The Public Disdain for Science
Posted on Oct 19, 2002 | Last Updated Oct 30, 2011
An essay about common public opinion towards science.
science in the public
Statues Go Away
Posted on Apr 15, 2003 | Last Updated Oct 31, 2011
A poem on the march of time. Things can change even if they seem eternal.
statues, time, erosion, temporal world, poetry
Look to Tomorrow
Posted on Aug 21, 2003 | Last Updated Oct 31, 2011
Poem on using the past as a tool to guide tomorrow.
past and future, poem, poetry, shawn olson
Steps beyond me
Posted on Feb 6, 2003 | Last Updated Oct 31, 2011
Poetic advice from father to son to be brave, good, kind; to make something out of life.
fatherly proverb, advice to son, poetry, poem
The Storm Within
Posted on Oct 19, 2002 | Last Updated Oct 30, 2011
A poem sparked by an exceptionally reflective and intoxicated night.
internal turmoil poem, apostasy, self doubt poetry
Junk Food won’t make you Chuck
Posted on Oct 19, 2002 | Last Updated Oct 30, 2011
A review of musical group Chuck's Junk by Shawn Olson, originally in the Westside Messenger.
chucks junk, chuck's junk, music, junk food, chunk music, westside messeng
Problems with American Freedom
Posted on Oct 19, 2002 | Last Updated Oct 27, 2011
A reaction to the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on America, shortly after the events.
paradox, american freedom, terrorist element
My Lady Love Donna
Posted on Aug 12, 2003 | Last Updated Oct 31, 2011
Donna was a wonderful wife.
donna, my wife, love, lost