A Letter to the 70,000
You and I likely were taught the same things about masculinity growing up.
Noah Keene graduated from Calvin University in December 2021 with a major in creative writing and a minor in Spanish. He currently resides in his hometown of Detroit, Michigan. He spends his free time reading and putting his major to good use by working on his first novel. See what he’s reading by following him on Instagram @peachykeenebooks and read his other personal writing by going to thekeenechronicles.com.
A Reunion in Six Parts
I introduced myself and finally learned my inverse’s name: Brooke.
Ten Stephen King Books and What I Thought About Them: Spooky Season Edition
Did you notice a few lines back I said “horrific tragedy”?
An Ode to the Gathering
I write about how much I miss a recently-defunct business because the Gathering, to myself and many, many people, was more than a place to get a good chai.
I…Kind of Hate My Degree
The fact that a stereotypical English major job—or any job, for that matter—didn’t fall in my lap right after graduation isn’t my problem. The mixed messages are.
The Good Will Hunting Problem
What should we do with good art made by bad people?
Pastors’ Lives Through a PK’s Eyes
When I lost count of the congregants who had taken the mic to say a word, I did give my watch more than one glance.
Hollywood’s Imploding
Call it karma or the consequences of multiple dumb decisions crashing down all at once, but definitely call it multiple facets of Hollywood showing their butts.
Tick Tock Tick Tock
Is it a universal experience that the school year after you graduate high school there’s a huge status quo change?
Ten Stephen King Books and What I Thought of Them
Every turn in this book is a left.
Under the Stage Lights
At camp, I’d cried, prayed, and reaffirmed my faith in ways I never did during normal church services. And…that happened again.
My Week of Antidepressants and Anger
I still didn’t feel anything, but my doctor told me to expect about a week of wait time, and I believed him.
The Criminals I’ve Met
There are two types of people who rub me the wrong way: people who can’t take a hint, and people who talk to hear their own voice. Thomas Antonio Inglewood was both.
Old Podcasts
On Christmas of 2015, only the snobbiest of film snobs knew who Harvey Weinstein was, and President Donald Trump was a punchline.
A Great Man Named Dan
“If my life can change,” Dan said with his actions and life, “so can yours.”
Connecting Dots
Maybe a dictatorship took power on that day. A groundbreaking piece of legislation? A ceasefire of a war?
Multiverse Grief
If the multiverse was real, I think we’d be an immature society.
Dreamless in Detroit
This isn’t VeggieTales.
