The knock at the door
Mom used to pull pranks on us as kids... so I couldn't help pulling pranks on her too.
Photos of Faith Ann Burson
Photos of Faith Burson (Olson) by Shawn Olson.
Name of Site Changed
The Shawn Olson Artistic Network has been renamed Shawn Olson Creative Arts.
Information Overload
An Over-Abundance of Information in the Information Age
An essay on the trends on the Internet that cause an explosion of information that is often antithetical to the ideals of democracy and progress. This essay cautions parents, teachers and community leaders to be wary of every emerging media outlet.
Olson's Uncouth Cartoons
Uncouth Cartoons by Shawn Olson. Some of these cartoons may not be suitable for kids less than 13.
Crazy World
Essay on the turmoil of our world today and the current trend of escalating hatred, nationalism and xenophobia.
A Call for Reason
An essay rebutting infantile attitudes of the anti-science movement.
Cultural Cataracts
A personal conversation about the challenges facing educational and cultural progress in the face of overwhelming ignorance and myopia.
Renaissance Man
An essay on the extinction of the Renaissance Man or polymath in human history.