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Amperland, NY
by Jack Kamps | Mar 12, 2023 | New York
Viewers are treated to close-ups of dripping jam & sizzling onions, as well as an interlude in which the two protagonists play a comical game of badminton.
St. Ives: One City, Two Perspectives
by Gabrielle Eisma | Mar 11, 2023 | England
It was all crisp blue water and green cliffsides, purple oysters clinging to midnight rocks.
We arrived on a warm evening and were greeted by an orange sky, salty air, and cobbled streets.
City of Tears
by Philip Rienstra | Mar 10, 2023 | Placeless
As the ghostly songstress resumes her song, you begin to hear that same voice that has been singing as part of the background noise
City Slicker Definition & Meaning
by Gwyneth Findlay | Mar 9, 2023 | Canada, Grand Rapids, Scotland
Life there doesn’t confuse me, but it’s no longer what I’m accustomed to. I’ve become a real city slicker.
The City at the End of the World
by Josh Parks | Mar 8, 2023 | Argentina
Two monuments then, intertwined: one to wonders and another to horrors.
The Back of the Stationery Store
by Susannah Boersma | Mar 7, 2023 | New York
I spend eons meticulously rotating the rack and considering which postcard could be catered to each of my friends.
Who, But Also Where
by Hannah Riffell | Mar 6, 2023 | Grand Rapids, Michigan, Mississippi
There’s always someone to wave to.
To London, with Love
by Alex Johnson | Mar 5, 2023 | England
You reached your hand out of the ocean of people, standing stock-still in the middle of an intersection while the masses swarmed around you, and I took it.
Retracing My Family’s Past in Accra
by Comfort Sampong | Mar 4, 2023 | Ghana
I can’t know the spot where an elderly lady always sold them fresh sugar bread or the field where they played ampe.
Buffalove
by Ansley Kelly | Mar 3, 2023 | New York
My dad called me while we watched in silence and I said, “I don’t want to live here anymore.”
A Big Corner
by Christina Ribbens | Mar 2, 2023 | Virginia, Washington, D.C.
There are single family homes and giant, shiny apartment buildings and about six 7-Elevens in my square mile.
Citywide Constellations
by Sam Tuit | Mar 1, 2023 | Placeless
The Moscow transit system looks more like a jellyfish than Ursa Major looks like a bear.
The Casita Crawl
by Jon Gorter | Feb 28, 2023 | Costa Rica
Instead of making the trek up the mountain, Alfonso and I, along with our crew of fellow naturalists, researchers, and organic farmers, decided to bring the night life to us.
Annaka b’Koach
by Annaka Koster | Feb 26, 2023 | Placeless
She shakes her head once, before looking up back at me with holy certainty. “You have no idea who you are,” she declares.
Repenting in Dust and Ashes
by Natasha (Strydhorst) Unsworth | Feb 25, 2023 | Texas
I felt the grit on my teeth and imagined it in my lungs.
The Craziest Things I’ve Seen Teaching Kids to Ice Skate
by Joshua Polanski | Feb 24, 2023 | Massachusetts
I never found out if the kid’s shenanigans were purposeful.
Lost Media and the Search for ‘Pretty Good’ Episode 4
by Mitchell Barbee | Feb 23, 2023 | Placeless
I’m not the only one desperate to find the lost episode.
The Grog Days Are Over
by Kayleigh (Fongers) Van Wyk | Feb 22, 2023 | Placeless
Grog is like a heightened version of a scavenger hunt combined with freeze tag—all taking place in the dark
What Would Tolkien Think of “Goblin Mode”?
by Emily Joy Stroble | Feb 21, 2023 | Placeless
“You’ve got it the wrong way around,” I imagine Tolkien saying.
Nobody Wants to Do the Dishes
by Katerina Parsons | Feb 20, 2023 | Placeless
No one sits for hours at an information booth because it is their passion.
One Hundred Percent Home
by Lillie Spackman | Feb 19, 2023 | New York
I think I’ve had to get good at making a home for myself where there was none before.
Toxic Foodborne Fungal Event
by Ben DeVries | Feb 18, 2023 | Placeless
Beyond the walls, the infected lurk—zombies in all but name.
A Valentine’s Day Encounter
by Laura Sheppard Song | Feb 17, 2023 | Placeless
It was so sweet how you wanted to make me feel comfortable.
Three Swoon-Worthy Romances and Three that Should’ve Stayed Friends
by Tiffany Kajiwara | Feb 16, 2023 | Placeless
I can’t believe that I’m unconvinced about a romance with People Magazine’s Sexist Man Alive Paul Rudd. It’s a waste, really.
Yet to Come
by Courtney Zonnefeld | Feb 15, 2023 | Placeless
The best days of our lives are behind us; the best days of our lives are before us.
Periphery People
by Michal Rubingh | Feb 14, 2023 | Hungary
He sings along as he weighs my onions.
The Ritual of Snail Mail
by Olivia Harre | Feb 13, 2023 | Placeless
Something felt almost sacred about holding them, the faded writing scrawled on the back of fraying cards.
“Hey, You”
by Jack Kamps | Feb 12, 2023 | Placeless
Unlike computer interfaces, however, life has yet to present me with a box I can check that says “Do not ask me again.”
Costco Wedding Rings
by Gabrielle Eisma | Feb 11, 2023 | Placeless
After a year or so, he wouldn’t remember the first trip, and the third trip with the same snack samples would be just as much of a treat.
French Onion Soup
by Philip Rienstra | Feb 10, 2023 | Grand Rapids
If I had to choose between a mediocre french onion soup and a meal of three corn dogs with spicy mayo, I would choose the former every time
