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 other end of life
Posted on Oct 19, 2002 | Last Updated Oct 26, 2011
An emotional editorial by Shawn Olson about old age originally printed in the Messenger.
life and death, old age, nursing home, grandpa olson, grandpa himes, solitu
The Death of Courtesy
Posted on Jul 25, 2004 | Last Updated Jul 26, 2004
A poem about modern sensitivity
Poetry, courtesy, chivilry, sexism
Adieu Cringe
Posted on Dec 25, 2003 | Last Updated Nov 2, 2011
2003 is coming to an end with the final Cringe show. This year my mother died, my friend John Hart died, and my favorite band broke up.
adieu cringe, christmas 2003, holidays
The most important things
Posted on Apr 27, 2003 | Last Updated Oct 31, 2011
Putting human struggles and value into perspective.
donna olson. stroke, illness, hope fatalism
The black, white and red of the colorblind society
Posted on Oct 25, 2005 | Last Updated Nov 8, 2011
An essay noting the state of the civil rights movement in the wake of Rosa Park's death.
civil rights movement, rosa parks, racial tension, hatred, affirmative action, xenophobia
2013 in Review
Posted on Feb 26, 2014 | Last Updated Jan 16, 2023
Newsletter about 2013, including various losses in our family and other news.
2013, loss, death, dad, dog, opportunities
