yes Fathers day. A Novel that I have been working on since 2019 and although it did not take me four years to write it, Over years I have edited and edited and edited. I do not wish to… Continue reading The POX is Coming – Debut Novel
Happy Mother’s Day! This day holds a special place in my heart even though my own mother passed away in December 2015. But her impact left me forever changed. I do of course wish she was here today, but deep down I know she Is in a better place, HEAVEN. My mother named Linda born… Continue reading Happy Mother’s Day 2023
Over the course of these two months, I have been under a constant state of turmoil due to losing my job due to a tech layoff. This was certainly a company I had wanted to work for for years. Overall, I had a good experience, learned a lot and met fantastic people but in the… Continue reading Fighting with Myself Over New Opportunities (New Job)
Losing one’s job is painful, it can be one of the most destructive events happening in ones life. I should know I have been through a few of them. Most recently I was laid off March 2nd, 2023. An unexpected shock as the organization I worked for gave no indication there would be any form… Continue reading My Job Loss, My Job Gain and How I managed
Happy Resurrection Day or Happy Easter for those who do not celebrate that Christ has risen. This day is incredibly special to me and should be to many of us, but I understand that many do not believe and can not believe that a man can rise from the dead and save us from our… Continue reading Happy Resurrection Day 2023 – He is Risen!
Step right up, Step right up! The show is about to begin as we explore the world of the circus and those who made and make a magical place to visit. The tradition of the circus has a long incredible history as we learned from last week, but that history lesson is not over today… Continue reading Series Feature #23 Life in the Circus from Yesterday to Today! – Josephine Joseph (Half Man/ Half Women)
My dark thoughts have already been in overload since losing my primary job March 2nd. I am working to be positive but its not easy for someone who has the tendency to think of the worst case scenario. I tend to dream about an escape out of this situation as this type of situation brings… Continue reading My Dark Thoughts In My Time of Joblessness
Lay offs continue to happen in 2023 as companies continue to cut their workforces, often blaming over hiring in the pandemic, neglecting to realize the negative impact they have on families and our lives. But is being laid off as bad as it sounds, it can be but there are ways to combat these difficult transitions and keep a healthy mind.
I often think about death and some of you may read my posts and some may seem kind of dark and I understand that, because I do think dark thoughts at time. For some reason a thought as been nagging at my mind, which why is it that society finds suicide wrong and in Christian… Continue reading Why is Suicide Stigmatized In Society and How we can view death differently
New Year, new you. Make 2023 a true year of change personally, professionally, mentally, physically. There are not limits to what you can do in 2023.
Happy 10th birthday Mikaylah. Ten years ago, you changed my life forever. You were thought of before you were born. I remember many years before being a father, even a husband. I always wanted a daughter and now that I have one, she is almost my copy, but of course she is her own person… Continue reading Happy 10th Birthday Mikaylah – Love from Dad!
2023 is upon us, for some it already has happened. Thinking for 2022, I am reminded of how this year started for me. January 4th, 2022 I contracted COVID after spending time as a family at an amusement park Knotts Berry Farm. Going against my better judgement, tired of living in fear , stuck inside… Continue reading Happy New Year ! Here’s to a Prosperous 2023
During this time of year, the holidays. I often think about the amount of grief and sadness people are going through. I believe that this is time when suicides are at the highest levels as many go through this time of year feeling lonely as they look around who appear to be happy, have happy… Continue reading Tis the season for Suicides, Let’s be kinder to those who are suffering this time of year.
Merry Christmas to all! Thank you so much for all of those who take the time to read my blog and are part of my life I truly do Love you all. I know this year has been particularly difficult with COVID, politics and the incredible times we are facing. This year I have tried… Continue reading Merry Christmas! How Scrooge Teaches us Valuable Lessons on Kindness and Love
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-v93iw-1336e0e Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, happy Krampusnacht . Celebrating the end of 2022 as we talk about this time of year and it’s true meaning.
Happy Krampusnacht or if you celebrate the feast of St. Nicholas. Christmas time is here! Oh Christmas time, Oh Christmas time. For many and much of the world I know it can be hard to celebrate and why should we with Covid-19, Lock downs, high unemployment, people on the verge of losing everything. One could… Continue reading Krampus and St. Nick: How both Figures can Teach us to be Kind and Generous
Step right up, Step right up! The show is about to begin as we explore the world of the circus and those who made and make a magical place to visit. The tradition of the circus has a long incredible history as we learned from last week, but that history lesson is not over today… Continue reading Series Feature #22 Life in the Circus from Yesterday to Today! – Thomas Wedders (World’s Largest Nose)
Being thankful is so important today. Often people get so wrapped up in what they do not have in this life like a huge paycheck, a fancy home, expensive clothes. All sounds pretty superficial but is what people tend to put stock into. I was never one of those individuals, growing up although I had… Continue reading Thankful for a Man of God Pastor Jeff Johnson of Calvary Chapel Downey
Is free speech truly free? Before you turn the page, this is not someone spread right wing Rhetoric about your freedoms being stripped from us. No this is about how in America we have a right to speak , but there are consequences and being held accountable for spreading hate and this goes for other… Continue reading Is Free Speech Really Free? NO and Its not a license to Say What you want without consequence.
I often think about what the world would look like without me it. It’s a hard question to ask ourselves at times because we are here sometimes fighting life, trying to survive. Some go through life with a silver spoon in their mouth, some are raised by parents that frankly shouldn’t even have kids and… Continue reading I’m Only Happy When it Rains
It's so sad that this is the stories I have left from my childhood when I am sure I had more , but probably got tossed as I felt I was constantly writing at this point in my life. I do have a couple of stories I have not apart of this series but there… Continue reading Weekly Feature #20, Stories From a Childs Past: My Childhood Writing Through the Years (Conclusion) – Reintroduced
The piece below appears to be another report of some sort for school similar to last weeks planet origin story but that is ok. It just goes to show that often had to write reports and papers just like many of us in school. I actually have always loved learning using the old encyclopedia Brittanica… Continue reading Weekly Feature #19, Stories From a Childs Past: John Adams and Abe Lincoin – Reintroduced
Today we get a school lesson that this appears to be some sort of term paper about the planets. Like many of us in school we write a lot of papers, this is one of those examples. I am unsure if this is the whole paper but an interesting piece non the less. Welcome to… Continue reading Weekly Feature #18, Stories From a Childs Past: The Planets and their Origin – Reintroduced
I have always loved fantasy and this is one example of a short story I wrote about an evil queen and a dragon. Not sure what my fascination with fantasy is, but as a child I believe I tried to live in another world not my own. Welcome to this Weeks Weekly Feature number #17,… Continue reading Weekly Feature #17, Stories From a Childs Past: The Evil Queen and the Dragon-Reintroduced
I have often had an interest in the paranormal especially the spiritual world. Growing up as a child I had experiences with the spiritual world. I truly believe to this day that an evil entity attempted to take my life back in 2007 causing me to attempt to take my life. An earlier experience, I… Continue reading Thirteen Ghost and Their Back Stories
Just talk as we discuss dead, the spiritual world and a bit of politics. After watching shows like #deadfiles and #ghostadventures my interest in the paranoromal continues.
As a generation X’er born in 1979 and being in the workforce for over twenty years, I have learned a thing or two about what I would have done differently and how my frame of mind may have been different. Do Let people situations get to you Growing up I grew up in a home… Continue reading What I would tell my younger self as a generation X’er.
Mother's hold a special place in our hearts, even the evil or bad ones as they often portrayed in different ways from the struggling mother to the abusive mother. Recently I have been watching a good deal of reality ghost shows like the Ghost adventures, the dead files. One thing I have noticed is that… Continue reading Weekly Feature #16, Stories From a Childs Past: One Evil Mother – Reintroduced
Rage in Amerika is at an all time high as we continue to encourage hate, spread hate and live in a self dealing mind state to Lie, cheat, steal and murder our way to get what we want. I ask is there hope for us at times.
Mother's hold a special place in our hearts for the most part, thinking of my mothers birthday August 30, she would have been 63 years old , but passed away in 2015. I will always love my mother for her love and sacrifices she made each day for myself and sister, but I feel I… Continue reading Weekly Feature #15, Stories From a Childs Past: My Mothers Life Story – Reintroduced
The devil exists , often times in people. This is my childhood story of that man I considered once considered the living incarnate of the devil. This Story I wrote around age twelve. #writingcommunity
Happy Krampusnacht or if you celebrate the feast of St. Nicholas. Christmas time is here! Oh Christmas time, Oh Christmas time. For many and much of the world I know it can be hard to celebrate and why should we with Covid-19, Lock downs, high unemployment, people on the verge of losing everything. One could… Continue reading Krampus and St. Nick: How both Figures can Teach us to be Kind and Generous
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-swjbn-13f6c90 Today we discuss recent events in my job search, the struggles of fighting myself over decision making , making the right choices for the future.
Joseph’s Adventures in Writing 