Arroe Collins View From The Writing Instrument

I’m always asking questions.  The fun begins when you start researching for answers. Such as…   Is it wrong to laugh at yourself?  They say the Joker had a mental issue.  Are we one in the same while belly laughing about something we’re doing?  Plus…what if we enjoy making ourselves laugh?   I’m Arroe…  I am a daily writer.  A silent wolf.  I stand on the sidelines and do nothing but watch, listen study then activate.  I call it The Daily Mess.  A chronological walk through an everyday world.  Yes, it’s my morning writing.  As a receiver of thoughts and ideas, we a...

During a Mexican shark dive, five friends are ambushed after discovering cartel cocaine. Trapped in a shark cage, Tatiana and Kaley are forced by the cartel to retrieve a bag of drugs on the seafloor. Battling legendary Great White sharks, dwindling air, and armed killers dwindling air, and armed killers, the survivors mount a brutal fight to outsmart their captors and escape.

The meadows. Those places near a beautiful collection of trees that would inspire young adults and children to play baseball, soccer ball, football and hide and seek late into the night. The meadows don't seem to be inspiring tomorrow's activators.

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Funky, soulful, and always original, chart-topping contemporary jazz guitarist and vocalist Joyce Cooling is back with a vibrant new musical journey. Cooling has officially announced the upcoming release of her highly anticipated 4-song digital project, Let’s Get Away EP, landing on all digital platforms on July 24, 2026.  Pre-save link: https://found.ee/joycecooling_letsgetawayTo kick off the rollout, the EP's infectious first single, "Outskirts of Town," A moody atmospheric groove track, "Outskirts of Town" highlights Cooling's signature style, showcasing a slinky electric guitar solo alongside an infectious, perfectly in-the-pocket Wurlitzer piano solo by longtime musical partner Jay Wagner.Let’s Get Aw...

In a time when personal safety is increasingly top of mind, author and former CIA officer and security expert Tim Beard launches LOOK TWICE, a groundbreaking new series of three books designed to give readers the practical tools and mindset to stay alert, aware and protected in their everyday lives. Stillwater Books, lays the foundation with Tim’s signature “Look Twice Mindset” — a simple yet powerful approach to recognizing risks before they become threats. In Tim’s timely new books, he introduces the essential security concepts that anchor the entire series. With clear, relatable guidance, he shows readers how to stay Safe...

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Written, directed, and produced by Kevin D. Sepe, the film stars Robert Malcolm Cumming, Kevin Sorbo, and introduces newcomer Evelyn Grace Kite in a breakout performance alongside executive producers Willie and Korie Robertson (Duck Dynasty, The Blind). Elijah Peel follows a stadium-filling rock star whose life of fame and addiction comes to a sudden halt after a heart attack nearly costs him everything. During his recovery, Elijah encounters a remarkable young girl whose unwavering faith, radiant spirit, and wisdom beyond her years begin to break through the walls he has built around his heart. Through their unexpected bond, her extraordinary hope i...

-Missed Opportunity- I love sharing conversations.  Hosting requires show prep.  My podcasting platforms feature thousands of guests.  What you don’t have access to are the missed opportunities. The show prep was completed.  The conversation didn’t happen.  I keep all my notes! Paths will cross again.  Let me explain Missed Opportunity.  It’s my questions and statements without their answers.  I’m leaving open enough space at the end of each question hoping they’ll download the talk and insert their answers.Missed Opportunity is a lost piece of history.  Like a message in a bottle tossed out to sea. I hope to loca...

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William Huhn is a critically acclaimed, award-winning writer of poetry and narrative essays. Huhn, the grandson of Alcoholics Anonymous co-founder Henrietta Seiberling, graduated from Vassar College with a degree in chemistry. He works for a testing and certification company, overseeing its East Coast laboratories. But despite the science side to him, he is really a creative artist at heart.He studied classical violin from age five and then took up old-time fiddle. He played fiddle across Europe after graduating from college, hoping to raise enough funds to live as a poet. He wrote much poetry during that period and others, man...

I’m always asking questions.  The fun begins when you start researching for answers. Such as…   Is it a memory or a flashback?  Is there a difference?  Yes… plus, the attempt to catch back up on lost sleep, is it even possible?   I’m Arroe…  I am a daily writer.  A silent wolf.  I stand on the sidelines and do nothing but watch, listen study then activate.  I call it The Daily Mess.  A chronological walk through an everyday world.  Yes, it’s my morning writing.  As a receiver of thoughts and ideas, we as people tend to throw it to the side and deal wit...

Bootsy Collins Teams With Buckethead & Eric Gales For “Metal Health”Now more than ever, people are coming to grips with the importance of taking care of their mental health, and there's an undeniable role that music can play on that journey. With that in mind, funk legend Bootsy Collins has teamed up with guitar virtuosos Buckethead, along with Metallica's Robert Truilljo, Billy Sheehan, Eric Gales and other to create "Metal Health".a guitar-heavy rock album with a focus on getting your he right through the power of music.Bootsy Collins w/ Eric Gales - "Manic Depression"https://www.youtube.com/watc...

Pod Crashing episode 488 with Jamal Jordon and Brent Katz from the podcast RORSCHACH: MURDER AT CITY HALL… A shocking public shooting at New York City Hall leaves the ambitious, charismatic City Councilman James E. Davis dead, before his assailant is gunned down by a New York City cop. It turns out that Davis had been murdered by his political rival, Niel Askew. And yet all that summer, the two men had been seen around Brooklyn together, been together in James' office, sat side by side at a barbershop. Despite the shock waves this murder sent through New York City in th...

We've totally forgotten how important we are to the process of all things growing forward. If we decide to do what everybody else is, where does the power of being you locate its importance in history growing beyond yesterday?

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A boundary-breaking astrophysicist reimagines the universe-and our place within it-in this audacious journey through the Nine Realms of the cosmos."This book explains the universe and then quietly explains you. Which is unfair, because I was just trying to read about space. . . . Smart, funny, and unexpectedly moving."-Sarah Silverman, comedianThe universe gave rise to everything: stars and cells, minds and memories, purpose and pain. But it doesn't care about us. It follows its own rules. And now, according to Dr. Hakeem Oluseyi, we finally understand enough about those rules to ask the big questions like we mean it: Why do...

I’m always asking questions.  The fun begins when you start researching for answers. Such as…   People are walking around on a path of nowhere to go and no place to return.  What are we doing to ourselves?  Plus…is it better to act like we don’t know what we’re doing?    I’m Arroe…  I am a daily writer.  A silent wolf.  I stand on the sidelines and do nothing but watch, listen study then activate.  I call it The Daily Mess.  A chronological walk through an everyday world.  Yes, it’s my morning writing.  As a receiver of thoughts and ideas, we as...

Welcome back to the studio.  This is My Day of Play, where you’re taken into the real events and actions of how it happens long before the process of editing or cleaning up.  This episode takes us to February 12, 2025.  We begin things with actor Scott Wolf from the TV show Doc. Then we’re gonna check in political author Jeffery Toobin who penned out the book The Politics of Presidential Mercy. This is My Day of Play.  completely unedited in the way of meeting the wizard behind the curtain.  

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I’m CT…  When I’m not busy being Arroe the podcaster, I live in the real world.  Everybody has to have a job.  Mine is C.S.  Customer Service.  Solutions, relationships.  Keeping my team motivated in an age of constant connections.  Each guest has chosen to stop their day to visit our location.  Episode 233 Stop saying I’m sorry, addicted to the lottery and Amazon side hustle.

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The US penny is gone. But at what cost? The United States Mint is saving money but not making it but businesses are having to rework their numbers which means giving away extra cents because we have no pennies!

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Cafe fantasies are all the rage, and you won't want to miss this stunning debut inspired by the author's real family running an actual cafe! Marielle whisks readers into a coffee-scented cafe where one woman finds solace from her possessive husband, only to be embroiled in a centuries-old battle for power in this Celtic myth-inspired fantasy. The Cafe of Infinite Doors (Apr 28, 2026, Union Square/Hachette Books) inspires readers to explore a world parallel to our own in this mythical portal fantasy perfect for fans of Alix E. Harrow and Sarah Beth Durst!

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There's a voice most of us live with all day. It whispers about the cookies in the break room. It reminds you the ice cream is still in the freezer. It talks about lunch while you're still eating breakfast.That voice has a name now. Food noise. A new class of weight-loss drugs turns the volume down, and people cannot believe how quiet their heads suddenly feel.I felt that same quiet. I did not get it from a drug. I got it from food.The noise is not you. It's your food talking back.Food noise is not weakness...

As the investigation deepens, she crosses paths with a man who represents everything she’s been taught to question. The son of a powerful Ghanaian billionaire, he moves effortlessly through elite circles shaped by wealth, influence, and legacy – including a storied estate modeled after one of America’s most iconic homes, now transformed by global power and quiet ambition. He has his own loyalties. His own secrets. And getting close to him may be the only way to uncover the truth. Drawn together by chemistry neither can ignore, the pair find themselves caught between duty and desire – between what they owe thei...

Colin Woodard, Director of Nationhood Lab at Salve Regina University’s Pell Center and a New York Times best-selling author, will discuss how, surprisingly, where people settled during colonial times may still help explain some of America's deepest divides today. Using original research and polling data, he'll show how differences in trust, community engagement, health outcomes, and attitudes on major issues continue to vary across regions in remarkably consistent ways. At a more local level, the research also examined why some communities feel more connected, engaged, and trusting than others? The Social Capital Index looks at factors tied to strong com...

Two huge subjects that truly do have an impact on your life.  Bill procrastination.  Setting bills aside so you can afford food and fuel.  Plus, big grocery store chains want to change into digital tagging on the shelves and leaders are calling it wrong and very unsafe.  


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I’m always asking questions.  The fun begins when you start researching for answers. Such as…   What has gotten into us?  Has farting in public places always been frowned upon?  Plus…a powerful quote to swim within…there’s no real out of control until you look inside my mind.   I’m Arroe…  I am a daily writer.  A silent wolf.  I stand on the sidelines and do nothing but watch, listen study then activate.  I call it The Daily Mess.  A chronological walk through an everyday world.  Yes, it’s my morning writing.  As a receiver of thoughts and ideas, we as people tend to...

Most children are told to dream big. Scott Spiezio dreamed to win a World Series and play 10 years in the Majors. Unlike other kids, he held a unique advantage, a father who had done exactly that. With countless hours of training, Scott hit the pivotal home run in game six of the 2002 World Series.
Scott had everything he could ever want: a World Series ring, a multimillion dollar contract, a beautiful wife, and two healthy sons. But his immense success, followed by an unexpected injury, led to confusion and depression, opening a door to everything he'd spent years avoiding...

I'm very guilty of doing a lot of interviews for my podcasts. Although I've slowed it down tremendously, I still carry the image of being a podcast interview whore. How can we break this cycle?

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Tell your story walking. In this age of people talk talk talking with no real message to take in, what's the best way to rid your scene with a pain in the ass self-motivated talker?

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When it’s extremely difficult to make up your mind.  Having the power of choice can actually weaken someone.  On this episode we’re going to put focus on making the choice to give something up.  The times are a changing, what are you starting to set aside?  Plus…at what age do we finally make the choice to accept our true age? I’m Arroe.  Life is a series of choices.  Who decides when you’re not making it the right choice?  Is it the fear of going wrong?  The greatest lessons in life are often...