Ben Shelley
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Someone who has no idea about where their place is in this world, yet for the love of content, must continue writing.
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Hope for 2022
The last two years have offered us an unprecedented challenge. A situation that we are by no means finished with and regardless of how much we protest or say that the restrictions and lockdowns are stupid, they are necessary. We need to keep the virus at bay for long enough to control the situation and offer a release valve for the health services.
By Ben Shelley4 years ago in Humans
Collecting Pokémon Cards is an Expensive Endeavour
In 1999 I made a choice. A choice to begin collecting Pokémon cards and bowing down to the might of Pikachu. To catch em' all no matter what the cost. Something that is easily more achievable with enough money today than it was 22 years ago.
By Ben Shelley4 years ago in Geeks
A Request for Father Christmas. Top Story - December 2021.
Dear Father Christmas, I understand that you are very busy at this time. Fitting as much as you can in your sack in order to fly around the world and provide joy and love to all the children of this world. The problem for me is that not every child is happy. Families are broken and all across the face of the earth, people are crying out in pain.
By Ben Shelley4 years ago in Humans
What Food Would you Serve at Your Funeral?
Hitting me like a ten-tonne weight was the question of the year, 'What food would you serve at your funeral?' A question that flashed through my mind as I made the 'most of my day' by loading up Divinity 2 and connecting with the world of video games. It was a thought that would not leave as I slew the enemies laid out before me.
By Ben Shelley4 years ago in Humans
Authentic Self
Throughout our lives, we become many different people. We change in order to become the best version of ourselves and personify that authentic self. The journey to that authenticity is rocky and there are many bumps in the road, with many of us failing along the way. Life tests us. Sometimes we pass and sometimes we fail but we learn something from that failure. This is not a story about failure, it is a story about success.
By Ben Shelley4 years ago in Families
World Kindness Day
I never understand why kindness can be so easily forgotten. Whilst I admit that we can all view it differently, with some going above and beyond, and some barely turning up, I believe that we should keep it as a core focus. It is something that I am passionate about in the run up to this Saturday and World Kindness Day.
By Ben Shelley4 years ago in Humans
The Scarlet Macaw
The moment I had been waiting years for was finally here. Wrestlemania. The showcase of the immortals was on the cards and we had front row seats. I was so excited that I could have wet myself. To see The Rock against Stone Cold in the main event, the event of a lifetime and one in which my best friend was here to see too.
By Ben Shelley4 years ago in Fiction
