Rowan Finley

Joined February 2019

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Father. Academic Advisor. Musician. Writer. My real name is Jesse Balogh.

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Awaiting the Freedom Boat - Part 3 . Top Story - March 2025.
Author's Note: If you haven't read the first two parts to this story, please do so in order to gain proper context: Part 1, written by Rowan Finley:
By Rowan Finley 10 months ago in Fiction
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I didn’t ask to be made a vampire. This high up, I didn’t ask to transpire, it all started, as what I know now, as a Ponzi scheme!
By Rowan Finley 10 months ago in Poets
Too Many Events
Burnt heart, grilled. Hopes rose and are stilled. There are too many events, racing by at my fatigued expense. I’ve got to let go of the cantankerous words that rattle in my soul.
By Rowan Finley 10 months ago in Poets
Gossamer Shimmers Flickering
Steer the nightly mirror along a kind walk, distant sound of honking frogs talk. Gossamer shimmers flickering. Grumpy baby birds bickering.
By Rowan Finley 10 months ago in Poets
You Didn’t Have To, But You Did
You did not have to make food so diverse and colorful, but you did. With gratitude in between bites, I thank you for the texture of the peas,
By Rowan Finley 10 months ago in Poets
Antsy Mind
I know I’m one in a million, as an ant on a hill. When I gazed upon your ravishing visage, I couldn’t help but crawl along the bed of your picturesque petals.
By Rowan Finley 10 months ago in Poets
Unraveled - Part 10
"We can explain!" Patricia and Samuel yelled in unison. Yarnell cleared his throat dramatically and cut in. "No, let me explain!"
By Rowan Finley 10 months ago in Fiction
No Coffee Latte
I ordered a latte from Dunkin Donuts but not a latte coffee made its way into this cup. It had copious amounts of foam - check.
By Rowan Finley 10 months ago in Poets
Wild and Rare
Joker-like, impish grin Then, poker face, steady again Race the ace, down flat, for the win Western film took sight Finances were a fight
By Rowan Finley 10 months ago in Poets
Plane Sight
flying in plane sight it just had to be quite plight did not give up fight ~ "well," all the truth IS it is now all of our biz'
By Rowan Finley 10 months ago in Poets
What Classes Would I Need to Take to Become an Engineer?
Do you love math? Do you enjoy calculus specifically? Well, engineering may be an academic pathway for you to consider. It can be a bit daunting at first when thinking about where exactly to start with the journey of becoming an engineer. The purpose of this piece is to give high school students or college students the basic foundation of understanding the requirements for an engineering pathway. I've been working in academic advising for the last several years. Many students come in and they are interested in pursuing an engineering pathway, but they just do not know where to begin. I work at a state college which means we typically would help college students with their lower level associates degree and then they would transfer out to a bigger university for a more specialized engineering degree program.
By Rowan Finley 10 months ago in Education
Books N’ Crooks
Books n' crooks read the way. . . Nifty nooks with books and crooks get the best glances and looks. At first, I thought there was no shame in reading near chains with crooks and books,
By Rowan Finley 10 months ago in Poets