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I Applied To Be on ‘Survivor’

by Luke Brandsen | Jan 19, 2026 | Placeless

Frankly, the idea of giving a team of strangers editing control over my inevitable mistakes and embarrassing moments before broadcasting them on a national stage is terrifying.

A Case for Spicy Food

by Priscilla Chang | Jan 18, 2026 | Placeless

Spice means flavor. It means sensation. It means reaction.

A Liturgy for Using AI

by Carlisle Patete | Jan 17, 2026 | Placeless

It feels wrong to type into the chat box, “please add more hopeful language into this article.”

friendslop /frend-slop/ n.

by Nathan Hilbrands | Jan 16, 2026 | Placeless

Why do just a phone call when you can do a call while descending into skull caverns with an inventory full of cheese and bombs?

One in the Chamber

by Clint Wilson | Jan 15, 2026 | Placeless

In other words, did humanity deserve it?

Overcorrections

by Noah Keene | Jan 14, 2026 | Placeless

American society has a contradictory relationship with sexuality, one that manages to be simultaneously horny and prudish.

Girlhood

by Olivia Harre | Jan 13, 2026 | Tennessee

When we’re sitting all in one room, it’s like we’ve never been apart.

An Unconventional Birthday Celebration

by Liana Hirner | Jan 12, 2026 | Placeless

“Wow, you’re so lucky. You get to stay up late on your birthday!”

Why I Can’t Stop Saying “So True”

by Eleanor Lee | Jan 11, 2026 | Placeless

I’m keeping you guessing—which means I’m cool.

A Few Meals I Like

by Philip Rienstra | Jan 10, 2026 | Placeless

I’m certainly not above following a viral food trend (see: the aforementioned cucumber salad).

A Year of Unmet Unexpectations

by Michelle Ferdinands | Jan 9, 2026 | Placeless

I have a voice, and for the first time in my life, I’m not afraid of it.

God Wants You To Be Warm

by Josh Parks | Jan 8, 2026 | New York

I’d frozen my face into a wide-eyed expression of mild panic, but I was upright.

If you love a boy…

by Kate Wilmot | Jan 7, 2026 | Placeless

But I knew he was too tired to talk, and so I began putting my head on his shoulder and just… watching.

I Cracked the Grandma Code with Chocolate and Rice Balls

by Emilyn Shortridge | Jan 6, 2026 | Grand Rapids, Japan

When at first someone politely declines your chocolate or tea, try, try again—but sneakier.

You Think, Therefore I Am

by Alex Johnson | Jan 5, 2026 | Placeless

There was a moment in my senior year when I realized, Hey, all of my opinions are just what adults are telling me.

Confessions of an English Major

by Madeline Witvliet | Jan 3, 2026 | Placeless

I believe in small changes that add up over time.

Subconscious Wrapped – 2025

by Christina Ribbens | Jan 2, 2026 | Placeless

Then I put everything into a Google Sheet and started slinging around some pivot tables.

White Noise

by Sam Tuit | Jan 1, 2026 | Placeless

You’re missing out on deals at a restaurant you went to one time years ago across the country.

Best of 2025, Part Three: Editor’s Picks

by Annaka Koster | Dec 31, 2025 | Placeless

Thank you so much for letting us be your literary home for a little while.

Best of 2025, Part Two: Peers’ Picks

by Alex Johnson | Dec 30, 2025 | Placeless

“Making me choose only one is cruel.”

Best of 2025, Part One: Writers’ Picks

by Josh Parks | Dec 29, 2025 | Placeless

To truly love something you’ve written yourself is a both an achievement and a gift.

Just Like My Sisters

by Julia McKee | Dec 29, 2025 | Placeless

He confirmed every teenager’s worst fear: people are talking about you and your family.

Marathon Not a Sprint

by Izzy Nunez | Dec 28, 2025 | Florida

The line becomes part of the experience, a lesson in patience wrapped in air conditioning and Mickey Ears wallpaper.

All I Want for Christmas is My Damn Sofa

by Anna Jeffries | Dec 27, 2025 | Washington, D.C.

We’ve never seen anyone moving in with a sofa in our short tenure at the apartment building, but are they all just living sofa-less? Do they have some special teleportation key we’re missing?