Viva La Bingo! by Michael Barrish

I’m here now to confess a lie from my days as a bingo caller.

Nov 5 • 

Blaise Allysen Kearsley

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October 2025

Say What?

Altitude-induced hearing loss transforms playful miscommunications into a new reality.

Oct 29 • 

Marcia / Introvert UpThink

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2

I Regret Sending That Email

Debilitating perfectionism and crushing anxiety (but otherwise writing is fun)

Oct 24 • 

Blaise Allysen Kearsley

11

4

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Three Times A Maybe

Blaise Allysen Kearsley remembers how, in a city of strangers, there's more than one way to get lost.

Oct 22 • 

Blaise Allysen Kearsley

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4

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The Only Haircut I'll Ever Have

Zack Stovall calculates the cost of vanity and vintage comb overs

Oct 15 • 

Zack Stovall

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2

Enrique

In 1970s Kansas, a worldly dancer brings Patrick Gutierrez closer to the person he longs to be.

Oct 2 • 

Patrick Gutierrez

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10

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September 2025

Chip Drop

Pam Mandel transforms a 1950s-style lawn into a certified wildlife habitat

Sep 24 • 

Pam Mandel

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Sincerely and a Little Surly

Blaise Allysen Kearsley on b-boys in the living room, birthday phone calls, and waking up in the morning.

Sep 15 • 

Blaise Allysen Kearsley

11

14

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The Lingering Scent of Black Butter

Ebonya Lia gets caught in a metaphorical Sephora during an earthquake.

Sep 11 • 

Ebonya Lia

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How To Get Nothing Done by Michael Barrish

Contemplating new shelving strategies and emailing all your exes.

Sep 5

15

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4

August 2025

Milton Bradley For Beginners

It was the perfect winning strategy until the game board flipped and shattered all the pieces.

Aug 27 • 

Hannah Van Sickle

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3

6

A Spider Kind Of Woman

Avitus B. Carle digs into family lore to find a mysterious aunt — who some folks remember but nobody ever understood.

Aug 20 • 

Avitus B. Carle

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