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by Rachel Lenko | Jul 29, 2019 | Pennsylvania
The South American gem grinned when I responded to her beautifully-accented English in Spanish, and spoke again, “Digame si no me entiende. ¿Ok?”
More Diaries of a Traveling Therapist
by Matt Coldagelli | Jul 28, 2019 | Arizona
I stepped forward, asking, “Llamas are the ones that spit, right?”
Charitable Critique
by Brad Zwiers | Jul 27, 2019 | Placeless
Critique matters because it sharpens our sense of beauty.
Be the Light
by Nick Meekhof | Jul 26, 2019 | Michigan
If the cost of spreading love is occasionally getting taken advantage of, I’m okay with that.
Blessed Because
by Katie Van Zanen | Jul 25, 2019 | Placeless
I suspect that we sometimes use the language of blessing as a neat way to sidestep the questions those things raise.
Rules of Travel Photography
by Leigh Peterson | Jul 24, 2019 | Michigan
It was actually kind of a snap decision, I remember, that we would leave our DSLR cameras behind.
Salt, Ash, and Lead: An Artist and His Materials
by Julia LaPlaca | Jul 23, 2019 | Placeless
The most harrowing allusion in the painting is unavoidable—the train tracks.
The Disappearing Barber
by Quentin Baker | Jul 22, 2019 | Colorado, Michigan
Herb has long since retired. Where his barber pole once hung there’s now an upscale Vietnamese joint that does light lunches and dinners.
Heat
by Emily Joy Stroble | Jul 21, 2019 | Colorado
It’s too hot to move.
Killing Teeth
by Gabe Gunnink | Jul 20, 2019 | Placeless
It’s incredible how quickly life can pivot from divine comedy to Nihilistic terror.
TINK Like You Mean It
by Mary Margaret Healy | Jul 19, 2019 | Placeless
As much as you don’t want to admit it, there might be times when you honestly wonder what your life is worth if you don’t have someone to pass it on to.
Palate Cleanser, Palate Changer
by Ben DeVries | Jul 18, 2019 | Placeless
Although my diet has, in some respects, shifted closer to the views I first formed in college, it has remained effectively the same.
Some more things I think about a lot even though they’re not important
by Tony Ditta | Jul 17, 2019 | Placeless
This is my last post on the post calvin. Goodbye and thanks for reading.
Church Shopping in Cologne
by Andrew Knot | Jul 16, 2019 | Cologne
Finding a local church is crucial. Shopping for one isn’t.
Confessions of a Birdwatching Hypocrite
by Courtney Zonnefeld | Jul 15, 2019 | Grand Rapids, Michigan
While the pace of change has slowed down, my identity is still catching up.
A Cedar Hymn
by Will Montei | Jul 14, 2019 | Michigan
For the most part, Cedar Campus remains largely the same as when I was born, a fact many of us—who have grown from infants to adults, from adults to elders; who have gained families; who have lost loved ones—marvel at.
The Group Date
by Olivia Harre | Jul 13, 2019 | Michigan
This is probably the only day I will ever respond positively to the question, “All right, are we ready to go for a run?”
Beasy Mist, Completely Meat Circle, and Crockpot Cold Water: Or, the Internet is Funny
by Abby Zwart | Jul 12, 2019 | Placeless
This can become extremely funny because the network isn’t always that good at making stuff up, mostly because the English language is hard and also because a computer doesn’t have a brain.
How To Find a Great Haircut Without Losing Your Dignity
by Matt Cambridge | Jul 11, 2019 | Missouri
He put his clippers down, walked around the chair, sat down on a bench facing me, and put his head in his hands.
Summer in the Valley
by Jenna Griffin | Jul 10, 2019 | Austria, Romania
I fell in love with this valley three years ago, in the summer.
Watching Whiteness (Fail to) Work
by Gwyneth Findlay | Jul 9, 2019 | Placeless
Antiracism requires us to leave our comfort zone. It requires sacrifice.
Music Before Bach: A Starter Kit
by Josh Parks | Jul 8, 2019 | Placeless
After all, what could sound older than a harpsichord?
Church of the Town & Country
by Caroline (Higgins) Nyczak | Jul 7, 2019 | Georgia
There was separation of church and state in the Town and Country.
Hotkeys, Hot Peas, and How to Know the Difference
by Josh deLacy | Jul 6, 2019 | Placeless
Want to know about other types of spaces? Of course you don’t. I’m gonna tell you.
Are the Kids Alright?
by Comfort Sampong | Jul 4, 2019 | Placeless
Imagine. Insist.
Disappointment, Victory, and Not Telling Mom
by Ansley Kelly | Jul 3, 2019 | Canada, New York
What I learned on this year’s Dover was how to sit in the disappointment with friends and then to race around joyfully on borrowed red bicycles.
Driven
by Cotter Koopman | Jul 2, 2019 | Placeless
Not veering off into an oncoming car is just a social contract.
A Good Enough Reason to Leave
by Katerina Parsons | Jul 1, 2019 | Honduras
This may be the last post I’ll write from Honduras.
Tales of a Reluctant Yogi
by Morgan Anderson | Jun 30, 2019 | Grand Rapids
$39 for a month of unlimited classes. Tempting.
Ancient Perspectives
by Robert Van Zanen | Jun 29, 2019 | Placeless
I think it would do us all some good to step back from the ever present glow of our TVs, computers, and fluorescent lights, and embrace again the darkness of the night.
