The other end of life
An emotional editorial by Shawn Olson about old age originally printed in the Messenger.
All Days Pass
Poem on the futillity of life. It's not really what I believe naturally... but it's how I feel on certain days.
Using the Internet
This editorial on education was printed as a Chalkboard column in the Messenger.
Ambitions and Weekends
Essay on being self-aware and realizing that the human psyche has some hardwired contradictions and paradoxes.
Exhausted Melodies
A poem about the repetitive nature of human nature. We all share certain core elements that repeat over the ages, linking us to humanity.
This Art is Alive
Poem about the nature of human interactions. We all want to impose ourselves, visions and beliefs onto others. But it is always a give-and-take adventure.
Whispers in the Wind
Poem about enjoying the beauty of life. It's too brief to forget to enjoy it.
Human ability and prejudice
Prejudice is a part of our world fading, but never quickly enough.
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