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Wish It Was Sunday
by Ben DeVries | Oct 18, 2018 | Placeless
“I think the water’s boiling, Jes.”
“Can you get that?”
“Caffeine or decaf?”
Passing Notes in Class
by Tony Ditta | Oct 17, 2018 | Placeless
A while ago a few friends and I took a class that turned out to be much easier than expected. We spent most of the class time electronically messaging.
Liturgies
by Andrew Knot | Oct 16, 2018 | Spain
“And then of course you wonder if taking your wife to this show as the right thing to do, or if maybe you would have been better off going to dinner and having a conversation, even a monologue, as I suppose this has become.”
Teach Us to Pray
by Courtney Zonnefeld | Oct 15, 2018 | Placeless
Teach me the quiet virtue of janitors and night stockers. Of saints who wake and sleep and live—and that is enough.
Smell It While It’s Hot
by Will Montei | Oct 14, 2018 | Placeless
“WE ARE ON A WALK. WE ARE OUT FOR A FREAKING STROLL.”
Open Seating
by Olivia Harre | Oct 13, 2018 | Chicago, Grand Rapids, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri
“I’m actually on a connecting flight, traveling to a corn hole tournament. It’s a pretty big deal,” the man in the seat behind me announced.
The Shelf
by Abby Zwart | Oct 12, 2018 | Placeless
ALCOTT: Oh gosh, well I’m just awfully glad that that we’re all here together. I do so wish we could all get along.
Kevin the Dog, Act 1
by Matt Cambridge | Oct 11, 2018 | Placeless
KEVIN stares at MATT with zero intention of voluntarily getting back in the crate. MATT gets small treat and tosses it in the crate. KEVIN obliges.
Of Mountains and Muses
by Jenna Griffin | Oct 10, 2018 | Placeless
“I’ve forgotten how to hold a prayer. If I ever really knew how… there are different ways of speaking to God, of hearing his voice.”
How to Lose Hope
by Gwyneth Findlay | Oct 9, 2018 | Placeless
I told you to stop looking at the news.
I tried. I can’t. I keep going back. Why don’t they believe survivors?
A Borrowed Credo
by Josh Parks | Oct 8, 2018 | Placeless
“I do not think that I will ever reach a stage when I will say, ’This is what I believe. Finished.’ What I believe is alive … and open to growth.” (Madeleine L’Engle)
Before, Ninth, After
by Caroline (Higgins) Nyczak | Oct 7, 2018 | New York
“As long as you end up married, it was a success.”
A Sign From God
by Josh deLacy | Oct 6, 2018 | Minnesota, North Dakora
“Meeting you was a divine encounter. I’m living on trust, too.” Jacob grinned, as if my existence validated his life.
Parrot Talk
by India Daniels | Oct 5, 2018 | Placeless
We speak to get outside of our own heads. I don’t think it particularly matters if you don’t always have an audience.
In Which My Sister and I Try to Talk About Things Other Than “Lost”
by Caitlin Gent | Oct 4, 2018 | Placeless
“I feel like I’m going to listen to this and it’s just going to be a bunch of my disgusting chewing noises.”
The Promise
by Meg Schmidt | Oct 3, 2018 | Placeless
But here are the deer, following the prodigal pattern. And me—well, I’ve been watching from the window for them this whole time.
[Found Sound]
by Cotter Koopman | Oct 2, 2018 | Placeless
“Have you ever been praying and all of sudden you wake up and you’re like ‘Oh I fell asleep, I was praying, sorry Jesus.’ A friend of mine said, ‘Don’t fret. That’s falling asleep on the lap of the Father.’ I’m like ‘Ha, yea, alright. Thanks for saying that.’”
Internal Dialogue
by Katerina Parsons | Oct 1, 2018 | Placeless
“I was always going to do the thing. You didn’t have to hound me like that.”
“Sure.”
Breaking Down Empty Boxes
by Rae Gernant | Sep 30, 2018 | Placeless
I’ve crowded my life with empty boxes by comparing myself to other people and holding on to the idea that maybe one day I will be able to “fill the box” of what they have that I don’t.
Long Live the Dog Days
by Laura Sheppard Song | Sep 29, 2018 | Placeless
Dogs are an antidote to the barriers we set up as a culture.
It Started as a Joke
by Tanice Mast | Sep 29, 2018 | Canada
When everything you own is pink, excusing it as merely “ironic” becomes less convincing. No, you actually have to admit you’re fond of this obnoxious colour.
Porcelain Nightmare
by Matt Coldagelli | Sep 28, 2018 | Arizona
I located the shutoff valve on the piping and gave it a twist.
A Moment of Silence
by Brad Zwiers | Sep 27, 2018 | Placeless
There are moments when silence is not the absence of sound. Instead, in those moments, silence is the space, the stillness, where the sound is heard.
Old Friends, New Friends, Red Friends, Blue Friends
by Nick Meekhof | Sep 26, 2018 | Placeless
I understand those who feel that respect must be earned in order to be given, but that stance won’t end any Cold Wars.
Home Improvement
by Katie Van Zanen | Sep 25, 2018 | Placeless
Five bags of MAPEI Self Leveler Plus Indoor Self-Leveling Underlayment later, our living room is rather more level than it was before.
Untitled (2008)
by Leigh Peterson | Sep 24, 2018 | Placeless
First of all, I mean I consumed music almost exclusively from the Red Hot Chili Peppers for three years. If you think I’m exaggerating, talk to any of my friends from high school.
Little Fires Everywhere: A Book Review
by Julia LaPlaca | Sep 23, 2018 | Ohio
What if the fairy-tale village is not so innocent? What if the destitute mother sues for custody? What if Cinderella seduces the prince?
Earth, Body, Bank Account
by Sadie Burgher | Sep 22, 2018 | Placeless
Will you have psychedelic bathwater? No. Will you be picking glitter out of your nether regions? Also no.
The Marblelympic Spirit
by Gabe Gunnink | Sep 20, 2018 | Placeless
So, please tune in to the Marblelympics because it is the low stakes competition you need in your life, because it is a dazzling little world, and because I really need people I can talk about this with, you guys!
Millennial Scene Reviewed
by Mary Margaret Healy | Sep 19, 2018 | Texas
I rate this millennial trend three out of five stars.
