“Describe the Perfect Day”
The real question underneath the perfect day question is “do you know how you, specifically, achieve bliss, and do you think you can recreate that in one day?
Being a Twenty-First Century Pilgrim
Lay your stone at the Cruz de Ferro next to the stone with someone’s Instagram handle.
Phenotypes of Funny
They don’t smile much, they hate small talk, and you get the sense that they are mentally preparing themselves for an imminent apocalypse.
Morally Ordered Public Transit
You’ll find some lawful bikers out there, but deep down they’re in it for the thrill.
Grand Rapids in Five Songs
Some people love it. Others feel like Grand Rapids is an inescapable vortex of Dutch bingo. Remi Wolf just helps with some comedic relief.
Periphery People
He sings along as he weighs my onions.
Subjective Joy
But I drove home after the interviews like a little sparrow. I was excited to get my hands in the dirt of the world, gracefully or not.
The Approval Request Form: An Inquiry
Think of all the catastrophes you could solve for your favorite TV show characters by simply inserting an approval request form
Pigeons
Maybe they’re petty annoyances for most city dwellers, but they are an undeniable force of life populating nearly every major city in the world.
Stickers in a Boomer Neighborhood
I begin to think about the time it takes for a tree to grow in a courtyard.
Terminal Restlessness
But grown women usually don’t wail on an eight-hour flight over the Atlantic.
