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Writing by Ben Bowman

Documenting my year at Stanford

Ben Bowman
March 30, 2018

Revisiting Coming Out: Why 'Love, Simon' Matters to Me

Ben Bowman
March 30, 2018
Revisiting Coming Out: Why 'Love, Simon' Matters to Me

Jack Antonoff (of Fun. and Bleachers fame) said that Love, Simon is "one of these stories that compels you to tell your story.” He's right. It's made me think a lot about my own coming out story. 

Ben Bowman
January 1, 2018

The End and The Beginning

Ben Bowman
January 1, 2018
The End and The Beginning

This is the end. My daily writing project is over.

Ben Bowman
December 31, 2017

Kissing the Old Year Out, Kissing the New Year In

Ben Bowman
December 31, 2017
Kissing the Old Year Out, Kissing the New Year In

To paraphrase Irving Berlin: as I watch 2017 die tonight, I will say a fond goodbye. My hopes for 2018, though, are high as a kite.

Ben Bowman
December 30, 2017

When Sausage-Making Doesn't Look So Bad

Ben Bowman
December 30, 2017
When Sausage-Making Doesn't Look So Bad

This is the under-appreciated of two former Oregon rivals joining together to do something important.

Ben Bowman
December 29, 2017

The Samurai and The Art of the Apology

Ben Bowman
December 29, 2017
The Samurai and The Art of the Apology

This is the story of when a student became a hero at his school by shedding tears in front of 100 of his peers.

Ben Bowman
December 28, 2017

Masking Tape Shoes

Ben Bowman
December 28, 2017
Masking Tape Shoes

This little girl didn’t know where she was going to go at the end of our three-day camp.

Ben Bowman
December 27, 2017

How To Plan and Live A Life

Ben Bowman
December 27, 2017
How To Plan and Live A Life

It's hard to know how to plan, let alone live, a life when you want to be a policymaker, a diplomat, a high school government teacher, a college professor, and a soccer dad. I also want to write a book. Or a screenplay.

Ben Bowman
December 26, 2017

Kill Your Fake Deadlines

Ben Bowman
December 26, 2017
Kill Your Fake Deadlines

When there is so much to change, it becomes almost impossible to start. Here's some help for successful New Year's Resolutions.

Ben Bowman
December 25, 2017

Wandering Past Christmas Lights

Ben Bowman
December 25, 2017
Wandering Past Christmas Lights

Hickory Farms peppermint snow mints, ginger bread, cinnamon rolls, and party mix all came out of their year-long hibernation and destroyed my relatively healthy eating habits -- but I'm not complaining.

Ben Bowman
December 24, 2017

What's Needed, What's Right, and What's Fair

Ben Bowman
December 24, 2017
What's Needed, What's Right, and What's Fair

The class, as he told us, was in large part about all the things teachers and schools can't do. So where does that leave us?

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