Benjamin JoynerStar Spangled Bummer[Note: Posted after the fact, a 2020 election drinking game, created on a sleepless election eve for a small social group]Nov 14, 2020Nov 14, 2020
Benjamin JoynerWhat to Hang the World OnI went to the polls in search of a metaphor, because I am desperate for something, and some days that something is for someone to decide…Nov 2, 2020Nov 2, 2020
Benjamin Joyner11–4–2020I didn’t sleep at all last night, a semi-voluntary exile from the painful, life-giving routine of settling the mind enough to rest. I…Apr 11, 2020Apr 11, 2020
Benjamin JoynerThis is going to suckAt the risk (certainty) of sounding grandiose, I’m going to go out on a limb and say that the world in 2019 feels subjectively more…Mar 28, 2019Mar 28, 2019
Benjamin JoynerPaul Ryan’s immoral, amoral Republican PartyThis week has brought us a new year, and with it arrives a new Congress, complete with a different Speaker of the House. In the weeks…Jan 4, 2019Jan 4, 2019
Benjamin JoynerInertia’s InevitabilityThe past week has served as a painful reminder that even the inevitable can come as a crushing surprise. In the days following the Santa Fe…May 25, 2018May 25, 2018
Benjamin JoynerInevitable Sorrow and Unexpected JoyOpening day hits differently every year. Its taken me by surprise one year and capped off months of fervid anticipation the next; I’ve…Mar 29, 2018Mar 29, 2018
Benjamin JoynerAlabama“I wanted you to see what real courage is, instead of getting the idea that courage is a man with a gun in his hand. It’s when you know…Dec 13, 2017Dec 13, 2017
Benjamin JoynerThe Selfish Valence of ThanksgivingNo holiday has easier obligations for a child than Thanksgiving. Christmas and birthdays demand you buy presents; New Years compels you…Nov 30, 2017Nov 30, 2017
