The Small Days Before
“This will all be worth it when we make it to the day.”
Sling: An Album that Embodies the First Signs of Spring
After a smattering of global warming-induced fifty-degree weather in Chicagoland January, the bitter cold days that the Midwest is known for began to creep in. If given a choice, I’d much rather bundle up and deal with cold weather rather than sweat on a humid summer...
Christians and “The Great Divide”
From fall ‘22 to spring ‘23, it felt like everyone on campus and their cousin was listening to Noah Kahan.
The Weather in the Twin Cities
There’s this uneasy weight in the air.
Backups in the Super Bowl
I felt peer-pressured to watch, and honestly? I’m embarrassed to say the appeal made sense to me.
The Invitation
Why twenty-eight? Because that is before twenty-nine, which is before thirty, which is when your life is over.
The Cheapest Thrills Are Aged like Fine Wine
We heard rumors of a massage chair in the lobby.
How I Got Kicked Off Tinder in 24 Hours
Spain, far from the responsibilities of work and the student newspaper (as well as from the watchful eyes of my parents) seemed like my best opportunity, at least for a casual fling.
“All grown-ups were once children. But only few of them remember it.”
These exchanges are, in my experience, among the most animated, delight-ridden; for a moment, a spirit of childlike wonder reawakens inside us as we remember what it was like to experience the story for the first time.
After Christmas, The Eternal Days
Somewhere along the way I lost one half of my favorite pair of mittens, like a minor arc in Little Women, and I tried to not let it ruin my day.
