My Favorite Commute
We walked a lot of the year, including the winter.
Liana Hirner graduated from Calvin in 2024 with a bachelor’s in writing. She’s currently living in her hometown of Aurora, Illinois, working at a local library as she figures out her next steps. Liana’s simple passions include reading, writing long winded stories, dark chocolate, and making espresso.
by Liana Hirner | Jan 12, 2025 | 0 comments
We walked a lot of the year, including the winter.
by Liana Hirner | Dec 12, 2024 | 1 comment
But eight-year-old me hadn’t learned about rhetorical analysis yet, so instead, I ran out of the room whenever that scene came on.
by Liana Hirner | Nov 12, 2024 | 1 comment
It was like England’s very own Machine Gun Kelly had strolled onto the tube.
by Liana Hirner | Oct 12, 2024 | 2 comments
I repeated the words I’ve heard from my friends, family, and therapists, hoping that they’d pull me out of the dark corners of intrusive thoughts.
by Liana Hirner | Sep 12, 2024 | 1 comment
Holding the tassel pole like a fisherman waiting for a bite, I sat on the couch.
by Liana Hirner | Aug 12, 2024 | 2 comments
Down in our backyard, lying next to our bushes, was a bird on their back, legs twitching.