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]5 min read·Nov 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…12 min read·Nov 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…5 min read·Apr 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…6 min read·Mar 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…8 min read·Jan 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…3 min read·May 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…5 min read·Mar 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…4 min read·Dec 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…4 min read·Nov 30, 2017----