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The Smell of Douglas Fir
by Nathan Hilbrands | Aug 16, 2025 | Michigan
Am I a product of all of the sticks, stones, and leaves I have encountered throughout my life?
Echoes and Afterimages
by Noah Keene | Aug 14, 2025 | Grand Rapids
I wish I didn’t have to wait months at a time to see Hannah. I wish I could have been there to congratulate Katherine on the baby. I wish I could be in two places at once: my church and house church with Luke and Lauren.
Remind Me
by Olivia Harre | Aug 13, 2025 | Placeless
Remind me that starting something new is the hardest part.
Hometown Appreciation
by Liana Hirner | Aug 12, 2025 | Illinois
I’m only just now exploring places I’ve driven past hundreds of times.
On Serving (Not in the Cool Gen Z Way)
by Eleanor Lee | Aug 11, 2025 | Placeless
I began to wonder what it’d feel like to stop and ask myself if I really wanted to go the extra mile.
Return to Form
by Philip Rienstra | Aug 10, 2025 | Placeless
Enough time has passed that I’ve been able to successfully reclaim sandwiches.
My Brain Gaslights Me
by Michelle Ferdinands | Aug 9, 2025 | Placeless
Did I really have to keep shrinking myself? Does it even matter that my friends get uncomfortable?
For SARS-CoV-2, Apply 8 Oz.
by Josh Parks | Aug 8, 2025 | Placeless
Even I am not enough of an instruction fundamentalist to get a measuring cup out while cleaning the toilet.
300 Square Feet
by Kate Wilmot | Aug 7, 2025 | Placeless
What was sweet about the past two years?
To Kill, or Not to Kill? (A Bug.)
by Emilyn Shortridge | Aug 6, 2025 | Placeless
I hate ants for their determination and fearlessness.
Thank You, Creston Church
by Alex Johnson | Aug 5, 2025 | Grand Rapids
Faithful for a hundred years, faithful to me, faithful beyond me.
Cherrio to Cherrios
by Grace Buller | Aug 4, 2025 | Placeless
Would you eat a damp dish sponge if it was breaded, baked, and dipped in ketchup?
A Meandering Spirit
by Madeline Witvliet | Aug 3, 2025 | Grand Rapids
It was a relief to set aside my to-do list to just be.
Crucially, Non-Cancerous (Part II)
by Christina Ribbens | Aug 2, 2025 | Placeless
I was eating Flavor Blasted Extra-Cheddar Goldfish while basking in the sun and having the best moment of my week.
Di-Leverage-emma
by Sam Tuit | Aug 1, 2025 | Placeless
It’s a profoundly Obama-era show.
A Love Letter to Letraset
by Izzy Nunez | Jul 28, 2025 | Placeless
I swear I see the letters breathe.
My Bloody Self-Care Routine
by Annaka Koster | Jul 26, 2025 | Placeless
The longer I’m a blood donation regular, the more I appreciate the ritual of it.
Confession of a Slighted Author
by Sam Koster | Jul 25, 2025 | Grand Rapids
I saw all that blank space the first time and went, “Where the hell are the rest of my words?”
Lebanese Dad Jokes
by Sophia Medawar | Jul 24, 2025 | Placeless
“Baba, you can’t be doing that.”
So This Is It…
by Mitchell Barbee | Jul 23, 2025 | Placeless
Planning for the future has never been a strength of mine, nor has imagining a future for myself.
‘We Were Liars’: A Review
by Savannah Shustack | Jul 22, 2025 | Placeless
It engages with a central human issue—invisibility and erasure—on personal, familial, and systemic levels.
Worst Instincts
by Rylan Shewmaker | Jul 20, 2025 | Belgium
I feel the in-person lived reality of the bystander effect, to which I’ve always told myself I would be the exception.
A Feta-Up Girl’s Guide to Goud(a) Vegan Dairy
by Hannah McNulty | Jul 19, 2025 | Placeless
Did I do research for this? No. That sounds expensive.
My Last Post
by Isaac DeBoer | Jul 18, 2025 | Michigan
My grandma ended every voicemail with “thank you, bye now.”
Introducing the Brands Sponsoring My Wedding (Unbeknownst to Them)
by Carlisle Patete | Jul 17, 2025 | Placeless
“Sponsoring” is when you buy a lot of something from one brand, right?
Cheap Grace
by Noah Keene | Jul 14, 2025 | Placeless
How many times can we say “this isn’t who we are” before we realize that, unless something changes, yes, this is exactly who we are?
Summer House
by Olivia Harre | Jul 13, 2025 | Michigan
We amble down to the beach as a herd, arms piled high with blankets and plastic cups and wine and our books.
See You Later, Alligator
by Gabrielle Eisma | Jul 11, 2025 | Placeless
I’ll be different the next time I write here.
The Last Milestone Birthday
by Philip Rienstra | Jul 10, 2025 | Placeless
How am I still at Starbucks? Why did I even go to college? What am I even doing here?
The Twelve Tribes of Israel (The End Credits)
by Kate Wilmot | Jul 7, 2025 | Placeless
Asher: Unproblematic king.
