An Ode to Norm’s
From birthdays to holidays to regular weekend trips, Norm’s has been a staple of happy summer moments.
Kayleigh Fongers (’18) graduated with a degree in writing and resides in West Michigan. She works as a communications coordinator for a non-profit organization and as a freelance writer. When she’s not busy delighting in em dashes and Oxford commas, she enjoys going for walks, eating ice cream, and buying more books than she will probably ever read.
by Kayleigh Fongers | May 22, 2022 | 0 comments
From birthdays to holidays to regular weekend trips, Norm’s has been a staple of happy summer moments.
by Kayleigh Fongers | Apr 22, 2022 | 1 comment
The idea of making the wrong choice is pretty much unbearable.
by Kayleigh Fongers | Mar 22, 2022 | 1 comment
Little by little, I’m watching graves turn into gardens.
by Kayleigh Fongers | Jan 22, 2022 | 0 comments
Maybe I’m just too easy to please.
by Kayleigh Fongers | Dec 22, 2021 | 2 comments
He was the life of the party, always saying some absurd or hilarious things.
by Kayleigh Fongers | Nov 22, 2021 | 2 comments
I fully expected to delete the app after about a week. But I didn’t bail; instead, I became addicted.
by Kayleigh Fongers | Oct 22, 2021 | 1 comment
I’ve always yearned for clarity.
by Kayleigh Fongers | Sep 22, 2021 | 0 comments
It didn’t make me any less of a student or a person.
by Kayleigh Fongers | Aug 22, 2021 | 0 comments
Suddenly I was keenly aware of everything. The ring box that he slipped out of his cowboy boot.
by Kayleigh Fongers | Jul 22, 2021 | 6 comments
With some anxious anticipation, I took a sip—and was naturally met with disappointment.
by Kayleigh Fongers | Jun 22, 2021 | 1 comment
When Jon says he’s blessed, I furiously believe it.
by Kayleigh Fongers | May 22, 2021 | 1 comment
What I do is known as revenge bedtime procrastination.
by Kayleigh Fongers | Apr 22, 2021 | 7 comments
Speaking of kids, are you seeing anyone right now?
by Kayleigh Fongers | Mar 22, 2021 | 1 comment
If imaginary monsters are scary, I can only imagine how they’ll feel about student loans someday.
by Kayleigh Fongers | Feb 22, 2021 | 3 comments
I wish I could say I was one of those people who uses social media for the simple fun and joy of it (although I’m not sure if that’s even possible anymore).
by Kayleigh Fongers | Jan 22, 2021 | 5 comments
I felt like I was leaving a piece of my soul in Boston, in Orchard House, in the bookstores, in the North Bridge Inn in Concord.
by Kayleigh Fongers | Dec 22, 2020 | 3 comments
I can’t help but commend Justin for taking this first step, if that’s indeed what it is.
by Kayleigh Fongers | Nov 22, 2020 | 3 comments
It is my hope that we remember to use the breath we have in our lungs to speak up, to show mercy, and to act with love.
by Kayleigh Fongers | Oct 22, 2020 | 12 comments
My first shift. Spilled a glass of Sprite and dropped a basket of onion rings within the first 30 minutes. Surprisingly, they let me stay.
by Kayleigh Fongers | Sep 22, 2020 | 2 comments
Today is the first day of autumn, and instead of dreading it, I’m going to try my best to stay hopeful.
by Kayleigh Fongers | Aug 22, 2020 | 4 comments
I started watching Friends a little late in the game. And by late, I mean a quarter of a century after it debuted on television,