When Your Hometown Stops Being Home
I no longer know anyone.
Mitchell Barbee graduated from Calvin University with a B.A. in writing in 2021. Originally from Boone, North Carolina, he is currently residing in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He enjoys hanging out with the few friends who stayed, wearing grey hoodies, and hoping that he doesn’t get sucked into the nightly wormhole of watching a baseball game.
Lost Media and the Search for ‘Pretty Good’ Episode 4
I’m not the only one desperate to find the lost episode.
My Weirdest Experiences Working in Retail
I had only seen these cookies served on Delta flights, so my first thought was wondering how she had smuggled them off the plane
Why I Always Come Back to ‘Reply 1988’
It seems Korea fell in love with this aspect of the show just as much as I would less than a year later.
On Days Off…
If it’s not one job, it’s two, and if it’s not two jobs, it’s three.
Transracial Adoption
Growing up, what it meant to be Korean was completely lost on me.
Maybe the Real Treasure Was the Friends We Didn’t Make Along the Way…
It’s not like me eating a sandwich instead of pasta on July 11, 2011, is going to diverge my entire timeline.
Becoming a YouTuber: A Brief How To Guide
Punctuation is preference. Do what you wish.
Why I Don’t Like My Birthday
I’m not really sure I need a reason.
“Can Guys and Girls Be Friends?”
When I first heard of the Billy Graham Rule as a teenager, it sounded commendable.
“Do You Have a Disability?”
If you’ve only seen my face in the square photo below this post, you probably don’t know I have ectrodactyly.
Day 345: April 23, 2022
The fun thing about being forgetful is that it’s hard to quantify just how much more you remember.
Why I Love ‘The Bob Emergency Part II’
Names trend up and down all the time. It’s weird to mourn the loss of a name.
Sun Chips and Firewood
At least I now know not to compost in the shade.
Finding the Answer to a Dumb Question: A Timeline (With Help From My Internet History)
The Fox Sports article was close, but not exact.
6 Things I’ve Learned from Packing Boxes at Hallmark
5. Don’t bother adjusting the tape dispenser machine
Watching the MCU (And Trying to Enjoy It)
It didn’t matter if half the cast was snapped away by Thanos—they’re all going to come back anyway.
My Greatest Comfort Song Reminds Me of Death
The song was my fix. But fixes only last so long.
My Life Stages (Seen Through Transportation)
I’m still afraid I’m boarding the wrong train.
Neon Sea Creatures and the In-Between
Through all the changes of my childhood, I always knew that my grandmother’s home would be the same.
