Ben MiesnerA School This TimeThe flags are at half-mast again. It was a school this time. Twenty-one dead. Mere days after the grocery store gunman killed ten.May 30, 2022May 30, 2022
Ben MiesnerBeautyPlenty has already been said about beauty residing in the eye of its beholder… But what about my stubborn unwillingness or worse, utter…May 30, 2022May 30, 2022
Ben MiesnerDo they know that the world is burning?Is it pity or envy that I feel for the two squirrels dancing on the dead limb of the winter tree outside my window?Mar 13, 2022Mar 13, 2022
Ben MiesnerRittenhouse Like the PlagueThe most recent saved search on the Google page pulled up on our family’s desktop computer reads, “New York Giants at Philadelphia Eagles…Jan 8, 2022Jan 8, 2022
Ben MiesnerPunk RockThe lights go up and the pit swallows more than it can lawfully hold as the headliner takes the stage.Oct 16, 2021Oct 16, 2021
Ben MiesnerButterflyI see myself standing at the intersection at the bottom of the off-ramp.Jun 12, 2021Jun 12, 2021
Ben MiesnerThere and Back Again: A Relocation’s TaleAs the first keystroke of this [whatever this will end up being] falls, there are 80 full minutes until the last day of the year 2020…Dec 31, 2020Dec 31, 2020