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.1 min read·May 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…1 min read·May 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?1 min read·Mar 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…12 min read·Jan 8, 2022----
Ben MiesnerPunk RockThe lights go up and the pit swallows more than it can lawfully hold as the headliner takes the stage.1 min read·Oct 16, 2021----
Ben MiesnerButterflyI see myself standing at the intersection at the bottom of the off-ramp.1 min read·Jun 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…10 min read·Dec 31, 2020----