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Trader Joe’s and the Joys of Cooking
by Lauren Cole | Oct 11, 2020 | Grand Rapids
If there were a sixth love language, I believe it’d be food
Michael Schur’s Better World
by Jordan Petersen Kamp | Oct 10, 2020 | Placeless
Instead we’re all Tahani and Jason: one-note and stagnant.
Do Not Send For Perry
by Gwyneth Findlay | Oct 9, 2020 | Placeless
Mr. Knightley’s position and relevance to the Woodhouse family are not once explained in this film, and if the representation in Clueless is inaccurate, then I still have no idea why he’s always around.
Which Disney Villain is Donald Trump?
by Josh Parks | Oct 8, 2020 | Placeless
That point aside, though, Trump doesn’t have Maleficent’s stoicism, Mother Gothel’s manipulative skills, or Ursula’s show-stopping stage presence.
An Apartment of My Own
by Susannah Boersma | Oct 7, 2020 | Grand Rapids
Perhaps what I really need to invest in is a nightlight. Preferably dinosaur shaped.
Unbalanced Scales
by Alex Johnson | Oct 5, 2020 | Placeless
Life has not been kind to you, but you are so unfailingly kind to it.
A Hope Chest for Today
by Comfort Sampong | Oct 4, 2020 | Placeless
I detangle earbuds before including them, ready to start a playlist inspired by fleeting feelings my words can’t capture.
Drink the Wine, Burn the Candle
by Ansley Kelly | Oct 3, 2020 | Placeless
Her comment broke the meditative silence of our post-dinner respite, and we stumbled into the idea with the dazed confusedness of young students in the presence of wisdom.
Attendance
by Cotter Koopman | Oct 2, 2020 | Placeless
I prefer everything with subtitles anyway.
What Is It You Plan to Do?
by Katerina Parsons | Oct 1, 2020 | Ohio
The moment I began to slide, I thought of nothing.
The Unicorn That Changed My Life
by Kayla McLean | Sep 30, 2020 | Honduras
Like Agnes, I decided this unicorn would be mine.
Impressions of Future Bosses
by Bridget Pertzsch | Sep 29, 2020 | Grand Rapids
“What part of this job are you looking forward to?”
“Decorating a hallway.”
Homing
by Jon Gorter | Sep 28, 2020 | Placeless
Buying a feeder isn’t something one does on a whim; it takes planning.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Me
by Anna Jeffries | Sep 27, 2020 | Placeless
I’m not sure if that makes me a “bad feminist” in the same way that wanting a perfect body made Fleabag a “bad feminist,” but I wish I had known more about RBG when I was younger
My Coworker’s Cat Almost Killed Us Both
by Annaka Koster | Sep 26, 2020 | Michigan
Fergie and the goldfish, thankfully, seemed unaffected.
Does It Matter?
by Katie Van Zanen | Sep 25, 2020 | Placeless
Does it matter that this particular person voting for a corrupt, anti-democratic, avowedly racist and misogynist leader is also a “prayer warrior” and a “champion of the faith”?
The Boons and Banes of Ignorance
by Joshua Polanski | Sep 24, 2020 | Massachusetts
Too many fluffernutters will make you queasy.
Retroactive Curiosity
by Alex Westenbroek | Sep 23, 2020 | Placeless
I think I had a couple of good English teachers early on, and I liked reading books, so I decided I must be an English person, and there you have it.
Here’s to a New Season
by Kayleigh (Fongers) Van Wyk | Sep 22, 2020 | Michigan
Today is the first day of autumn, and instead of dreading it, I’m going to try my best to stay hopeful.
Free Castles
by Emily Joy Stroble | Sep 21, 2020 | Colorado
One would think rights bequeathed by the Omnipotent Ruler of the Universe would be impervious to puny, mortal attack.
On Hope, Collapse, and Normalcy
by Chad Westra | Sep 20, 2020 | Placeless
But like a towering stack of nachos, hope and excitement can only be piled so high before everything comes tumbling down.
The Matriarch
by Lillie Spackman | Sep 19, 2020 | Placeless
I hope that, along with her name, I will always carry some reflection of her in me.
Looters Get Shot
by Ben DeVries | Sep 18, 2020 | Oregon
I’m not convinced that looter’s increased presence in my life is the result of a newly expanded horizon of awareness.
Marriage Advice from Someone Who’s Been Married Eleven Days
by Laura Sheppard Song | Sep 17, 2020 | Canada
Pull those covers all the way over to your side at night. What doesn’t kill him makes him stronger.
Always in Failure
by Kyric Koning | Sep 16, 2020 | Placeless
Don’t look at me and see where I’m lacking.
Credo
by Courtney Zonnefeld | Sep 15, 2020 | Placeless
I didn’t long for the suffering, but a part of me envied the certainty it seemed to produce.
Thank God I’m Funny: On Being Trans and Hilarious
by Finnely King-Scoular | Sep 14, 2020 | Placeless
At best, I’m mildly amusing. At worst, I’m lazy internet trash whose only claim to a comedy crown is stolen memes.
Uplifting 2020 Conversation Topics
by Olivia Harre | Sep 13, 2020 | Placeless
The question “Do you have a TikTok?” definitely sparks an interesting conversation.
Choosing My Confessions
by Klaas Walhout | Sep 12, 2020 | Placeless
Perhaps confession has more to do with vulnerability and emergency than with orthodoxy and tradition.
A Few Reflections on Wind Through Trees
by Lauren Cole | Sep 11, 2020 | Grand Rapids, Massachusetts
In The Color Purple by Alice Walker, Shug tells Celie, “I think it pisses God off if you walk by the color purple in a field somewhere and don’t notice it.”
