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How I Ruined a Good Joke
by Sophia Medawar | Sep 24, 2025 | Placeless
There’s an element to comedy (and storytelling in general) where the participants concede to a certain suspension of disbelief.
On Texts Left Unread
by Noah Schumerth | Sep 23, 2025 | Placeless
It’s a cruel fate to be so close to those we love but feel so exhausted in keeping up with them as we want to.
Words That Bring Growth With Them
by Savannah Shustack | Sep 22, 2025 | Placeless
All of us still named the same reality.
I Wish You A Perfect English Autumn Sunday
by Emily Joy Stroble | Sep 21, 2025 | England
I wish for you to be the only ones visiting the ruined abbey that presides over a jewel-toned valley.
Something With Tears
by Rylan Shewmaker | Sep 20, 2025 | Placeless
The gym is not cheap, yet it delivers your endorphins with such convenience and style that it feels excusable.
Dance Like No One’s Watching (But Like You Might Step on Their Toes)
by Luke Brandsen | Sep 19, 2025 | Placeless
The dance floor has become a hallowed space to me.
KPop Demon Hunters: A Blessing and a Curse
by Priscilla Chang | Sep 18, 2025 | Placeless
Their first good decision was hiring the studio responsible for Spider-Verse to do the animation.
I DO Think So, Honey!
by Carlisle Patete | Sep 17, 2025 | Placeless
What would it have felt like to have fallen in love with Bowen Yang’s sense of humor and then seen him join the cast of Saturday Night Live to much acclaim?
A Michigander in Minnesota
by Nathan Hilbrands | Sep 16, 2025 | Minnesota
For dessert, Martha’s Cookies sells cookies by the bucket and by the cup.
The Problem with Men That Men Should Be
by Noah Keene | Sep 14, 2025 | Placeless
This is an honor bestowed upon them, rather than one they invoke.
Occupation: Books
by Liana Hirner | Sep 12, 2025 | Illinois
I wasn’t expecting my first full-time job to be at a warehouse.
Why Christians Should Watch KPop Demon Hunters
by Eleanor Lee | Sep 11, 2025 | Placeless
“KPop Demon Hunters” makes me realize how often I mistake other broken people for my real Foe.
Silksong
by Philip Rienstra | Sep 10, 2025 | Placeless
You can only do this along with everybody else one time.
How to Apologize Without Screwing It Up
by Michelle Ferdinands | Sep 9, 2025 | Placeless
Most of us struggle to effectively take accountability.
A Long Memory
by Kate Wilmot | Sep 7, 2025 | Ethiopia, Michigan
I remember not liking it—the plum—very much.
Be Nude, Not Rude
by Emilyn Shortridge | Sep 6, 2025 | Japan
The first time I showered in the public space, my entrance came as no surprise to anyone but me.
> examine game
by Alex Johnson | Sep 5, 2025 | Placeless
How could a computer, a simple line parser, be so flexible?
On Sunsets
by Grace Buller | Sep 4, 2025 | Michigan
I thought of the book in my car and wondered if I should go back for it.
The Morning Glare
by Madeline Witvliet | Sep 3, 2025 | Grand Rapids
Do you feel it? It’s blinding.
The Hungry Beast
by Sam Tuit | Sep 1, 2025 | Placeless
In the over ten years since I started playing, Magic has changed a lot, mostly for the better.
Freight Train Tendencies
by Izzy Nunez | Aug 28, 2025 | Placeless
Like the little playground dictator I was, I responded, “Yes, you do. Here is your role.”
Adventures in Amateur Birdwatching
by Annaka Koster | Aug 26, 2025 | Michigan
Downy Woodpecker & Hairy Woodpecker: I can’t tell these guys apart and I don’t believe that you can either.
I Keep Telling On Myself In Fiction
by Sam Koster | Aug 25, 2025 | Placeless
I got to a certain point in all of them and had to go, “This is about religious trauma, isn’t it?”
When Nazis Come Knocking
by Sophia Medawar | Aug 24, 2025 | Placeless
When every second feels like an eternity while simultaneously flashing by as fleeting as lightning, there’s no time to check the book.
Things Left Undone
by Noah Schumerth | Aug 23, 2025 | Placeless
You have come so far. But have you done well enough?
Peach Season
by Emily Joy Stroble | Aug 21, 2025 | Colorado
Summer feels syrupy thick and cloying, on the edge of overripe.
Shared Blips
by Rylan Shewmaker | Aug 20, 2025 | Belgium
I collect these moments, these small intimacies with strangers, shoring up an evidence base of my own existence and its overlap with others’.
Does Everyone’s Honda Accord Have a Hyperspace Button, Or Just Mine?
by Luke Brandsen | Aug 19, 2025 | Placeless
Wandering snowflakes on their descending pilgrimages can hold a remarkable resemblance to the contorted stars of hyperspace.
The Best Thing in Taiwan
by Priscilla Chang | Aug 18, 2025 | Placeless
It may be a little reckless and a little dumb, but that’s the point.
Suburgatory
by Carlisle Patete | Aug 17, 2025 | Tennessee
Parking in the furthest spot away in the parking lot is not scratching my walking-everywhere-itch.
