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Green, Gold, and Red Tape
by Juliana Knot | Feb 1, 2022 | Michigan
But if you manage to complete this step, you’re pre-qualified. You’ve qualified to see if you qualify.
No Expectations
by Jon Gorter | Jan 28, 2022 | Placeless
Anything I do on top of sleeping and eating a few cookies registers as an accomplishment.
Strangers in the Night
by Anna Jeffries | Jan 27, 2022 | Michigan
The way that people come together for a prolonged moment around music is kind of bizarre.
Spoil Me
by Annaka Koster | Jan 26, 2022 | Placeless
Kay throws out dramatic, world-altering twists as easily as your ex-roommate spoils the new Spiderman on Twitter.
Confident Calumny
by Natasha (Strydhorst) Unsworth | Jan 25, 2022 | Placeless
My own filters are more poppycock-permeable than I’d assumed.
The (Non-)Contradiction of Belief and Unbelief
by Joshua Polanski | Jan 24, 2022 | Germany, Japan
Doubt and faith, though mutually contradictory, can be gently held together.
Finding the Answer to a Dumb Question: A Timeline (With Help From My Internet History)
by Mitchell Barbee | Jan 23, 2022 | Placeless
The Fox Sports article was close, but not exact.
The Phenomenon of Good Gas Station Subs
by Kayleigh (Fongers) Van Wyk | Jan 22, 2022 | New Jersey
Maybe I’m just too easy to please.
The Art at the End of the World: A (Somewhat) Practical Guide
by Emily Joy Stroble | Jan 21, 2022 | Placeless
We will make jewelry from objects that remind us of better times, lost people, and lost places
It Only Takes Three
by Chad Westra | Jan 20, 2022 | Washington
Something repeated enough becomes the truth.
Unsung Heroes of Clean Energy
by Lillie Spackman | Jan 19, 2022 | Placeless
Having limits makes finding solutions that much more exciting.
Podcast Pedagogy: An Intro to Leftist Podcasts
by Ben DeVries | Jan 18, 2022 | Placeless
In the US, opposition to the left is as American as apple pie and as invisible as water is to a fish.
The Annual Grief of Taking Down Christmas
by Laura Sheppard Song | Jan 17, 2022 | Placeless
Putting up the tree is a boisterous event. Taking down the tree is a silent resignation to January.
Protective Procrastinating
by Katie Van Zanen | Jan 16, 2022 | Placeless
Perhaps I and myself might solve this problem together in a more productive way if we collaborate.
Still Learning
by Courtney Zonnefeld | Jan 15, 2022 | Placeless
Learning something new often requires a long time where we are the worst in the room. Ugh.
Shelling and Your 20s
by Olivia Harre | Jan 13, 2022 | Michigan
Our days at the beach are grounding, measured by low tides and the direction of the waves.
When I Was a Critic
by Klaas Walhout | Jan 12, 2022 | Grand Rapids
On the other hand, I wanted to adapt to the pandemic by becoming one with my couch.
Watching Lord of the Rings for the Ninth Time
by Lauren Cole | Jan 11, 2022 | Placeless
Entertain yourselves by quoting lines five seconds before the characters say them. (This only works if everyone finds it entertaining.)
Review: Arcane
by Philip Rienstra | Jan 10, 2022 | Placeless
Video game-based content is rarely, if ever, this good.
Aberdeen, As I Walked It in 2021
by Gwyneth Findlay | Jan 9, 2022 | Scotland
I’ve seen what makes this place valuable, what compels me to call it home.
Disney Attraction Drink Pairings
by Josh Parks | Jan 8, 2022 | Florida
The pure chaos of this new ride requires equally chaotic imbibing. Maybe one of those middle-school numbers where you mix all the soft drinks together?
Fuzzy Pants and Horn Fanfares
by Susannah Boersma | Jan 7, 2022 | Placeless
It’s more like poorly funded fan fiction than anything else.
Riddle Me This: What Salamander Are You?
by Alex Johnson | Jan 5, 2022 | Placeless
All of these assigned character quizzes are dumb, but I can’t stop taking them.
Tipping the Scales
by Ansley Kelly | Jan 3, 2022 | New York
Death, in our lived experience, is horrifyingly final.
The Morality of Dying Plants
by Christina Ribbens | Jan 2, 2022 | Michigan
I know that keeping plants alive and being tidy aren’t moral achievements, but sometimes I let myself feel that way.
“You’re Not Ugly; You Just Don’t Have the Money” Is Real
by Juliana Knot | Jan 1, 2022 | Placeless
Every gorgeous face you see on screen is carefully curated, prodded and shaped to be that way.
Best of 2021, Part Three: Editors’ Picks
by Alex Johnson | Dec 31, 2021 | Placeless
The cream of the crop, in our humble opinions.
Best of 2021, Part Two: Writers’ Picks
by Annaka Koster | Dec 30, 2021 | Placeless
Amidst the bad, the broken, and the baffling, our writers sought and succeeded to chronicle all that and more.
Best of 2021, Part One: Readers’ Picks
by Alex Johnson | Dec 29, 2021 | Placeless
You offered up some of the essays that cheered, comforted, and challenged you.
Mashed Potatoes
by Jon Gorter | Dec 28, 2021 | Placeless
Despite the poisonous potentials, the potato would steal the hearts, via the stomachs, of the world.
