Ben Russell
- Location
- St Paul, Minnesota,
- Birthday
- October 02
- Bio
- armed with weapons of mass procrastination.
MY RECENT POSTS
- Waiting Room
February 23, 2013 10:37PM - untitled
May 06, 2012 11:42PM - Remembering Vivek
April 17, 2012 11:29PM - The (Un)Ethics of Marketing
March 28, 2012 01:58PM - I'm no good for me
March 25, 2012 11:21PM
MY RECENT COMMENTS
- “Thanks for sharing this!
Reminds me of the way I feel
about
growing up near the
C…”
May 25, 2012 12:24AM - “Thank you all so much
for reading, and for the well
wishes. I
am realizing now
t…”
April 20, 2012 01:50PM - “Thank you all for
reading and
commenting...things are on
the
up and up for my
ank…”
March 27, 2012 12:52PM - “Thank you for educating
me, Fusun. Hope you are
well.”
March 25, 2012 11:32PM - “I enjoyed this a lot. I
grew up on the Eastern Shore
and went
to several
summer…”
January 16, 2012 03:58PM
Ben Russell's Links
May 25, 2012 12:24AM
“Thanks for sharing this! Reminds me of the way I feel about growing up near the Chesapeake Bay bridge.”
About: The Golden Gate Turns 75
“Thanks for sharing this! Reminds me of the way I feel about growing up near the Chesapeake Bay bridge.”
About: The Golden Gate Turns 75
April 20, 2012 01:50PM
“Thank you all so much for reading, and for the well wishes. I am realizing now that this story is simply a start to what could be told about our frien…”
About: Remembering Vivek
“Thank you all so much for reading, and for the well wishes. I am realizing now that this story is simply a start to what could be told about our frien…”
About: Remembering Vivek
March 27, 2012 12:52PM
“Thank you all for reading and commenting...things are on the up and up for my ankle and my spirits. I owe you all more than I can give.”
About: I'm no good for me
“Thank you all for reading and commenting...things are on the up and up for my ankle and my spirits. I owe you all more than I can give.”
About: I'm no good for me
March 25, 2012 11:32PM
“Thank you for educating me, Fusun. Hope you are well.”
About: Education is the way
“Thank you for educating me, Fusun. Hope you are well.”
About: Education is the way
January 16, 2012 03:58PM
“I enjoyed this a lot. I grew up on the Eastern Shore and went to several summer camps...your story took me right back. Also, having been to an all-mal…”
About: Maryland in the Days of Jim Crow
“I enjoyed this a lot. I grew up on the Eastern Shore and went to several summer camps...your story took me right back. Also, having been to an all-mal…”
About: Maryland in the Days of Jim Crow
January 08, 2012 09:18PM
“Alysa, I really, really like your writing. I haven't spent too much time thinking about what it would be like to have kids of my own, but I think that…”
About: Birth Control
“Alysa, I really, really like your writing. I haven't spent too much time thinking about what it would be like to have kids of my own, but I think that…”
About: Birth Control
December 19, 2011 12:49AM
“"Sharing and helping others really make the anxiety of the world melt. " So true...or at least it offers us a temporary reprieve:)”
About: Relieving INNER TENSION
“"Sharing and helping others really make the anxiety of the world melt. " So true...or at least it offers us a temporary reprieve:)”
About: Relieving INNER TENSION
December 10, 2011 10:51AM
“Thank you all so much for stopping by and sharing your love. I had a pretty good night last night after posting this. It's funny how with writing I c…”
About: The Sober 20s
“Thank you all so much for stopping by and sharing your love. I had a pretty good night last night after posting this. It's funny how with writing I c…”
About: The Sober 20s
December 09, 2011 09:08PM
“Thanks for sharing, Fusun! It looks like a beautiful place to visit!”
About: A peaceful world ~ photo essay
“Thanks for sharing, Fusun! It looks like a beautiful place to visit!”
About: A peaceful world ~ photo essay
November 07, 2011 12:05AM
“Thank you all for reading...its been a long time since I have posted anything meaningful on here, but I felt this was a piece worth sharing. I have a…”
About: What is an Educated Person?
“Thank you all for reading...its been a long time since I have posted anything meaningful on here, but I felt this was a piece worth sharing. I have a…”
About: What is an Educated Person?
April 20, 2011 12:37AM
“Thanks guys. I am reminded of how great it felt to get feedback so immediately after my first few posts on here. It really kept me coming back and I…”
About: Thank You, Writing Class
“Thanks guys. I am reminded of how great it felt to get feedback so immediately after my first few posts on here. It really kept me coming back and I…”
About: Thank You, Writing Class
April 06, 2011 03:18PM
“SUCH good ideas! I have questioned the logic of our website's facade many a time. I think most of what you proposed seems just plain sensible. Rated!…”
About: What I Wish to See on Salon Cover: Sections
“SUCH good ideas! I have questioned the logic of our website's facade many a time. I think most of what you proposed seems just plain sensible. Rated!…”
About: What I Wish to See on Salon Cover: Sections
March 29, 2011 02:14PM
“Being from Maryland, more specifically the Eastern Shore, I've handled my fair share of mosquitos. At this point, I say, BRING THEM ON!!!”
About: A Magical Moment in Sunny St. Paul
“Being from Maryland, more specifically the Eastern Shore, I've handled my fair share of mosquitos. At this point, I say, BRING THEM ON!!!”
About: A Magical Moment in Sunny St. Paul
March 17, 2011 02:38PM
“Thank you so much responding. I relate strongly to the sentiment in your closing paragraph. I think what is often hard for me to do is live according…”
About: Ben Russell's Open Call - Defining Yourself
“Thank you so much responding. I relate strongly to the sentiment in your closing paragraph. I think what is often hard for me to do is live according…”
About: Ben Russell's Open Call - Defining Yourself
March 17, 2011 08:37AM
“This was truly a great story to wake up to. Your thoughtful account has helped me find my head in the right place this morning. Thank you for sharing…”
About: Tokyo memories
“This was truly a great story to wake up to. Your thoughtful account has helped me find my head in the right place this morning. Thank you for sharing…”
About: Tokyo memories
March 16, 2011 06:50PM
“Way to take the ball and run with it! This was very refreshing to read, and made me think about what a 'true friend' really is. Thanks for giving me t…”
About: "That's What I Said!" -- Ben Russell's Open Call
“Way to take the ball and run with it! This was very refreshing to read, and made me think about what a 'true friend' really is. Thanks for giving me t…”
About: "That's What I Said!" -- Ben Russell's Open Call
March 13, 2011 10:30PM
“Thanks, Rita! I am really enjoying putting some action into these thoughts that I have. I don't know where it will take me (if anywhere), but I know…”
About: Open Call:What defines you?
“Thanks, Rita! I am really enjoying putting some action into these thoughts that I have. I don't know where it will take me (if anywhere), but I know…”
About: Open Call:What defines you?
March 10, 2011 07:33PM
“I read this as soon as you told me about it...and I'm glad I did. Very good job at delicately building suspense. When I got to the end I had a big sm…”
About: Evangeline's Gift - Fiction Open Call 2
“I read this as soon as you told me about it...and I'm glad I did. Very good job at delicately building suspense. When I got to the end I had a big sm…”
About: Evangeline's Gift - Fiction Open Call 2
March 10, 2011 06:50PM
“What an incredible story. I would have to say that the line "she nurses on remorse and regret for her sustenance" hit me the hardest. And…”
About: My Baby's Gone
“What an incredible story. I would have to say that the line "she nurses on remorse and regret for her sustenance" hit me the hardest. And…”
About: My Baby's Gone
March 10, 2011 06:50PM
“What an incredible story. I would have to say that the line "she nurses on remorse and regret for her sustenance" hit me the hardest. And…”
About: My Baby's Gone
“What an incredible story. I would have to say that the line "she nurses on remorse and regret for her sustenance" hit me the hardest. And…”
About: My Baby's Gone
March 09, 2011 10:59AM
“Thank you all for commenting! This was such a surprise to return home to after work last night. I feel extremely encouraged and humbled by your though…”
About: Is sobriety ever a choice?
“Thank you all for commenting! This was such a surprise to return home to after work last night. I feel extremely encouraged and humbled by your though…”
About: Is sobriety ever a choice?
March 08, 2011 01:50PM
“I guess the title was a bit cut and dry...but what I am getting at is a larger question. For me, getting sober cannot be grouped into the same categor…”
About: Is sobriety ever a choice?
“I guess the title was a bit cut and dry...but what I am getting at is a larger question. For me, getting sober cannot be grouped into the same categor…”
About: Is sobriety ever a choice?
March 05, 2011 08:48PM
“I love it. I have a feeling its going to be warm before we know it.”
About: A New York State of Mind in Minnesota
“I love it. I have a feeling its going to be warm before we know it.”
About: A New York State of Mind in Minnesota
Diary of a Hopeful Starving Student
Judy Mandelbaum
OS Weekend Fiction Club
Bill Beck
Rolling
Christine Geery
Salon.com