The Queer Alumnus Dilemma
Calvin’s attitude of dismissal and thinly-veiled condemnation towards LGBTQ+ people doesn’t turn queer students into straight students, or even into more faithful queer students.
Theater of the Absurd
There truly is a place in the human soul for interminable stories.
When I Was a Critic
On the other hand, I wanted to adapt to the pandemic by becoming one with my couch.
6 Things I’ve Learned from Packing Boxes at Hallmark
5. Don’t bother adjusting the tape dispenser machine
Watching the MCU (And Trying to Enjoy It)
It didn’t matter if half the cast was snapped away by Thanos—they’re all going to come back anyway.
Sunday Morning Guilt
The “you belong here” welcome packets feel insufficient in the face of everything people walk in here carrying.
A Beginner’s Guide to Summer Biking Adventures (in Grand Rapids, MI)
It feels good to have a growing sense of where I live.
Sufjan and Me
In that crowd of spotlighted onlookers I was not alone.
Fruit and the Chinese American
Am I sinking too much energy into figuring out an identity that is invisible to those around me?
Goodbye Packard
When I move the last box out of this place, I will no longer live next to four years of memories.
