Etched In Adventure

Etched In Adventure

“At the end of the day it’s not about what you have or even what you’ve accomplished, it’s about who you’ve lifted up, who you’ve made better, it’s about what you’ve given back.”

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Seattle & The ER

July 18, 2019 by etchedinadventure

I went to Seattle for a family reunion which brought family members from all over the world such as Australia, Singapore, Florida, Texas, and more totaling to nearly two dozen people. Our last reunion had been in ’99 in Orlando, Florida when most of us were adolescents or younger. Stuffed in a giant AirBnB, I was a bit skeptical from the start because I didn’t see how we were all ever going to be on the same page coming from […]

Categories: Blogger, Nonfiction, North America, Seattle, Travel, United States, USA, Washington • Tags: Blogging, Memoir, Nonfiction, North America, Peritonsillar Abscess, Pike Place Market, Seattle, The ER, Travel, United States, USA, Washington

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My Heartbeat

May 8, 2019 by etchedinadventure

My Heartbeat She could be the life of the party Just as easily as she could sleep half the day away, “Because I needed my beauty rest.” She would go to her book clubs, But really it was wine night with her girlfriends. She would order the plainest of Greek salads, Just to shrug her shoulders as she paired it with the biggest Patron margarita. She couldn’t dance to save her life, But her drinking buddy Jameson assured her she […]

Categories: Creative Writing, Nonfiction, Poetry, Prose, Writer, Writing • Tags: Creative Writing, Nonfiction, Poetry, Prose, Writer, Writing

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A Portfolio of Poetry (2018)

January 7, 2019 by etchedinadventure

Battling the Demons It seems there are times more often than I’d like to admit, That I spend watching the ice melt, Into the caramel color, And the pile of ash and embers grow into a mound.   I think of my failed dreams in the cage, How a head kick and a right hand, Shattered my pedestal, That was already fragile.   I miss the restless nights in the gym Suffering in beautiful agony, As we sharpened our swords, […]

Categories: Creative Writing, Literature, Poetry, Prose, Travel Writing, Writer, Writing • Tags: Creative Writing, Nonfiction, Poetry, Prose, Travel Writing, Writer, Writing

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Sanity

September 30, 2018 by etchedinadventure

I used to be right in the head Until I opened up a person One day Just to see how we worked.   I had love for third worlds Until I saw Vietnam skin And boil My pets alive.   I used to see the good in people And have heroes Until the network showed me The demons always win.   I used to believe in true love Until the harpies sung their twisted harmony around me And I realized […]

Categories: Creative Writing, Nonfiction, Poetry, Prose, Travel, Writer, Writing • Tags: Creative Writing, Editing, Literature, Muse, Nonfiction, Poetry, Prose, Writer's Block, Writing

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Empty

August 3, 2018 by etchedinadventure

Empty 2006 The first time she’ll just keep stringing you along your freshman year. She knows you’re just a puppy dog who follows her like a shadow. She’ll put you in the friend-zone and you’ll lose the respect of all your friends and peers. After a year of mindless wandering you’ll start to burrow in anger, self-loathing, and loneliness. A couple of years will pass and she’ll start dating the guy who made your life a living hell in high […]

Categories: Creative Writing, Nonfiction, Poetry, Writer, Writing • Tags: Creative Writing, Memoir, Nonfiction, Personal Essay, Poetry, Prose, Writer, Writing

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A Portfolio of Poetry (2017)

February 1, 2018 by etchedinadventure

Lullaby All it took was a simple click, A quiet smile, A play of words, And she did the rest. She was his waking thought, His lullaby, His innocence. Curled under the bed sheets, Watching her lull into sleep, He would call her his heartbeat.   Pills The hardest pill to swallow Will be when she sees All the love you have to give And quickly replies That’s not good enough.   Nights No More Out of all the sleepless […]

Categories: Creative Writing, Literature, Nonfiction, Poetry • Tags: Creative Writing, English, Literature, Nonfiction, Poetry

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Damage

September 24, 2017 by etchedinadventure

Sitting at a round, gray lunch table being fed lies and fiction. This is where my trust was looted. Chasing a headmaster’s daughter who laughed at my puppy dog looks. This is where my confidence was shattered. In a locker room eating punches and mashing my teeth. This is where the hate grew inside me. In a chapel being commanded to stand. This is where my faith dwindled. In a camp cursing venom and rage. This is where I cried […]

Categories: Creative Writing • Tags: Creative Writing, High School, Nonfiction, Pine Castle Christian Academy, Poetry

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The Most Sobering Moments, Lessons, & Realities of My MMA Career

November 30, 2016 by etchedinadventure

One of my biggest annoyances is when someone calls mixed martial arts “UFC fighting”. I loathe going to a sports bar to watch a UFC event and hearing wannabees who have never been on a mat but are drunk on a bar stool screaming what the fighters on TV should or should not be doing. Here are some of my favorite lines: “I wouldn’t tap to that!” “Oh man! He’s hurt bad!” “He was going out from that one arm choke!” “I’d kick his […]

Categories: Creative Writing, Mixed Martial Arts • Tags: Cagefighting, Creative Writing, Martial Arts, Mixed Martial Arts, MMA, No Holds Barred, Nonfiction, Personal Essay, Ultimate Fighting

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