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.
Sunday Morning Guilt
The “you belong here” welcome packets feel insufficient in the face of everything people walk in here carrying.
A Beginner’s Guide to Summer Biking Adventures (in Grand Rapids, MI)
It feels good to have a growing sense of where I live.
Sufjan and Me
In that crowd of spotlighted onlookers I was not alone.
Fruit and the Chinese American
Am I sinking too much energy into figuring out an identity that is invisible to those around me?
Goodbye Packard
When I move the last box out of this place, I will no longer live next to four years of memories.
In Defense of YA
To say there is nothing of value in popular, accessible literature read by many in their formative young adult years is narrow, elitist, and preposterous.
What’s At Stake
I wish I could care less—it feels like a luxury.
Not a “Real” Academic
In my rare free time, I felt as if I had to be doing “academic” things to help advance my career.
