Ben's Writing Samples

How I Planned a Road Trip in 2 Weeks Planning the perfect vacation or the ultimate 21st birthday party for one of your best friends is great when you have a lot of time to prepare - but some of the best plans happen in a spur-of-the-moment decision. That's exactly how my friend and I planned and executed our ultimate road trip in 2014 - in only 2 weeks! Here's how we did it, so you can too: How it Started It all started with a map... and a dream. With no notion of a cross-country extravaganza on our minds, my good friend - we'll call him George - and I were at a party one day and decided to stay over after a long night of shenanigans. The next morning, we got up and made our way downstairs, wondering if everyone else had gone home because the house seemed to be empty. But alas, we passed through the kitchen into an adjacent room where we found our host and her cousin, who happened to be in town for a while. The two of them were huddled together over a table, faces almost a...

The Ultimate Course for the Aspiring Writer:  Lesson 2 Battle Your Laziness "Why anxiety and depression are bad for mental health?"   by  maheen49  is licensed under  CC PDM 1.0 The year is 2020, a turning point in the War on Laziness. The aspiring writer begins to tip the balance in their favor, but laziness will not give in without a lackluster fight. The months wear on and the writer becomes weary. They struggle at their job. They need more money. Their relationships suffer. Each day, the writer suppresses the forces of laziness with great effort. Each day, the two sides meet ready to wage war.  What choice does the writer have? Surrender is not an option, but some days resources are so limited and one begins to wonder whether the fight is worth fighting. The writer surely misses their friends and family, they must desperately want to return to the comfort of their bed and shut their eyes to the world at war. But the writer does not give in. For they hav...