A Cheapskate’s Sentimental Guide to Chicago
I’d walk along the lake and listen to the birds, thinking about how strange it was that a man-made peninsula became a spot of natural beauty amongst glass skyscrapers.
Weekends in Chicago
I took an Uber Black back to my hotel just because I could.
Ghost of Days Unlived
I would have inhaled a rosemary salt bagel with my iced vanilla latte this morning.
Unrecommendation: Music Festivals
Distant bass jars you from Adrianne Lenker’s sweet crooning.
Packaged to Gogh
Zeroing in isn’t always the solution.
Onward and Upward
The laughter flowed freely, as if the devastation of the last few days had dammed it up until it burst from us all at once.
Rules of Engagement
There are many white people in Grand Rapids, and gossiping about dog breeds is, I guess, what we do.
On Patience and Hope and Grace
So during my sixth and final semester at Calvin, I waited.
and waited.
and waited.
In a Land Far Away
So consider this a love letter from your faraway child.
Politics as Usual…feat. Chance the Rapper
The word alderman has Anglo-Saxon origins: a noble (serving the king) as ruler of a local district. Quite literally it means “old man.”
