Lichen and Synths: A Sliver of Trans History
But I’m writing about both, even if they are only connected by gender, because I want you to know them.
P-L-A-N-T
USURP isn’t a very strategic play, but using it makes me feel like a level three English major.
Riddle Me This: What Salamander Are You?
All of these assigned character quizzes are dumb, but I can’t stop taking them.
Best of 2021, Part Three: Editors’ Picks
The cream of the crop, in our humble opinions.
Best of 2021, Part One: Readers’ Picks
You offered up some of the essays that cheered, comforted, and challenged you.
An End, A Continuation
If I retire to my room early, it’s hard not to feel a twinge of guilt.
The Last Car in the Parking Lot
A part of me always knew the place wasn’t the right fit.
Unrecommendation: Music Festivals
Distant bass jars you from Adrianne Lenker’s sweet crooning.
Unmoored
If we’re doing footprints in the sand, I’m wandering into the ocean.
(Not) The Romance I Was Looking For
I chalked it up to my self-control, which crumbles under the doldrums of summer—I could no longer resist the siren call of romance novels.
I Miss Summer Camp
The first time I drove into the parking lot of my high school as a summer employee rather than a student, I almost threw up.
Moses and Me
I could leave my identity within the grayness; I could be neither/nor.
Call for Audition Submissions
Are you interested in joining the post calvin community? We have a few openings for new writers beginning this August, and we’d love for you to audition!
Will the Real Social Justice Blogger Please Stand Up?
I feel like I just keep taking up space on this blog.
Selfish Nights
On a deeper level, though, I sense that I don’t need to construct another obligation for myself.
The Monster We Know
In eighth grade, I believed that a bolt of true pain would give me a new understanding.
Mark as Read
I’ve always wanted to know what other people are reading and discovering and mulling over and delighting in.
Beyond a Vessel
Doesn’t it seem odd that a story of a woman challenging Jesus is told as an example of her humbleness rather than her courage?
Best of 2020, Part Three: Editors’ Picks
2020 is somehow more bearable and more striking through the eyes of the post calvin.
Layered
These rhythms meld, harmonize, bring forth anew.
Bringer of Light
Honestly, I have a plethora of metaphors to explore already: Satan can seem to bring light to the world but that isn’t the true light! Exposing things to the daylight makes them less dangerous! Capitalism makes people operate in a scarcity model which hinders progress!
Unbalanced Scales
Life has not been kind to you, but you are so unfailingly kind to it.
Incomplete Lists of Subjects I Tend to Avoid
73. Taxes.
Economics and Hatsune Miku
Oftentimes, when I think about the amount of my life that I’ve spent playing video games, I cringe.
Nizhoni
The house is, by nature, transient.
Ten Masks I’ve Worn
“I guess I’m starting to believe that I may have something to say too.”
A Cross Section of My Twitter Likes
Oftentimes when I go looking for spiritual poetry outside of Mary Oliver, I can’t find anything beyond super sanitized Christian verses.
Looking For Networks…
I related best to my siblings when we were shoulder to shoulder, yelling or cheering about pixels on a screen.
Peacocks in the Neighborhood
“There are peacocks in Creston?!??”
#212732: The Color of Anti-Scrolling
What you see is what you get—the time is the color; the color is the time.
