Ice Cream Zagat
A cheesy name celebrating the town it can be found in? 10/10. A charming new addition of orange pool noodles glued to its exterior to ensure social distancing? Dreamy.
A Letter to My Younger Sister
I thought I was somehow exempt—because I grew up in other countries or have Jewish blood or have a sister who looks different than me.
No Couple is an Island
No one tells you that the challenge of finding friends and creating community extends beyond just high school, beyond just university.
I Think About This Once a Week
On good days, I think about John and that chalkboard and the dog under the lectern and I remember the joy of learning new things and the inexhaustible opportunities the world presents for just that.
Reflections on the Required Reading for a Calvin Religion Degree
It’s safe to say that the reading for religion majors lacks the representation of the diversity of the religious world.
This Year According to the Notes App on my Phone
Here, lightly edited, are a year of the mundane and serious and baffling things I felt the need to save.
Unpacking the Attic: Home in Eight Vignettes
Technically my third home, but my memories begin here.
To the Future Residents of Apartment 508
Looking around the space, a constellation of memories appear.
Overheard in Fremont
The men greeted one group member by erupting “Herman the German!” when he walked in the door.
Jesus and John Piper: The Radicalization of a Research Assistant
For those of us who have never been on the blunt end of sexism (or racism, or ableism, etc.), things can look funny or tragic or intriguingly disgusting when they are actually evil.
