What if We Ran from Iran
Posted on Nov 21, 2006 | Last Updated Nov 10, 2011
A warning about impending war with Iranian fanatacism.
iran, war, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, middle east, terrorism
Numb Memory
Posted on Mar 15, 2003 | Last Updated Oct 31, 2011
Poem on pessimism about the future.
poem, poetry, shawn olson
The Pumpkin Patch
Posted on Oct 27, 2003 | Last Updated Nov 1, 2011
An ancient horror lurks in the night time pumpkin patch.
pumpkin patch, horror, story, fiction, halloween
Rock Music IS Folk Art.
Posted on Dec 7, 2003 | Last Updated Nov 2, 2011
Essay tracing path of folk music to modern rock.
music, folk, rock
The Hurry-Stop Syndrome
Posted on Oct 19, 2002 | Last Updated Oct 26, 2011
This editorial was the last Chalkboard editorial Shawn Olson wrote for the Columbus Messenger.
impatient society, red lights
Brian Atherton
Posted on Jan 29, 2003 | Last Updated Oct 31, 2011
An overview of the amazing Brian Atherton.
brian atherton, music, art, martial arts, jeet kune do, tatoos, olson
MisCon 25
My Adventure with Onkel Sven.
Posted on Jun 5, 2011 | Last Updated Jun 15, 2017
I traveled to Missoula, Montana with John Dalmas to participate in MisCon 25. I met several interesting characters including William Warren Jr, James Burk, Jim Glass and others.
miscon, missoula, montana, sci-fi, scifi, science fiction convention, john dalmas
Red, White & Boom, 2003
Posted on Jul 16, 2003 | Last Updated Oct 31, 2011
The 4th of July Ohio Bicentennial fireworks display.
red white and blue, july 4 2003, columbus fireworks, photos by shawn olson
A Day at the Dentist
Posted on Nov 25, 2002 | Last Updated Oct 30, 2011
A weird and horrific story about a trip to the dentist gone wrong.
day dentist, dentist horror, dentist fiction
