By: Ben Bielert Before the men from Rome,came with their decree,back before Christ was known,or consigned to history,there was a goddess Eostrewhose name was toasted to.A spring festival was celebrated,when the flower buds grew anew. The marks of this rebirthing timewere made by hares and eggs,to herald the season of new lifeand the changes that … Continue reading Eostre
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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?
Headstone
A poem of a potential desired epitaph.
Dalleena’s Dilemma
Dalleena is on an urgent mission to save her people when she faces a difficult choice. What will she choose?
The Loci of Control: Blending the Approaches
For many years it has been widely accepted that an internal locus of control is the healthiest approach to viewing our actions, but is a one-size fits all approach the best way to view anything in this world? Here I make a case for blending internal and external loci of control depending on the situation.
The Hermit of Strathcona
By: Ben Bielert There once was a hermit who lived off in the mountains and hills of Strathcona Park. Many say he lived there for years, though nobody ever knew exactly why. Some said he got sick of people, others said he thought society was sick, many thought that he had a screw loose, coulda … Continue reading The Hermit of Strathcona
Breaking the Chain
By: Ben Bielert I rested my head against the vizpanel and watched the world as it whipped by outside. I told myself I’d never come back to this shithole of a planet, but I must have lied. The magrail cart raced along at speeds so great I would be vaporized in seconds if it lost … Continue reading Breaking the Chain
Cave Walls to Skyscrapers
By: Ben Bielert The hunters of Lascaux,pillars of the Parthenon,Sistine's celestial scene,Towering Empire State,humanity's will has distilled. Every person putting mark to paper,shaping some aspect of the world,is saying '"we were here", needing to.We're hypoxic astronauts shoutinginto the vacuum, praying for an echo. Most shattering and damning belief,of pure, unadulterated oblivion.We fear two things: something … Continue reading Cave Walls to Skyscrapers
Bukowski Missed a Few Points
By: Ben Bielert So you wanna be a writer?Well, yes I fucking do,so don't tell me that I can't,just because it's shaken you. It comes roaring out of you,just like a waterfall,if it doesn't come unbidden,then it's worth nothing at all. You know, sometimes it is work,so, I'm sorry to burst your bubble,but it doesn't … Continue reading Bukowski Missed a Few Points
Run from the Pen
By: Ben Bielert If I could advise you of one thing,It would be to run from the pen,The pen will seduce you, draw you in,Make you think that you can win. The pen will allow you to create entire worlds,And its power is so enticing, tantalizing, delicious,You can empower kings, create heroes, construct beauties,But you … Continue reading Run from the Pen
Bloody Well Write 