To the Woman at Kohl’s Who Gave Me Permission to Love My Pale White Skin
But I have to remind myself that the difficulty of others’ situations does not invalidate my own.
Laura graduated from Calvin in 2015 with a degree in art and writing. She currently lives in Madison, WI, sharing a house with two other Calvin grads. She works as a software support analyst for the State of Wisconsin court system and enjoys painting, rock climbing, biking downtown, and walking her dog.
The Coastline Paradox
I find myself erasing paragraphs from my drafts in which I apologize for writing it at all.
So, How Does It Feel?
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.
Pros and Cons
That’s a heavy con for Madison (Pros: Government job benefits, Roommate Night with my best friends, a church that has become home, cheese).
1 Corinthians 13, 2019
Love never cancels. But where there are conservative and progressive platforms, they will cease; where there are vigorous debates, they will be quieted; where there is a think piece, it will pass away.
Q is for Ten Points
What is a “QINTAR” and why do I “SUQ” so much at this game?
The Pilgrim’s Guide to the Holy Land
You wait to feel something, see a vision, hear a heavenly voice. But it’s quiet. The tomb is empty.
Long Live the Dog Days
Dogs are an antidote to the barriers we set up as a culture.
The Funny One
Making friends, it turns out, meant finding people I didn’t have to be funny around—those I could trust liked me even when I wasn’t confident or cracking jokes
Meditation
As I finished one lady said, “Me too.” The room felt warmer, somehow, after we had all spoken. Our teacher explained more about mindfulness, how it could help with stress.
