Benjamin StearnsFeeling Hopeless? Make something!I think about hope a lot these days. I’m not sure why. It might be because the world seems uncertain, or maybe it’s because I have kids…Sep 10, 2020Sep 10, 2020
Benjamin StearnsMy Wife is a SoundCloud RapperThe tattoo says “I See” though it takes a lot of squinting before I spot the words hidden in the nest of cursive that now lives below my…Mar 11, 2020Mar 11, 2020
Benjamin StearnsVape Flavor MandateIn order to save our children, we need to face up to the fact that America’s youth will stop at nothing to get their lips on sweet mango…Jan 2, 2020Jan 2, 2020
Benjamin StearnsLiquid Dreams, Solid Nightmares:A (fictional) Oral History of O-Town’s Biggest HitOct 15, 2019Oct 15, 2019
Benjamin StearnsAnti-Vaxxers Shouldn’t Drive Cars (and Other Brilliant Ideas)I get it. It’s 2019 and people rarely believe anyone or anything they encounter online except for memes, celebrity gossip, and the lady in…Oct 8, 2019Oct 8, 2019
Benjamin StearnsExtreme MinimalismEven an ending starts somewhere. Ours began one afternoon when James Youst returned to his apartment, unslung his backpack, and froze…Oct 1, 2019Oct 1, 2019
Benjamin StearnsI Wore a Ski Mask to the Gangbang: Excerpts from the Deposition of Mason Heely… Now, I’m not gonna make many demands here, but I demand the record reflect that I wore a ski mask to the gangbang…Feb 27, 2019Feb 27, 2019
Benjamin StearnsPastaBotI never imagined I’d see someone choke on fresh air, but the three members of my team had never been above ground so they spent our march…Feb 19, 2019Feb 19, 2019
Benjamin StearnsBad CapitalistDarcy Ford was growing desperate. Her husband, Luis, hadn’t always been a bad capitalist, their basement was a testament to this, stuffed…Feb 4, 2019Feb 4, 2019
Benjamin StearnsThe Help You NeedI spotted him through the window of the cafe while I was eating lunch with Doug. He was a clean-shaven man in his late twenties, wearing…Jan 31, 2019Jan 31, 2019
