Monster of Despair
A poem by Shawn Olson on keeping life in perspective in rough times.
Steps beyond me
Poetic advice from father to son to be brave, good, kind; to make something out of life.
Rock Music IS Folk Art.
Essay tracing path of folk music to modern rock.
Education in the Digital Age
Essay on education in the modern digital age.
2004 Election. No one wins.
Why the Mandate is anything but.
PHP Traits for Implementing Interfaces
PHP 5.4 introduced traits. Traits are in many ways like code-assisted copy and paste. They are ways to mix code into a class without inheritance. But what are they good for? When should they be used?
My Experience at Westland High School
How an honor-roll student can lose heart and drop out
An overview of Shawn Olson's experience at Westland High School.
Good Times or Better Stories
Random stories about some funny events in my life. Some became funny after the fact.
Infection of the Heart
Poem about despair and the false questions that can lead us into the darkest areas of the human heart. A poem for Vince Kingrea, who sadly took his own life.
Fertile Ground
Mabi Ponce de Leon's artistic representation of motherhood, fertility and life displayed at the Ohio Art League Gallery.
