Joe Walter
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From writer during childhood to artist as I've aged.
I'm passionate about using both in my storytelling.
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Wife Of The Forest
An entire forest was jealous of the happiness between their king and queen, and decided to separate them in an effort to be rid of their joyfulness. So they made the queen fall asleep in her husband’s arms, and took her away from him with their magic. The king searched far and wide for his wife until he finally found her sleeping beneath a tree, where he sat beside her with his head resting on hers. The story has several different versions, but it ultimately ended with the couple being reunited and living happily ever after together.
By Joe Walter4 years ago in Humans
This is what it feels like when you finally make it
You’ve been fighting for this your whole life, and now that you’ve finally made it, it feels... weird? That’s normal. For example, when I finally got my first job as an engineer, all I wanted to do was quit, because I felt like I no longer needed my job in order to validate myself as an engineer. When you make it, you start to see the other side of it—you see the people who will never make it, and how much work they have ahead of them to get there.
By Joe Walter4 years ago in Humans
Letters to Santa
In the hustle and bustle of the vacation season, we once in a while forget that Christmas isn't constant. In the hustle and bustle of the holiday season, we sometimes forget that Christmas hasn’t always been a time of stress, hectic shopping, expensive decoration, and frantic preparation.
By Joe Walter4 years ago in Fiction
Never a True Lover
I'm more youthful; I can sense that straight away. It's now not that I actually have fewer aches and pains, or even that I'm skinny with perky breasts. It's extra like my spirit feels lighter, much less careworn by using time. I breathe easier; once more, no longer in a physical feel, but within the sense that I have yet to fill my lungs with air taken in gasps of worry or gulps of rage. My lungs are nonetheless breathing out whimpers of surprise, sighs of joy, moans of pride.
By Joe Walter4 years ago in Fiction
My name is Wil Wheaton. I Live With Chronic Depression and Generalized Anxiety. I Am Not Ashamed.
Last month, I spoke to NAMI’s Ohio statewide conference. Here are my organised comments. Before I start, I want to provide you with a warning that this talk touches on many triggering subjects, such as self-harm and suicide. I additionally need you to understand that I’m talking from my non-public enjoyment, and that if you or someone you recognize can be dwelling with mental contamination, please speak to an authorised and certified scientific expert, because I am no longer a doctor.
By Joe Walter4 years ago in Psyche
Will Smith’s ‘Best Shape Of My Life’ Is Exactly Why So Many People Fail On Their Health Journey
Will Smith, the smooth-speaking, chart-topping, box workplace smashing Fresh Prince that 90’s kids like me grew up loving, took to Instagram to announce that he turned into the worst form of his life and that it was time to do something positive about it.
By Joe Walter4 years ago in Humans
