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The Church Flag at the Pride Parade
by Katerina Parsons | Jun 20, 2023 | Placeless
The churches that speak out hatefully against gay people—as well as the churches who, smiling, offer the poisoned chalice of church community only at the cost of any possibility of lifelong romantic love—miss out incalculably.
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by Lillie Spackman | Jun 19, 2023 | North Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia
We succeeded in passing our first day without any emotional crises. Success!
Italy in 1800 Photos
by Ben DeVries | Jun 18, 2023 | Italy
The trip was never just the photos.
Potential Energy
by Laura Sheppard Song | Jun 17, 2023 | Canada
If I’m only painting for me, I’m not painting at all.
On Being Young and Lonely
by Tiffany Kajiwara | Jun 16, 2023 | Grand Rapids
Her expression tightened as she said, “At least you had a couple friends in the city.”
Flowers, Nine Ways
by Courtney Zonnefeld | Jun 15, 2023 | Placeless
Over a decade ago on a family trip, my aunt taught me to take close-up photos through Queen Anne’s lace and other wildflowers.
Being a Twenty-First Century Pilgrim
by Michal Rubingh | Jun 14, 2023 | Spain
Lay your stone at the Cruz de Ferro next to the stone with someone’s Instagram handle.
In My Unhinged Era
by Olivia Harre | Jun 13, 2023 | Tennessee
From our post, we could see the full big screen and hear the entire concert. Were we standing in a tree and getting hit in the face with branches? Absolutely.
Witch, Please and the Affective Economies of Harry Potter
by Jack Kamps | Jun 12, 2023 | New Jersey
The same evils that produced Voldemort and the Death Eaters are not bugs in the magical world—they are systemic features
Seven Outfits for Sasquatch Legs
by Gabrielle Eisma | Jun 11, 2023 | Placeless
I pulled my legs into a criss-cross-applesauce position to us both exploding at the sight of each other’s knee beards.
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom: Review Part One
by Philip Rienstra | Jun 10, 2023 | Placeless
It’s a bit less about you, and a bit more about everyone else—and that feels good.
It Really Feels Like Love On Tour
by Gwyneth Findlay | Jun 9, 2023 | Scotland
I do not, in life in general, scream—not on roller coasters, not in pain, not when Wet Leg encouraged the crowd to unleash bloodcurdling cries—but when Harry was on stage, I couldn’t hold back.
Where There’s Smoke
by Josh Parks | Jun 8, 2023 | New Jersey
No wonder my eyes sting when I go outside; the air’s full of tiny demonic scorpions.
Marmalade Feminism
by Susannah Boersma | Jun 7, 2023 | New Jersey
Somewhere along the way, I have become a jam-making fiend.
Aunt Beth’s Irises
by Hannah Riffell | Jun 6, 2023 | Michigan, Mississippi
Every spring, the flowers unrobed themselves from their long green stalks, like indigo flags declaring the end of the winter—and their own ability to survive it.
In Which I Pretend to Design
by Alex Johnson | Jun 5, 2023 | Placeless
Maybe scrapbooking is my true calling.
Market Memories
by Comfort Sampong | Jun 4, 2023 | Washington, D.C.
How did we find it? Where exactly did this core memory take place?
Where I’ll Be Buried
by Ansley Kelly | Jun 3, 2023 | Pennsylvania
Our family has been talking a lot about tradition these days.
Predictions for the Vaderland, Pt 2: Mostly Nailed It
by Christina Ribbens | Jun 2, 2023 | Netherlands
And, no great loss, I didn’t think about The Masked Singer once.
Remembering in the Moment
by Sam Tuit | Jun 1, 2023 | Michigan
My problem comes with, for example, the teenage couple directly in front of me at an April show who filmed the entire thing, starting a new recording with each new song.
Call for Audition Submissions
by Alex Johnson | May 31, 2023 | Placeless
Are you interested in joining the post calvin community? We have a few openings for new writers beginning this August, and we’d love for you to audition!
Dear Blue Ridge
by Jon Gorter | May 28, 2023 | North Carolina
Your springs have a mind of their own, yet they stay to their determined courses, following plans drawn up by gravity, grooves deepened by time.
The Problem With Parents
by Anna Jeffries | May 27, 2023 | Placeless
Parents have no entitlement to their children’s lives unless they wish to breed mistrust and resentment.
Table for One
by Annaka Koster | May 26, 2023 | Grand Rapids
She mouths the numbers to herself when she calculates the tip.
Goodbye Lubbock
by Natasha (Strydhorst) Unsworth | May 25, 2023 | Texas
You’ve been a pleasant surprise.
Popping Our Bubbles
by Joshua Polanski | May 24, 2023 | Placeless
Musk’s lousy management of Twitter has made visible, at least to me, the appeal of the app in the first place.
My Years in Grand Rapids, Ranked
by Mitchell Barbee | May 23, 2023 | Grand Rapids
Don’t accept a job with the first company that offers you a position out of college, especially if the head of the eight-person company reminds you of a shady televangelist.
Harry Styles and Home
by Kayleigh (Fongers) Van Wyk | May 22, 2023 | Placeless
It’s become less of a fixation and more of an appreciation.
I Love Being a Woman…But
by Emily Joy Stroble | May 21, 2023 | Placeless
Maybe it’s the patriarchy, maybe it’s Maybelline.
On Living Happily During the War
by Katerina Parsons | May 20, 2023 | Placeless
I train the hose on our seedlings and think about the rains that have failed over and over again in parts of the Horn of Africa.
