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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Good Friends
Hi my name is Monday. Yesterday was certainly the longest day ever. I got up on Saturday morning after having been stressed out from a terrible workday on Friday. Some of my friends from work who are real party animals invited me to come hang out for the day on Saturday so I did.
By Joe Patterson2 years ago in Fiction
Hollywood Underrated: The Faculty
What do you get when the screenwriter of the Scream series and I Know What You Did Last Summer collaborates with the director of Desperado and From Dusk Till Dawn? An edgy teen sci-fi thriller born from one of the most creative crossovers that many horror/thriller fans forgot about, The Faculty.
By Joe Patterson2 years ago in Horror
November 30, 2013: The day Paul Walker Died
I remember exactly what I was doing on this night 10 years ago. It was Saturday night and I was watching a marathon of the Fast and the Furious movies, specifically the first two entries in the series. Bravo channel had been showing the two films all of Friday and Saturday night. At some point during my binge of the two movies I was also watching something on E! channel. I don’t remember what exactly I was watching, but I do remember turning back to whatever it was when The Fast and the Furious (2001) went on commercial break. As I turned back to E! Channel during the commercial I saw a big red flashing E! News headline underneath the movie I was watching that said: “BREAKING NEWS: PAUL WALKER, DEAD!”
By Joe Patterson2 years ago in Journal
Kids Giving
Elijah, Demetri and Kendrick are walking home from school ready to start their Thanksgiving vacation. “I can’t wait to get my hands on that fried turkey” Elijah said enthusiastically. “Don’t you mean your tastebuds?” Demetri responded sarcastically. “You know what I’m talking about, Metri. This food is about to be SMACK!!! Ain’t that right, Kendrick?” Kendrick was looking across the street distracted by what met his eyes. “K-dot! What you lookin’ at?” Elijah asked. “Y’all see him over there?” Kendrick asked.
By Joe Patterson2 years ago in Fiction
Movies for the Season: Soul Food
Entertainment has always had a knack for setting the tone for the holidays, especially when it comes to music and film. When talking about Thanksgiving one of the best movies to emphasize the importance of family and why we should be thankful for its foundation is Soul Food.
By Joe Patterson2 years ago in Fiction
Friendsgiving
During this season of Thanksgiving I wanted to take the time to express how thankful I am for my chosen family, my best friends. My friends have played a big role in my development of being an even halfway decent person and for that I have to express how grateful I am for them.
By Joe Patterson2 years ago in Confessions
A Hip Hop Thanksgiving
It is 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, November 22nd, one day before Thanksgiving. A big group of cars have just arrived in the parking lot of the James Smith community center. A Thanksgiving community dinner is being held by a committee of young people in an hour. Before the community dinner begins a bunch of the children have decided to have group rapping cypher for fun in celebration for the occasion. Four of the young kids will be headlining this event including: Bags Russell, Barfest, MC Hunger and Mic Ripper.
By Joe Patterson2 years ago in Fiction
Stephen King’s “It”: Impact of a Legend. Top Story - November 2023.
On this day 33 years ago in 1990, the television network CBS premiered the film It, based on the 1986 Stephen King novel of the same name. The film would no doubt become one of the most influential horror films of all time due to its uniquely imaginative and disturbing psychological take on primal fear and what happens when it is unearthed.
By Joe Patterson2 years ago in Horror
Stranger Giving
The day is Thanksgiving and Evan Waters is a young ticket agent who works at RDU airport and has nowhere to be. His family doesn’t connect like they used to during the holidays and all of his friends have gone out of town to visit their families. Working next to him is an elderly woman by the name of Estelle. She has been a ticket agent for RDU for nearly 40 years.
By Joe Patterson2 years ago in Fiction
Sand of a Sailor
Ruby has been a sailor in the U.S. Navy for the past two years. She is about to get on a flight home to go visit her daughter and her fiancé, who she met in the navy. She couldn’t be more excited. She was honored to have served her country and is now going to be married soon. While leaving her Naval base in Virginia she was headed to the airport to board her flight home to Hercules, California. While at the airport she crossed paths with some of her fellow sailors who were also on their way home. She ran into one of them just as she was getting ready to board her flight. “Hey Spencer!” one of her sailor friends called out. “Before you head home I just wanna tell you that you’re one heck of a sailor. I can tell the military really does run in your blood. Your parents and grandparents should be very proud of you for serving your country with honor.”
By Joe Patterson2 years ago in Fiction
