I would continue doing open mics for free because it allows me to get exposure for something I love to do, which is to play music. I do originals about all kinds of things, such as the injury I sustained, being shot in the head. It is traumatic so I have to write and sing about it. If I help one person not to play with guns, then I am doing a great job.

Another thing, if you are going to get shot, always protect your head or dodge the bullet, then run. It is never good to get shot anywhere, but it is better to be shot in the arm or leg than in the head. If you are shot in the arm, your arm can heal better than the head. It is because your arm does’t have a cranium around it. As such, your brain does. Always get help first. The faster you can get medical attention, the better because they will probably save you from further damage. Thank you for reading.

If you and your lover cannot sit down and enjoy a good salad without him or her hitting you in the face. You need to leave him.

I know you think he will change but he isn’t. You need to make a plan and leave him. You probably have children with him and you are staying with him because of the kids. Well, take the kids and leave because it is not worth your health and head.

Every time he slaps you he gives you a brain injury. The brain is in a fluid and the impact of him hitting you, causes your brain to hit your skull, which is causing a brain injury. So, please if you are in a relationship with an abusive person. You need to leave. He won’t change. So your best is to make a plan and leave. Thank you for reading.

I went to open mic at Sky Bar two weeks ago because my friend wanted me to sing fudge packer, which is about tail gating. When, my sister and I arrived at Sky Bar. I took a seat  and listened to the other acts. My sister went to Brooklyn pizza to get some pizza. As I was sitting there, my friend had arrived. My friend went to talk to the host and make sure we could still play a set for open mic. Afterwards, he came up to me and said, we are the last act of the night. I said cool. He then, proceeded to say that Tina was outside and to go and say hi to her. I got up and walked outside and said hi to Tina. She had a cough and it looked like she had a stuffy nose too.  I said hi, but didn’t stay with her that long because I didn’t know if she had a cold or COVID-19. Well, she wasn’t struggling to breathe. She just had a cough, but I kept my distance anyways because I catch sickness very easily. Paul my friend told me that Tina was going to sing some songs with us. I said ok.

By this time, my sister had come back from Brooklyn pizza. She also noticed that Tina was coughing. I introduced her to Paul and Tina. She also kept her distance from Tina.

When it was our turn to perform. We got up on stage. Tina, Paul, and I. I performed my song first. It went pretty good. Then, Tina performed. She has a great voice, but she was coughing so it couldn’t be comfortable for her to sing, but she did it anyways and did a great job. The last song was Paul and he did a great job too. While he was singing, Tina was coughing a lot. I just kept my distance and didn’t look at her.

So that is what COVID-19 is like in our community. We just keep our distance from anyone that coughs. It may not be COVID-19, but I don’t want to get sick either. Sometimes, my sister and I will wear masks when we are going to be big crowds. If, I go to the store or where people congregate, there will be people with masks.

It is usually hot by this time of the year, but we have been going through a cold spell. It is weird. The weather is weird, so since it is still cold outside. More people, will wear masks because they don’t want to get sick. I think more people are staying home too because they don’t want to get sick by going out. Thank goodness I didn’t catch Tina’s cold or whatever she had. My sister and I kept our distance. Thank you for reading.

Many people get up in the morning and start their day in the morning. They take a shower, brush their teeth, eat breakfast, get dressed and go to work. I used to be this way, but now.

I work nights so I get up in the afternoon. I eat an apple and a yogurt and drink coffee. I write lyrics for a good amount of time. Then I shower. I get dressed and I do doordash, at sixish in the afternoon, evening, until like twelve. Thank you for reading.

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The whole violent episode of a brain injury makes a person unique. Everyone is different so brain injury are different for everyone. Falls, gun shot wounds, sporting injuries, and car accidents, all can cause brain injuries. Really, anything that causes the head to jolt can cause brain injuries.

What effects one person may not affect another person. Such as a car accident, one person may hit there head on the dash board and the other person may have gotten jolted in their seat. The person who received the jolting maybe in worse shape than the person who hit their head on the dash board. The brain is situated in fluid and when the impact happens the brain hits against the hard skull and causes damage. This is called a contra coup injury where the brain hits the hard skull forward then to the back of the head. Remember everyone is different and experiences trauma different, so it could be they just got startled and they are fine. If not,  they may have to be in rehabilitation to learn to do things they used to do, but in most cases this isn’t the case. Then, if the brain is damaged it will start to swell because it is like other muscles in the body. If you get hit by a hammer in the shoulder it will expand and turn black and blue, until it is healed. You can put ice on it until it heals and whatever the doctor tells you to put on it. The brain on the other hand, it gets hit by the same hammer you can’t just put ice on it. It might swell and when it swells, it has no place to go because of the skull. That is why the doctor cuts out part of the skull so the brain can swell. If this doesn’t happen, you can die because of a hematoma where the brain literally crushes it self, against the skull. So when you have a brain injury, it is important to see a doctor, so they can examine whether you have a brain bleed or not.

When I was in high school I had a focal seizure, which meant I blacked out. I fell on the concrete and my head hit the pavement. Thank goodness I didn’t have a brain bleed, but it was good I went to the hospital anyways, so they could examine me.

In conclusion brain injuries make a person unique because someone can be in the same accident with a person have the same injury, but experience different outcomes. Everyone is so different and their brain is set up differently too. Falls, sporting injuries, car accidents, gun shot wounds, all cause brain injuries and no two injuries are the same. Thank you for reading.

My friend texted me and said I want to name a burger after you. How about Jesse’s burgers. They would have to be very healthy burgers. If I was going to come up with an idea like this because I don’t want to get sued for killing someone with my name sake signature burger.

So the burger would have to be made of soy meat and throw in a little tofu for texture. Then the usual things that are thrown on a burger. The lettuce, tomato, onion, cheese if requested, pickles, maybe some kale and spinach. Now you have a powerhouse burger. So there you have it.

In conclusion-the Jesse’s burger, would be my name sake. Thank you for reading.

When I was a nibbling, at five years old. My real mom had divorced my real dad for a year or so. So, I was staying with my grandparents in Ariavipa AZ. I was going to Kearny Elementary and I didn’t know what was going on. I had not seen my mom or my dad in some time because my mom had gone to Tucson AZ to try to make something out of nothing. My real father was in Pensacola FL, where my mom left him. My older sister was with me, but she was always unavailable.

So thinking of a career took a backseat to being pushed into this life of uncertainty. I was more in survival mode than anything. I remember coloring this picture completely black from the start of the page, to the end that was how depressed I was, from being torn away from my parents. Then, when I was at my Aunt Ida’s house. My mom came running up to my sister and I and said she was taking us to Tucson. We went there and I enrolled in Reynolds elementary  and then I wanted to be a director. Well shit happens and life throws me a curve ball and that is where I am today, picking up the pieces of a broken life. Thank you for reading.