Author name: Dan Swanson

Our bodies are just atoms briefly gathered in one place. How many of those atoms once derived from outer space? […]

I think a lot about the final thought I’ll have in life. I hope it’s of my loved ones, like

I’d like to soar beyond the place where azure skies meet outer space and hold your hand as we pass

You can’t unsee the things you saw. You can’t undo what’s done. You can’t replace what’s gone to waste. So

The way things are and what we see are not the way things have to be.

We are each a swarm of atoms briefly gathered in one place, made aware through evolution and indomitable grace.

On concrete streets or sunburnt sand Or rolling hills of clover, Aspire to find a place to stand Where angels

You can battle with a beetle. You can fistfight with a fly. But it’s best to brush away the things

When writers write, we hope each word Will be perceived, believed, and heard And further hope that readers find Some

Every day we live means one less day we have till dying. Try to seize each day, and when it’s