Reflections on the precariousness of life
Philosophical essay on life and death sparked by a family trip where a pigeon collided with the car and we had a flat tire.
Smart Kids in Distress
Advice for young artists and free thinkers struggling in high school.
Barry Childs-Helton
Pictures of a Minstrel-at-Arms
A short profile of Barry Childs-Helton from a fan.
Donald George Olson died at 72
Some memories and thoughts about my Dad
My Dad, Donald George Olson, died on March 18, 2013... just four days shy of his 73rd birthday.
The black, white and red of the colorblind society
An essay noting the state of the civil rights movement in the wake of Rosa Park's death.
A World Without Pain
An essay in reaction to the New Orleans disaster following hurricane Katrina.
The other end of life
An emotional editorial by Shawn Olson about old age originally printed in the Messenger.
J. Ashburn Jr. Youth Center turns 40
History of the J. Ashburn Jr. Youth Center, a refuge for many children and teenagers in the Hilltop, a community on the West Side of Columbus, Ohio. Story from in the Columbus Messenger Newspapers for April 29, 2002 by staff writer Shawn Olson.
Astrology As I See It
A skeptical essay on astrology.
A Call for Reason
An essay rebutting infantile attitudes of the anti-science movement.
