Hiding in the Cracks
Posted on Feb 28, 2012 | Last Updated Feb 28, 2012
A poem about the illusion of discontinuity; questioning the static.
A gift to our idol
Posted on Jun 20, 2004 | Last Updated Nov 5, 2011
A poem on the feeling of angry pride.
angry pride, anger
Everything Fades
Posted on Oct 19, 2002 | Last Updated Oct 30, 2011
A poem on losing someone close. I wrote it in memory of my Grandfather Clarence Himes.
loss sadness, death, mourning loss, family death
The Unfaced Foe
Posted on Jan 11, 2004 | Last Updated Nov 3, 2011
A poem about the never-ending struggle to survive against invisible enemies. Inspired by a very bad flu virus I suffered.
ancient struggle, survival, disease
Seamless Tear
Posted on Aug 24, 2004 | Last Updated Nov 7, 2011
Poem by Shawn Olson about relishing in the moment and looking forward to the future.
seamless tear, time, healing, cycles
Pursuit of Happiness
Posted on Oct 26, 2006 | Last Updated Nov 10, 2011
Essay on natural rights with a focus on the Pursuit of Happiness.
natural rights, happiness, philosophy
Donald George Olson died at 72
Some memories and thoughts about my Dad
Posted on Mar 24, 2013 | Last Updated Apr 27, 2013
My Dad, Donald George Olson, died on March 18, 2013... just four days shy of his 73rd birthday.
donald olson, don, eulogy, death, died
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
