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Confessions of a Second-Year Gardener; or, Celebrating Inadequacy

by Luke Brandsen | Aug 19, 2026 | Michigan

More often than not, I’ve found myself wanting to walk away from the garden this year.

Have We Ruined the Casual Fan Experience?

by Priscilla Chang | Aug 18, 2026 | Placeless

I was thinking a little too much.

Post-Post-Grad

by Carlisle Patete | Aug 17, 2026 | Placeless

As a newly minted big-time adult, there are a few things that I am admittedly better at than I was four years ago.

We’re Not In the Abstract

by Clint Wilson | Aug 15, 2026 | Placeless

They are little rascals.

Trying to Be a Sam Raimi Spider-Man in an Ultimates World

by Noah Keene | Aug 14, 2026 | Placeless

Sincerity, kindness, and selflessness beget sincerity, kindness, and selflessness.

“Do You Stress Bake?”

by Elisabeth Stevens | Aug 13, 2026 | Placeless

Constructing a layered birthday cake is an exercise in precision, but it is also an act of love, attentiveness, and personalization.

Laps Around Lincoln Park

by Grace Hsu | Aug 12, 2026 | Grand Rapids

This is how I stumbled into owning a place I merely thought I would stay in.

Furniture City Throwdown

by Eleanor Lee | Aug 11, 2026 | Placeless

“Assembly is to be performed by competent adults only,” the booklet warns. Um, bet?

‘Avatar’ Movie

by Philip Rienstra | Aug 10, 2026 | Placeless

The cabbage merchant was probably the worst offender here.

The Count of Monte Cristo Made Me Love the Semicolon

by Michelle Ferdinands | Aug 9, 2026 | Placeless

Alexandre Dumas must have had a phobia of periods because the sentences just would not end!

Ghost-light-house

by Shuāng Van Tassel | Aug 8, 2026 | Grand Rapids

“The ghost,” she repeats. “Have you seen her yet?”

TikTok Made Me Watch Hadestown: The Musical (Proshot)

by Jesse Kinyua | Aug 7, 2026 | Placeless

If I knew my story had a tragic ending, would I still sing it?

Things I Haven’t Done in a Year

by Emilyn Shortridge | Aug 6, 2026 | Japan, United States

My host mom took one look at my outfit and, with a confused and shocked smile, asked in utmost politeness, “Is that an American style?”

Fists

by Alex Johnson | Aug 5, 2026 | Placeless

There is something inside me that is deeply distrustful of people who perform acts of Christianity to the general public.

Nolan’s The Odyssey has Lost the Plot

by Grace Buller | Aug 4, 2026 | Placeless

If Polyphemus is just a glorified, land-dwelling version of the shark from Jaws, he hasn’t failed his responsibilities as a host by eating Odysseus’s men. He’s just hungry.

A Farewell

by Madeline Witvliet | Aug 3, 2026 | Placeless

Before I left, I signed my sisters’ names and mine in the closet. A farewell.

How to Pick a Premier League Team, 2026 Edition

by Christina Ribbens | Aug 2, 2026 | England

If you were really into BBC’s Sherlock in the 2010’s, I’d suggest Leeds United. Cause you gotta unite those leads to solve those crimes.

A Beautifully Boring Life

by Julia McKee | Jul 29, 2026 | Placeless

Perhaps they are simply a sea sponge.

keeping ghosts

by Izzy Nunez | Jul 28, 2026 | Chicago

I had pairs of cleats that sat in my closet unused but moved from dorm room to college house and so forth, because I couldn’t imagine getting rid of my Neymars I saved all my babysitting money for.