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The Office
by Anna Jeffries | Oct 27, 2022 | Placeless
Michael Scott is a menace and I still don’t know how his character became so fucking popular among millennials.
Curse Tablets
by Annaka Koster | Oct 26, 2022 | Greece
And I just don’t have it in me to explain to a cop why I’m burying Reynolds Wrap under the hostas.
Bicycle Commuting (in Lubbock, Texas)
by Natasha (Strydhorst) Unsworth | Oct 25, 2022 | Texas
Cyclists know a city very differently than motorists do—as ants know a backyard very differently than squirrels do.
House of the Dragon: Season One
by Joshua Polanski | Oct 24, 2022 | Placeless
The first season, while still fresh off the press, is right up there with the best of Thrones.
Transracial Adoption
by Mitchell Barbee | Oct 23, 2022 | Placeless
Growing up, what it meant to be Korean was completely lost on me.
Church Shopping
by Kayleigh (Fongers) Van Wyk | Oct 22, 2022 | Grand Rapids
There is no such thing as a perfect church.
The Cashmere of Grass
by Emily Joy Stroble | Oct 21, 2022 | Scotland
I decide that I do believe that King Arthur sat here. It will make the climb worth it.
Mopeds
by Katerina Parsons | Oct 20, 2022 | Honduras, Washington, D.C.
As her name suggested, Libertad would be freedom for me.
Dating Apps
by Lillie Spackman | Oct 19, 2022 | Placeless
Dear God I hate having to think of a cute opening line. It’s horrifying.
The Doomsday Clock
by Ben DeVries | Oct 18, 2022 | Placeless
the Clock has given vent to a slowly spiraling sense of despair.
Canadian Thanksgiving
by Laura Sheppard Song | Oct 17, 2022 | Canada
No parades or football games or absurd shopping sales muddle the meaning.
Sirius
by Tiffany Kajiwara | Oct 16, 2022 | Placeless
Astronomy is thought of as the future or the cutting edge, but it studies slow processes and ancient objects.
Airports
by Courtney Zonnefeld | Oct 15, 2022 | Placeless
Cruelty and its cousin insensitivity are not surprising in an airport. Kindness is.
Pigeons
by Michal Rubingh | Oct 14, 2022 | Placeless
Maybe they’re petty annoyances for most city dwellers, but they are an undeniable force of life populating nearly every major city in the world.
Eating Gluten-Free
by Olivia Harre | Oct 13, 2022 | Placeless
Getting enough daily protein is no easy feat, rainbow chard isn’t half bad, and chocolate makes me a much, much happier person.
Garlic
by Jack Kamps | Oct 12, 2022 | New York
We returned home in the early evening of that fateful September Saturday reeking, having taste-tested garlic knots, garlic fudge, garlic mustards and dips, cheeses and cheese curds, nuts and nut butters, vinegars, pickles, and hot sauces.
Invisible Ink
by Gabrielle Eisma | Oct 11, 2022 | Placeless
One more thing to die of in a ruthless, bloody war: beautiful magenta ink on a love letter.
Triscuits
by Philip Rienstra | Oct 10, 2022 | Placeless
I did, in fact, want to feel like I was eating a wicker basket.
Heterosexuality
by Gwyneth Findlay | Oct 9, 2022 | Placeless
Heterosexuality itself doesn’t have the capacity to inspire passion, to push boundaries, to ignite change.
The Jersey Shore
by Josh Parks | Oct 8, 2022 | New Jersey
Rusty antennae form a kind of industrial crown of thorns, and the typeface doesn’t say “beach day” as much as “we interrupt this program to bring you a SEVERE WEATHER ALERT.”
Communal Tooth-Brushing
by Susannah Boersma | Oct 7, 2022 | Grand Rapids
No performance. No personal space.
Trader Joe’s
by Hannah Riffell | Oct 6, 2022 | Grand Rapids
Spoiler alert: I get lost in Meijer.
The New York Thruway
by Alex Johnson | Oct 5, 2022 | New York
The GPS says three hundred miles to the next turn, and the only thing you can do is pop on the next episode of Serial, mentally prepare yourself for the amount of tolls you are going to E-ZPass through, and settle in.
Farmers Markets
by Ansley Kelly | Oct 3, 2022 | New York
If I need a healthier item in a hurry, I can always spend my entire paycheck on just one item at the Lexington Co-op, which is located only a few blocks from my apartment.
Microsoft Paint
by Christina Ribbens | Oct 2, 2022 | Placeless
Jackson Polluck wishes.
How Reality TV Salvaged My Relationship With Food
by Jill Geyer | Sep 30, 2022 | Placeless
Lured by my sweet tooth, I consumed my first and last pickle at the age of five.
Chasing Worship
by Sam Tuit | Sep 29, 2022 | Placeless
It’s also hard to worship while mentally taking notes on ways to improve for next week.
Back to the Beans
by Jon Gorter | Sep 28, 2022 | Grand Rapids, Oregon
I remember the first time I had coffee that didn’t taste like sludge.
A Fine Balance
by Anna Jeffries | Sep 27, 2022 | Placeless
I have always wanted to believe in a generous God. But I am also afraid.
Don’t Worry, I’m Boring Too
by Annaka Koster | Sep 26, 2022 | Placeless
When every thought you had about anything has already been espoused by someone more eloquent and witty than you, universal boredom seems like the inevitable end of human experience.
