RUNNING FROM GOD

"Running From God" started as a guide for Baby Boomers on living a healthy lifestyle. But along the way, I got sidetracked. When I spoke with Baby...

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Joe Owens

Joe Owens is an author and storyteller whose works include novels, short stories, screenplays, plays and books for kids.

His latest release, RUNNING FROM GOD: An Accidental Autobiography is an entertaining and informational book about living a healthy lifestyle as you age written for Baby Boomers.

He's currently at work on several screenplays, a collection of short stories entitled Shorts & Briefs: Comfortable Stories for Uncomfortable Times, and is co-executive producer an independent horror film from talented young director, Jacob Harding. 

Joe lives and works from his home at the foot of the San Gabriel Mountains near Los Angeles with his dogs Snoop Dogg and Beau. He splits his time between writing and bouncing around deserts and mud in Jeeps and pickup trucks with his son Jake.

With degrees in English literature and creative writing and studies at Temple University in Philadelphia and York University in Toronto, he strives to offer an immersive storytelling experience with every project.

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RUNNING FROM GOD

An Accidental Autobiography

"Running From God" started as a guide for Baby Boomers on living a healthy lifestyle. But along the way, I got sidetracked. When I spoke with Baby Boomers about it, they shared feelings, fears, and anxieties about aging and mortality instead of just health and fitness ideas. These conversations revealed how deeply these concerns influenced their...

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MADHOUSE: Mind Over Market

From Stress to Success

NAVIGATE STRESS AND THRIVE IN TURMOIL WITH MADHOUSE: MIND OVER MARKET

The real estate industry is at a crossroads. High interest rates, scant inventory, and massive lawsuits that threaten the agent/buyer relationship have left agents feel frustrated and apprehensive about their career and their future.

In MADHOUSE: Mind Over Market, you’ll...

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Read Along Poems & Stories to Share

With Jennifer, Pony & Theodore Bear
Book #2 from the series: Joe Owens Kids Collection

Jennifer, Pony & Theodore Bear are back with new poems, new adventures and new ways to learn and play. Parents, grandparents, teachers and friends can help young readers learn about the Days of the Week, the importance of being honest with friends, new languages and more. Research shows poetry can speed up the reading process for young...

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Other Writing

CHAPTER ONE

The PI racket is as unforgiving as a jilted lover, the kind that holds a grudge. It hardly seems fair, while other guys are out hugging their dolls and paintin’ the town, I’m stuck sitting in a dingy office above Leber's Delicatessen hugging a bottle of bourbon. But then, what am I talking about? Fair? The only kind of fair I know has rigged games and overpriced cotton candy.

Now don't get me wrong, I'm not complaining. I guess you might even say I've got it pretty good. After all,...

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Latest Updates

Nancy Oakley the media and event director welcomed the MADHOUSE Tour to the CVAR Podcast on May 28th. For more than 90 minutes we talked about the value of good mental health,...

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Tuesday May 21st saw the MADHOUSE: Mind Over Market BookTour at NEST Realty in Riverside CA. Josh and his team of agents rolled out the red carpet for the event and for over an...

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It was a pleasure visiting with Audrey Acevedo and her team at Keller Williams Redlands to talk about agent mental health and my new book MADHOUSE: Mind Over Market. May wis...

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If you have any questions about my books, my writing process, future releases, or my dogs, Snoop Dogg and Beauregard, please feel free to contact me.