Talking to Myself

By: Ben Bielert It’s a drizzly, miserable, cold fall day, which has completely screwed my usual routine. Lately, I’ve been writing in the park, risking the possibility that a member of my city’s growing homeless population will try to steal my shitty 5-year-old laptop and pawn it for the $40 that it’s likely worth so … Continue reading Talking to Myself →

Seeding the Red

By: Ben Bielert I raced along the rusty landscape, kicking up a cloud of orange dust as I went. The swirling trail threatened to catch me whenever I stopped to bury a bio-orb in the thin, sandy soil. The sun overhead was weak and cold, and there were only the slightest wisps of cloud. The … Continue reading Seeding the Red →

A Stranger in the Night

When I was a kid we moved around, a lot. My mom left my dad because he was abusive but the courts didn't believe her because she had a drinking problem. Couple that with the fact she had issues finding and keeping work and the result was dad got partial custody. She didn't trust him … Continue reading A Stranger in the Night →

The Time Dilemma: How Should We Fill Our Limited Days?

By: Benjamin BielertEvery day, it ticks away. We waste more of it than we care to talk about. We spend an inordinate amount of it on jobs, on relationships, and in situations that don't serve us. We have a finite amount, and although certain habits can increase it, they also often spend it. I'm talking … Continue reading The Time Dilemma: How Should We Fill Our Limited Days? →

Nightly Prayer

By: Ben Bielert Now I lay me down to sleep,I pray in this world my soul I keep.That they won't chop it uppackage and commodify,that I may still have lifebehind my eyes.

Hope

By Benjamin Bielert Dare to whisper in the darkthe possibility of sun.Dare to see the world as it isand dream for better. Rage against the status quofight against the currentrather than go with the flowdon't be sane in a mad world. They threw the first stoneso fight fire with fireand madness with madnessmake yours the … Continue reading Hope →

Seeding the Red

By Benjamin Bielert I raced along the rusty landscape, kicking up a cloud of orange dust as I went. The swirling trail threatened to catch me whenever I stopped to bury a bio-orb in the thin, sandy soil. The sun overhead was weak and cold, and there were only the slightest wisps of cloud. Some … Continue reading Seeding the Red →

Flash of Brilliance

By Ben Bielert The flashes of brilliance,alight when they do.A shooting star turningnight sky to purple and blue. Piercing monotony,a rapier cutting burlap.Coarsness of realitycut by adventurous spirit. One never knows how manywill come along in a lifetimeeach could be the last ever seenthe last run of the rusty machine. And how long will it … Continue reading Flash of Brilliance →

Lam’s Trial

In the future, there aren't many opportunities. Humanity's economy has collapsed. Lam takes one of the few opportunities that comes his way, but now he has some regrets.

The Perils of Buying Online

By: Ben Bielert Just a little preamble, this is a story I have been working on for a bit. I am releasing the first 6 chapters here just to get a sense of what others think of it and to add a bit of content to my site. Please feel free to read and comment. … Continue reading The Perils of Buying Online →