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Benjamin Eric

Still Trapped Between Borders

Polish leadership has turned their country into a criminal border regime.

4 min read1 day ago

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Still Trapped Between Borders

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Benjamin Eric

I Went to a Pro-Palestine Encampment and Lived to Tell the Tale

On April 25th, I went to the George Washington University encampment to stand in solidarity with the students and staff.

4 min readApr 26, 2024

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Benjamin Eric

No Present, Future, or Past. Destroying a People

It has been over a month since South Africa filed a case against Israel before the International Court of Justice on allegations of…

5 min readFeb 23, 2024

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No Present, Future, or Past. Destroying a People

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Benjamin Eric

Separated by Goons and Xenophobes

The Dividing of Belarusian Activists and Global South Migrants

5 min readFeb 13, 2024

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Separated by Goons and Xenophobes

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Benjamin Eric

Wars End With Negotiations

“It’s just a matter of how many people die before then.”

6 min readNov 7, 2023

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Wars End With Negotiations

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Benjamin Eric

We Should Have Cried For Freedom Way Earlier

5 min readOct 26, 2023

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We Should Have Cried For Freedom Way Earlier

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Benjamin Eric

How Cormac McCarthy’s Art Helped Me

Yesterday, I was surrounded by a pile of tissues with just awful allergies. I had a podcast on as I was trying to doze off. I jumped up…

4 min readJun 14, 2023

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Benjamin Eric

Shit on the Shins

I grew up in Tenleytown D.C. Families filled the houses with parents who were either feds or fed-adjacent. It was (still is) a well to-do…

5 min readDec 14, 2020

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Shit on the Shins

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Benjamin Eric

Maybe I’ll Go Fishing

Today marks the five year anniversary of my mom’s death. For some reason, society seems to hold anniversaries in increments of five to…

4 min readJul 18, 2020

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Maybe I’ll Go Fishing

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Benjamin Eric

Why Details Matter — Red Dead Redemption 2

I didn’t think there was an issue riding my horse out at night on a road I hadn’t yet explored. I just wanted to see more of this massive…

4 min readJun 30, 2019

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Why Details Matter — Red Dead Redemption 2

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Benjamin Eric

Benjamin Eric

A D.C. native. Writes for the soul. My debut chapbook, “A Peculiar Day in the Douro Valley and other stories” is now available.

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