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Men's Mental Health Awareness Month
November is men’s mental health. These prompts were created by “The Lighthouse of Poetry” which is a page dedicated to mental health

Ben Fortier
Nov 7, 20232 min read
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Dreams and Nightmares
I was recollecting all the times I had struggled to fall asleep. It felt like thousands, if not tens of thousands, of hours staring

Ben Fortier
Aug 30, 20234 min read
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"It's that simple." A Navy Veteran Tells It Like It Is
This 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 Fortier
Aug 25, 20235 min read
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Made 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...

Ben Fortier
Aug 10, 20231 min read
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The Damage Done by Sarah Cavanaugh
It’s hard for me not to react emotionally to the news of Sarah Cavanaugh being revealed as a “stolen valor” con artist.

Ben Fortier
Mar 22, 20233 min read
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What Happens When an 8th Grader Reads My Poetry?
What Happens When an 8th Grader Reads My Poetry? Their response enlightens me!

Ben Fortier
Feb 7, 20232 min read
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Simple Machines: The Backbone of Hardware
An article about how simple machines have changed the landscape of devices and hardware.

Ben Fortier
Feb 7, 20233 min read
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The Witch of War: Lessons from the Global War on Terrorism Campaigns
My online social media accounts were filled with praise for our troops (particularly the Marine Corps) for hunting down and killing insurgen

Ben Fortier
Feb 1, 20237 min read
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