Columbus Messenger, Me and Unprofessional
Posted on Oct 29, 2003 | Last Updated Jan 4, 2012
The Columbus Messenger Newspapers and why I don't work there anymore.
columbus messenger newspapers, westside messenger, john matuszak, poor management, unprofessional administration, community paper
Subjects in the Classroom and Life
Posted on Oct 19, 2002 | Last Updated Oct 26, 2011
A discussion on the utilitarian value of the subjects our schools teach. This editorial on education was one of the last pieces Shawn Olson printed as a Messenger writer.
educational subjects, subject relevance in education
Moving to Montreal
Posted on Feb 29, 2020 | Last Updated Jan 25, 2024
I took a job in Montreal to work as a Product Owner for 3ds Max.
montreal, 3ds max, moving
The Sunset and Spirits
Posted on Apr 2, 2003 | Last Updated Jun 8, 2021
A trip to a mountain top turns into a flight of irrational terror.
north dakota sunset, spirits, fear, irrational fear, panic, ghosts, horror,
Educational Drop-Outs
Posted on Feb 9, 2003 | Last Updated Oct 31, 2011
Observations on high school drop-outs and society.
education, high school drop-outs,
The Blue Van
Posted on Mar 22, 2003 | Last Updated Jan 19, 2022
The Blue Van produced scorn from bystanders, but was a superb piece of machinery.
blue van humor Shawn Olson
Misty Morning
Posted on Jan 9, 2008 | Last Updated Nov 12, 2011
Misty Morning is a computer painted scene of a large lake with islands and distant mountains along the horizon.
misty, morning, mountains, water, fog, haze, art, painging, digital, corel
A Yahoo Speaks Out
Posted on Oct 19, 2002 | Last Updated Oct 26, 2011
An unpublished editorial where Shawn Olson responds to a crankpot reader.
yahooism, censorship, prudish critics
No Mushrooms and Life
Posted on Mar 7, 2004 | Last Updated Nov 5, 2011
Jeremiah Williams prepares for his weekend and life.
hermit colony, chapter 2, no mushrooms and life, satire, humor, fiction
