Ben Friedman, Author at HARDTIMES

August 3, 2022

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. — The music scene was left reeling yesterday after a contingency of neoliberal punks suggested meeting Nazi punks…

June 19, 2022

WASHINGTON — Abaddon the Destroyer, an immortal demon from the deepest depths of hell, begged an exorcist to free him…

June 15, 2022

HAWKINS, Ind. — Local high school senior Jenny Dowd, currently trapped in the parallel universe of the Upside Down, opted…

May 30, 2022

PHILADELPHIA — Local punk Marcus “Moose” Crawford took time to celebrate on LinkedIn his six-year anniversary at “Unemployed,” acquaintances within…

May 27, 2022

BAYONNE, N.J. — Residents of local punk house The Dry Socket made the cost-cutting decision to switch to Kirkland Signature…

May 8, 2022

So you’re blowing off steam after work at an LA Dive bar when you notice, more than a few times,…

April 9, 2022

EDINA, Minn. — 37-year-old man Steve Bellows opted for chicken fingers for his seventh consecutive dinner outing despite having poured…

April 9, 2022

As I sit here in this soulless downtown bar, I feel like something is missing. Maybe it’s the dim Edison…

March 18, 2022

HOUSTON — Several severe budget cuts to Texas public schools caused one high school’s ‘American History’ curriculum to be reduced…

March 17, 2022

A great 20th-century philosopher/astronomer once said, “work sucks, I know.” Long hours, stagnant wages, and poor management have left a…