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Nothing But Silence.

A Short Story — The sun had barely returned from his winter nap, proudly stretching his rays out far enough to awaken the grass, opening the shutters to call to the birds. Branches burst in dark green leaves and stark white blossoms, lifting to the sky, giving off a sickly sweet smell just thick…

Short Story

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Nothing But Silence.
Nothing But Silence.
Short Story

9 min read


Jun 1, 2022

Inches From Death

A short story of a near death experience. — Every now and then I jerk awake, flailing, grasping, falling through the sheets, scrambling to find something, anything, to hold, to stop my fall. My grip gives out and instantly fear overcomes me. I wake sweat soaked, heart racing and blood pounding. My hand has been bruised trying to save…

Near Death Experiences

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Inches From Death
Inches From Death
Near Death Experiences

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Apr 19, 2022

An Open Letter to Parenting, Growing Up, and Baked Potatoes

My Love, Sleep hasn’t come easy the past few months. Some nights I sleep, some nights I don’t. People keep telling me I need to rest, to allow myself to recharge. But when the world is asleep, it’s quiet. It means that I have time to myself, time away from…

Letters

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An Open Letter to Parenting, Growing Up, and Baked Potatoes
An Open Letter to Parenting, Growing Up, and Baked Potatoes
Letters

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Apr 14, 2022

Sharing Your Light With The World

The lost art-form of loving unconditionally. — “The most important thing in life is to learn how to give out love, and to let it come in.” — Morrie Schwartz I have to admit, the idea for this post came to me when I met a girl. We were just sitting and talking. She was a friend…

Share

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Sharing Your Light With The World
Sharing Your Light With The World
Share

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Apr 7, 2022

Happiness isn’t what you think.

The Path of Adventure — “Happiness is a direction, not a place.” — Sydney J. Harris On a bright and early morning in TA 2941, a young hobbit began an adventure. Bilbo Baggins, a Baggins of Bag End, was not a spontaneous sort of fellow. He enjoyed his life, his routine, and his comforts. “I…

Happiness

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Happiness isn’t what you think.
Happiness isn’t what you think.
Happiness

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Apr 2, 2022

The Myth of Soulmates

What we learn about love from Plato. According to ancient Greek mythology, there was once a time when humans were whole. Love was strong and humans were at peace, because each human had their soulmate. They had four arms, four legs, and two faces, being fused together into one being…

Love

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The Myth of Soulmates
The Myth of Soulmates
Love

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Mar 30, 2022

Flowers Bloom After Rain

Moving through life with a smile. — It’s been raining all day. I love the rain. I live in a place where rain is uncommon, especially this time of year. Things are brown from mid September until late April, and sometimes May. It always snows. But today, it rained. It was a special sort of evening precisely…

Flowers

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Flowers Bloom After Rain
Flowers Bloom After Rain
Flowers

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Mar 29, 2022

Two Steps to Become a Hero

Taught by an Incredibly Handsome Criminal Genius and Master of all Villainy — Here’s my day so far; went to jail, lost the girl of my dreams, and got my butt kicked pretty good. Still, things could be a lot worse. Oh, that’s right. I’m falling to my death. Guess they can’t. — Megamind In 1971, psychology professor Philip Zimbardo conducted an experiment…

Heroes

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Two Steps to Become a Hero
Two Steps to Become a Hero
Heroes

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Mar 28, 2022

What is a Hero?

How to find an everyday hero in a world of Turmoil — Hero: 1 a mythological or legendary figure often of divine descent endowed with great strength or ability 2 an illustrious warrior 3 a person admired for achievements and noble qualities 4 one who shows great courage — Merriam-Webster Dictionary Heroes come in all shapes and sizes. Some wear capes and…

Heroes

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What is a Hero?
What is a Hero?
Heroes

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Mar 28, 2022

101 Things to do Outside

Getting from the Couch to Open-Air — Let’s face it. In our modern age we spend a lot of time indoors. Looking at OLED screens as we mindlessly swipe from one TikTok dance to the next. Reading this post on Medium. Swiping to someone else’s post. Studies have shown that increasing sunlight exposure has significant effects on…

Outdoors

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101 Things to do Outside
101 Things to do Outside
Outdoors

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Ben Conlin

Ben Conlin

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Optimist, enthusiast, humanist. Also going to take over the world someday.

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