Joshua Allen

Born in ‘88, I’m a somewhat old Millennial, which matters. I’m a dad, a journalist, a hustler, musician, producer. For more, read my book.

The American Dream is (NOT) dead

Welcome to America, ladies and gentlemen. It’s 2019.

A plan to change the world: My manifesto, sent to the city clerk of a small city with an ignorant citizenry

How does the City of ****** do its website, who runs its content and who does media relations/public relations for the municipality? Who manages social media? … How does the governing body of the c...

Red Racism, White Guilt, and the Blues

… As Told in Alliterating Free Verse

The Mystifying Murder Trial of Michael Magness

## A reporter’s story about the coverage of a killer’s trial in small-town Oklahoma and a murder filled with intrigue and ruthlessness

Video Script: Wagoner, Okla. and the Story of Nigger Creek


*A Creek Correcting the History of a Nation*

Crime Saga of Michael Magness Ends with a Plea Deal

-- Defendant waives right to what would have been second jury trial in less than a year --

Smoking Grassroots: Politics and Religion: Two Topics That Ask the Most Important Questions … So Why Avoid Them in Friendly Conversation?

By JOSHUA ALLEN

Parable of an American Outcast - Ch. 1

## It started with a cup of coffee ...

A Date With Use, To a Love Affair With Drugs, a Tragic Comedy

The lights came on, but I don’t think that’s what woke me. Despite the memory being fuzzy, at best, I think it took a nudge or two to actually and only partly rouse me. After all, I was in a deep, ...

Our Life Logs - A Short Bio - Freelance Writer Joshua Allen

For as long as I can remember, I always wanted to be a writer. Since I could hold a pen, I’ve been writing. As soon as I got out of college, I started with a newspaper as a journalist, so for about...

Okemah, Oklahoma - The Legacy (short introductory essay) - Video Script

"If you come into Okemah from the west, cruising on Interstate 40 towards the wilds of Green Country, as you approach, you’ll see three historic water towers standing high above the underlying blan...

Type Write, Type Righter

The title ... just read it ... what does it mean? I don’t exactly know either. It’s a funny play on words, but I do not believe the implication is humorous. *Believe* ... that’s an interesting conc...

Havoc Hurled on Highland: Cemetery slammed by the straight-line winds of a strong seasonal squall 

By Joshua Allen
 ONL Staff Reporter

Parables of an American Outcast - Preface

> — Writings, ramblings and stories from the depths of debauchery, despair and delightful despondence