Hiding in the Cracks
A poem about the illusion of discontinuity; questioning the static.
A gift to our idol
A poem on the feeling of angry pride.
Everything Fades
A poem on losing someone close. I wrote it in memory of my Grandfather Clarence Himes.
The Unfaced Foe
A poem about the never-ending struggle to survive against invisible enemies. Inspired by a very bad flu virus I suffered.
MOM'S LIFE
Mom - a poem by Eric Olson about Mom.
Society's sentiment towards evolution
People argue against evolution all the time when they've never read about it.
Renaissance Man
An essay on the extinction of the Renaissance Man or polymath in human history.
Reviewing the Slate
Review of Steven Pinker's book The Blank Slate and the common notion that we are all born without predispositions.
My failed faith
The evolution of Shawn Olson's views on faith, religion and ethics.
A Trip Down Hoopty Lane
An American Hoopty adventure to fix a van that turns into a car hater's nightmare.
