Ben FortierNov 7, 20232 minMen's Mental Health Awareness MonthNovember is men’s mental health. These prompts were created by “The Lighthouse of Poetry” which is a page dedicated to mental health
Ben FortierAug 30, 20234 minDreams and NightmaresI was recollecting all the times I had struggled to fall asleep. It felt like thousands, if not tens of thousands, of hours staring
Ben FortierAug 25, 20235 min"It's that simple." A Navy Veteran Tells It Like It IsThis is a revised essay, the original of which I wrote nearly two decades ago as a High School student. It is about my grandfather.
Ben FortierAug 10, 20231 minMade of Granite (The Death of Cpl. King)Tears suddenly rolled down my right cheek. It felt as if a channel of magma was tunneling through the granite my face was supposed to be...