by Avery White | Sep 24, 2015 | Stories
Nope. Not going to be a serious post. And as an act of good-will to prove it, I offer you this kitten: Although I thought about it. The title lends itself to a smorgasbord of topics: human trafficking, missionaries that work for twenty years or more without a single...
by Avery White | Sep 20, 2015 | Stories
To be first… Are we not pushed? To see. To get. To conquer. Given life. Get to elementary. Purchase a toy. Get to junior high. Purchase a toy. Get to high school. Purchase friends. Go to college. Purchase a toy. Get a date. Purchase a ring. Get married. Get a...
by Avery White | May 31, 2015 | Stories
The scariest chambers on the planet are the four beating within the chest. Life flows through them sliding past the catacombs of memories sealed in scar tissue. Our blood dries within our veins slowly driving us toward origin dust. The arterial plaque of darkened...
by Avery White | Jan 7, 2015 | Training
The philosophy of a rifle is ‘aim well’, the philosophy of a shotgun is ‘aim approximately well.’ We live in a culture that speaks shotgun and settles for approximate understanding. This is a terrible way to write. Moving Targets...
by Avery White | Nov 29, 2014 | Training
If you want to punch your audience in the face then you have to learn the basics of poetry. Before you learn the basics of poetry, you have to have a framework to work from, and before you get that…well, you gotta actually sit down and put something on paper....
by Avery White | Nov 17, 2014 | Training
So Maybe you listened to “Let it Go” one too many times and now, quite frankly, you’re about to explode. Your it has sneaked up behind you, tapped you on the shoulder, and punched you in the face the moment you turned around. The gloves are coming...
by Avery White | Nov 17, 2014 | Training
Performance poetry. Slam. Spoken word poetry. Storytelling. These words describe forms of performance art that blend elements of poetry and theater to entertain or move an audience. They are designed to be read out loud or recited from memory, and aren’t limited...
by Avery White | Oct 11, 2014 | Training
One word. That’s how much I had written in the past hour and a half while trying to figure out what to say in this blog post…and it was the title. No, I did not stall intentionally. Why? Because I encountered the SAME thing EVERYONE does whenever they are...
by Avery White | Sep 6, 2014 | Training
YOU. Yes. you. You have a voice. A voice to change things. A voice that matters. It’s a simple belief that can affect every part of life. I would like to go on journey. A journey to explore, create, and discover what it means to be heard. For some,...