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East Coast Ice Cream Zagat
by Susannah Boersma | Jun 7, 2024 | Placeless
I want to know a place like L.M. Montgomery knows Prince Edward Island.
Rebuilding Beautiful
by Alex Johnson | Jun 5, 2024 | Grand Rapids, Michigan
It means so much to me that I can hardly bear to let other people know that I’m struggling to keep it afloat.
At Pickerel Lake Again
by Kipp De Man | Jun 4, 2024 | Michigan
I don’t talk as much as I used to on these walks.
Won’t It Be Fun
by Ansley Kelly | Jun 3, 2024 | Placeless
Stop fussing about the alternatives or worrying about wrong turns.
I’ll Just Be in the Parking Lot, Struggling
by Christina Ribbens | Jun 2, 2024 | Michigan, Washington, D.C.
And if I had started to feel faint, I’m not sure I would have let her see.
Call For Audition Submissions
by Alex Johnson | May 31, 2024 | Placeless
Are you interested in joining the post calvin community? We have openings for new writers beginning this August, and we’d love to hear from you!
Psychic Weight
by Gabe Gunnink | May 30, 2024 | Placeless
It wasn’t until I beheld him walking away down the Burke-Gilman Trail in his green jacket, until I felt the great charging train of my life switched onto the rails of a wrong parallel reality, that the truth settled itself on my shoulders.
The Lost Generation
by Anna Jeffries | May 27, 2024 | Placeless
How we miss the good old days of Trogdor the Burninator and the distant idea of something going on in Afghanistan.
My Life as a Domestic Demon
by Annaka Koster | May 26, 2024 | Placeless
Have you ever seen anything more tragic?
Hurry Up and Wait
by Natasha (Strydhorst) Unsworth | May 25, 2024 | Placeless
He paused contemplatively before bellowing, with evident relish, “I’m TOO LOUD!”
‘Silver Springs’ by Fleetwood Mac Is a Masterpiece That Must Be Watched
by Mitchell Barbee | May 23, 2024 | Maryland, Placeless
Even without the knowledge of the history between the two, a passive viewer could feel the tension between Nicks and Buckingham.
The Post-Adoption Transformation Effect
by Kate DeHaan | May 22, 2024 | Placeless
I thought she would just be sweet and snuggly, but turns out she is a Grade-A goofball who’s in cahoots with my other Grade-A goofball.
Dante in Joshua Tree
by Emily Joy Stroble | May 21, 2024 | Placeless
Have we considered that the Tree of Knowledge could have been a prickly pear?
Movie Time
by Isaac DeBoer | May 18, 2024 | Placeless
I accomplished the “nearly zero frames seen” challenge for the release of The Last Jedi and Dune: Part Two. I recommend doing it! Try it for Sonic the Hedgehog 3.
Chicago Stars
by Carlisle Patete | May 17, 2024 | Chicago
I’ve seen plenty of rats, had many awkward bus rides, and barely missed more trains that I can count.
Milestones for Single People
by Tiffany Kajiwara | May 16, 2024 | Placeless
If we can romanticize diapers and spit up and sleep deprivation, let’s romanticize the pains of single people too.
Tick Tock Tick Tock
by Noah Keene | May 14, 2024 | Placeless
Is it a universal experience that the school year after you graduate high school there’s a huge status quo change?
The Low Notes
by Olivia Harre | May 13, 2024 | Placeless
I can still hear him whistling throughout the house perfectly on pitch.
What to Cook When Someone is Dying
by Jack Kamps | May 12, 2024 | Michigan
You get very good at packing hot dishes into cardboard boxes.
The Wedding Speech I Didn’t Have to Give
by Gabrielle Eisma | May 11, 2024 | Placeless
As your friend for almost fifteen years, I saw your ability to change someone for the better, because you changed me.
Work Is Love Made Visible
by Philip Rienstra | May 10, 2024 | Placeless
I don’t think it would be possible for me to repay my mom for so many years.
Dear Graduates of 2024
by Gwyneth Findlay | May 9, 2024 | Placeless
You know you are citizens of a world where justice is not prevailing.
Burning
by Josh Parks | May 8, 2024 | Placeless
From this vantage point, a few tax credits for home solar panels (imagine owning a home!) doesn’t feel like hope.
Justice for Rory Gilmore
by Susannah Boersma | May 7, 2024 | Placeless
The procession of gold stars, jolly ranchers, and honor roll ceremonies train their brain towards continuously following the rewards.
Twelve Gifts of State Testing
by Alex Johnson | May 5, 2024 | Detroit
This was increasingly bad when that entrance was closed due to the impending NFL draft.
Tortured Poets and Patient Artistry
by Kipp De Man | May 4, 2024 | Placeless
One views art as a platform by which they speak, the other sees it as a process by which a voice is explored and perhaps revealed.
Texting Friends
by Ansley Kelly | May 3, 2024 | New York
It is my firm belief that the enduring power of middle school narratives is why therapists will always have jobs.
Here’s What I Have to Say On the Church Mice in Disney’s Robin Hood
by Christina Ribbens | May 2, 2024 | Placeless
Cue the mournful organ. Cue the rain. Enter the church mice.
Faygo Flavors that Should Definitely Exist
by Sam Tuit | May 1, 2024 | Michigan
Just add some bubbles Faygo, please? For me?
Back Then
by Brad Zwiers | Apr 30, 2024 | Placeless
His anger was channeled; his joy resplendent.
