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This Is It
by Matt Cambridge | Oct 30, 2023 | Missouri
She lets me kiss her side, an act I recognize in the moment as fleeting magic.
The Difference a Decade Makes
by Bekah (Williamson) Medendorp | Oct 29, 2023 | Italy, Michigan
It’s 8:38 on a Friday night and I am nowhere near anything that can be described as “cool.”
When The Work Begins
by Jon Gorter | Oct 28, 2023 | Placeless
As it turned out, being born for T. R. was the easy part.
Having Fun Isn’t Hard
by Annaka Koster | Oct 26, 2023 | Michigan
Those are the things that the metadata leaves out.
On This Day in 1921
by Natasha (Strydhorst) Unsworth | Oct 25, 2023 | Connecticut
She bargained her services as a biology editor in exchange for a small lab and single technician and doggedly continued her science.
The Day the World Changed Forever
by Joshua Polanski | Oct 24, 2023 | Russia
If we continue as is, and perhaps even if we don’t, mass species extinction will continue accelerating.
Watching Airplanes Alone
by Mitchell Barbee | Oct 23, 2023 | Grand Rapids, North Carolina
I have never felt like the grief I have is deserved.
The Greatest of Us All
by Kate DeHaan | Oct 22, 2023 | Chicago
I don’t know if they all liked it, but it was my birthday.
Happy Birthday to My Least-Favorite Favorite Author!
by Emily Joy Stroble | Oct 21, 2023 | Placeless
It’s a matter of honor, not passion.
One Burning Man
by Parker Yeo | Oct 20, 2023 | Egypt, Libya
I was a twelve-year old caught in the midst of a historical wave.
This Day in Ghostory
by Hannah McNulty | Oct 19, 2023 | Placeless
Yikes, George!
I Miss Wealthy Theatre
by Isaac DeBoer | Oct 18, 2023 | Grand Rapids
“An hour and forty-two minutes!” I would think, fist-pumping at the director’s restraint.
How I Survived the Dunkin’ App Betrayal
by Carlisle Patete | Oct 17, 2023 | Placeless
“Has it set in a little or is it still pretty tough?”
Taylor’s Worst Ex
by Tiffany Kajiwara | Oct 16, 2023 | Placeless
I hope you’re constantly getting images of the Eras Tour.
Gregorian Days
by Courtney Zonnefeld | Oct 15, 2023 | Placeless
How strange and befuddling, to have lived in two months on one day.
Connecting Dots
by Noah Keene | Oct 14, 2023 | Placeless
Maybe a dictatorship took power on that day. A groundbreaking piece of legislation? A ceasefire of a war?
Grief is Like Glitter
by Olivia Harre | Oct 13, 2023 | Placeless
The changing leaves are a reminder that nothing is permanently with us.
First of Shadows, First of Shots
by Gabrielle Eisma | Oct 11, 2023 | Washington, D.C.
I’d rub my arm and think, being first hurts.
Marvin
by Philip Rienstra | Oct 10, 2023 | Placeless
He was also a man whose lasting legacy would be defined in a single moment.
Chicxulub(ish)
by Gwyneth Findlay | Oct 9, 2023 | Placeless
On a day something like October 9th, 66 million(ish) years ago, a blanket of soot clouded every sky, spilled over every horizon.
October 8, T.A. 3018 (Year 1418 in Shire-reckoning)
by Josh Parks | Oct 8, 2023 | Placeless
No doubt a historical trigonometrist could measure the percentage of Weathertop that fell below the horizon each hour, though that study has yet to be published.
“Laramie Sparkles, Doesn’t It”
by Susannah Boersma | Oct 7, 2023 | Wyoming
This isn’t a sparkly post.
The Current War (2019): Review Retrospective
by Kipp De Man | Oct 4, 2023 | Placeless
It seems something has shorted in its circuitry.
The Andy Griffith Show
by Ansley Kelly | Oct 3, 2023 | Placeless
In a time when anticipatory grief and suffering are the ways of the world, it may seem naive to believe that Mayberry is more reality than dream.
Aiding Athletes in All Phases of Athletic Activity (and Me When My Tummy Hurts)
by Christina Ribbens | Oct 2, 2023 | Placeless
You could drink from whatever random thing you had and it was fine.
I Can’t Live With or Without Cars
by Sam Tuit | Oct 1, 2023 | Michigan
I felt like I could drive literally anywhere in the world. And I loved that feeling. And I hated that I loved it.
Life With You
by Will Montei | Sep 30, 2023 | Placeless
You stood as still as you could in the yard, pretending to be a bird feeder in the hope that somebody might land on you.
Past, Present, and Future
by Amy (Allen) Frieson | Sep 29, 2023 | Michigan, New York
I am too young to be having a midlife crisis and too old for a quarter-life one.
Three Bluegrass Songs for Fall
by Jon Gorter | Sep 28, 2023 | Placeless
These artists don’t shy away from the ugly stuff of life.
52 Thoughts I Had While Watching Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island for the First Time in 20 Years
by Annaka Koster | Sep 26, 2023 | Placeless
“Could you enhance this image” on your 1990s camcorder? Sure.
