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Best of 2019: Part One

by Abby Zwart | Dec 29, 2019 | Placeless

Favorite pieces of 2019 from our audience.

The Incarnation

by Jon Gorter | Dec 28, 2019 | Thailand

I learned that a tree marked with a robe was not just a special tree chosen by a monk—these trees were monks.

Bringing Vince Carter to Church pt. 2

by Brad Zwiers | Dec 27, 2019 | Placeless

But what still grabs my attention and gains my respect is the way Vince Carter has subverted the expectations of aging basketball stars.

Tokyo Godfathers and the Art of the Christmas Miracle

by Annaka Koster | Dec 26, 2019 | Placeless

Perhaps even more powerful than its familial themes and more impressive than its artwork and animation is how Tokyo Godfathers twists the rules of good story writing and bends them to its thematic will.

A Star, A Star: The Incomplete and Distorted History of the Red Hot Chili Peppers

by Leigh Peterson | Dec 24, 2019 | Placeless

There was a time in my life when the Chili Peppers dropping a bad record (or at least, for the first time ever, one that I perceived as bad) would have devastated me.

My Silly Dictionary

by Alex Westenbroek | Dec 23, 2019 | Placeless

Pruts (pl. noun) /pɹʌts/

It’s 2049: A Little Ways in the Future in a Galaxy Far, Far Away

by Emily Joy Stroble | Dec 21, 2019 | Placeless

May the Force be with you, Rey, as you go where no man has gone before.

The 2019 Golden Gabe Awards

by Gabe Gunnink | Dec 20, 2019 | Placeless

David: Ok. But I’ll have you know that picking out a sweater for this event was literally the hardest choice of my life, and I think that the results speak for themselves.

Do Not Look Directly at the Dog Park

by Mary Margaret Healy | Dec 19, 2019 | Placeless

There was once a purebred golden retriever who visibly loved everyone and snuggled up to strangers: she was so beautiful I was scared to touch her for fear I’d leave an unsightly smudge.

Same as It Ever Was?: A Millennial’s Retirement Plan

by Ben DeVries | Dec 18, 2019 | Placeless

Can you mourn a future you haven’t lived?

So, How Does It Feel?

by Laura Sheppard Song | Dec 17, 2019 | Placeless

When I was younger, I expected that falling in love would be a transcendental, magical experience, ushering me into that enlightenment which is achieved only on the other side of romance.

Listen

by Kyric Koning | Dec 16, 2019 | Placeless

Plenty of people exist in the peripherals, without heart, voice, hope, friends. People you might never expect.

The Same, The Truth

by Courtney Zonnefeld | Dec 15, 2019 | Iowa, Michigan

We tell the stories as we want to know them, withholding the details that would round them into truth.

Wisconsin

by Will Montei | Dec 14, 2019 | Washington, Wisconsin

“I’m glad you’re here, Will,” said David, “because Sarah and I have an announcement to make.”

The Snowy Knight of Christmas Holly

by Olivia Harre | Dec 13, 2019 | Placeless

Best line: “A guest house, on a teacher’s salary?”

Three Carols for Teachers

by Abby Zwart | Dec 12, 2019 | Placeless

Silent night, hole punch night,
Teachers quake at the sight

The Two Counselors Who Saved Me

by Matt Cambridge | Dec 11, 2019 | Placeless

So the first counselor who saved me was the one I love most, the one who sometimes knows me better than I know myself.

The Breaking of the Fellowship

by Jordan Petersen Kamp | Dec 10, 2019 | Placeless

That’s, I think, the hardest part of this story—it’s nobody’s fault.

Into the Next Octave

by Josh Parks | Dec 9, 2019 | Placeless

It’s like—gasp—a song can be both well thought out and an Oscar-baiting money-grab.

Why You Cheer for Every NHL Team

by Gwyneth Findlay | Dec 8, 2019 | Placeless

You know what a town car is. You’ve never watched a game on a screen smaller than 52″. You owe a debt to Henrik Lundqvist. You remember the 1994 Stanley Cup, even if you weren’t alive.