Archives | the post calvin

Faker and Me

by Kyric Koning | Jun 16, 2021 | Placeless

Fans call him “The Unkillable Demon King.” They call him “god.” They chant “Faker Faker Playmaker” when he is winning.

Ada and Me

by Courtney Zonnefeld | Jun 15, 2021 | Placeless

The long-dead Ada does not need to be the only woman we know in STEM.

Rory and Me

by Olivia Harre | Jun 13, 2021 | Placeless

We push through our most stressful life seasons by watching our favorite Gilmore ones.

Roger and Me

by Klaas Walhout | Jun 12, 2021 | Ohio

We kept walking and eventually heard the faint sound of a practice session coming from a small side court with bleacher seating.

BTS and Me

by Lauren Cole | Jun 11, 2021 | Placeless

I didn’t give a lot of thought to who was actually making the music I was relating to until BTS.

Jack and Me

by Jordan Petersen Kamp | Jun 10, 2021 | Placeless

Maybe this is the part where I go to grad school or something.

Harry and Me

by Gwyneth Findlay | Jun 9, 2021 | Scotland

Harry’s influence has allowed me to unveil aspects of my queerness that I did not know were hidden.

Hilary and Me

by Josh Parks | Jun 8, 2021 | Placeless

I wanted to give my audience that same assurance that everything was under control, that beauty and certainty could coexist.

Chris and Me

by Susannah Boersma | Jun 7, 2021 | Alaska

I was skeptical both because of its cheesy “find yourself” cover and because I have a poorly veiled hatred of survival-type books.

J.R.R. and Me

by Ben Orlebeke | Jun 6, 2021 | Placeless

Middle-earth is like my second home, and I know its every corner.

Moses and Me

by Alex Johnson | Jun 5, 2021 | Placeless

I could leave my identity within the grayness; I could be neither/nor.

Samin and Me

by Comfort Sampong | Jun 4, 2021 | Placeless

She was content to marvel and learn alongside us instead of being the expert at center stage.

Brené and Me

by Ansley Kelly | Jun 3, 2021 | Placeless

This is not the place to use your energy. Smile and move on.

Justin and Me

by Cotter Koopman | Jun 2, 2021 | Placeless

After a long winter, he emerges with a cryptic text.

Rutherford and Me

by Katerina Parsons | Jun 1, 2021 | Placeless

Separated from his historical context, I saw him more as a punchline than either a hero or a villain.

Call for Audition Submissions

by Alex Johnson | May 31, 2021 | 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!

A (Not As Sappy) Note

by Brianna Busscher | May 30, 2021 | Ohio

Your stories gave me a community when I felt I had none.

Fruit and the Chinese American

by Joyce Chew | May 29, 2021 | Grand Rapids

Am I sinking too much energy into figuring out an identity that is invisible to those around me?

My Mammalian Nature

by Jon Gorter | May 28, 2021 | North Carolina

The bear ascended a steep rhododendron-covered slope which cut the distance between us and him in half.

Hardening My Heart

by Anna Jeffries | May 27, 2021 | Placeless

Trying to be a one hundred percent Christian is exhausting and impossible.

Everybody Loves WWII

by Annaka Koster | May 26, 2021 | Placeless

It might seem strange to describe a global event that cost some eighty-five million people their lives with the same adjective that Kohl’s uses to describe underwear.