Archive - Trimming the Wicks

How the Fertility Crisis is a Meaning Crisis

And how it might get resolved

Aug 29 •

Ben Christenson

10 Reasons to Finish That Novel

(or sweater, or chair, or room...)

Aug 16 •

Ben Christenson

"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times..."

Life Lessons from the Implosion of the Arts Industry

Aug 1 •

Ben Christenson

July 2024

A Life of "Whim"

Rather than Shame and Self-flagellation

Jul 18 •

Ben Christenson

Do You Home or Hone In?

Is it coming down the pike or pipe?

Jul 3 •

Ben Christenson

June 2024

Why Can't We Quit Reality TV?

And why is gossiping so fun?

Jun 24 •

Ben Christenson

We've Got 10 Years

(Stuck on Mars)

Jun 5 •

Ben Christenson

May 2024

Suffer the Children in Our Brave New World

The Gift of Parenthood in an Age of Decadence

May 24 •

Ben Christenson

The Gandalf Option

"I wish the Ring had never come to me. I wish none of this had happened."

May 15 •

Ben Christenson

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