From Bob Dylan to Mumford & Sons, Taylor Swift, and Phoebe Bridgers — Two slightly familiar faces, barely lit and clutching steaming beverages, emerge through the crowd like children through a heavy curtain. It’s 2013, and the moment we’ve all been waiting for is creeping closer, and closer. “You’re our heroes! Thank you!” My best friend and I completely swoon, reaching out with…

asking for plastic bags, but only to save and reuse them. getting excited when said bags don’t have any holes. saving up for ski passes. accidentally buying a nice bike. accidentally ordering WAY too much on Etsy. splurging on plastic tampons, as opposed to cardboard. learning about Omega-3s, anti-oxidents and…

But sadly, are not — In a world without concerts, merch tables, or even talking about bands over a drink, I was fortunate to discover artists like Kim Petras on the internet. First, I recognized her as an amazing, talented pop writer and singer. Then, I found that she is transgender. Discovering Petras in this…

When that scene from The Office becomes a terrifying reality — It’s a strange year for the holidays. My partner and I, among our other roommates, decided to celebrate unconventionally, in hopes of fending off COVID for our families’ and essential workers’ sakes. Instead of risking going home for the holidays, we booked an air bnb and headed west. And let…

The smallest actions make the biggest difference — After rising well before the sun, my crew and I stumbled up a nearby mountain. Nederland, Colorado may only boast a few thousand residents (does 1,541 count as a “few thousand”?) but it bursts at the seams with adventure. …

A response to “How Identity Politics Destroyed the Left” — The American left has one of the biggest battles of its life coming up in just a few months. To many, this upcoming election rests on a precarious edge: swayed left, and we have a chance at making meaningful climate, international, economic and social change. …

Finding unexpected pleasure from pain — Everyone works 15 hour days right? …without a nap? As I drive through the snowy canyon, I fight to keep my eyes on the road. I’m 30 minutes in, and I’ve become quite savvy at locating the salty spots, and tread marks to follow. …

And what actually happens out there — The Lightbulb Moment I was in the midst of a dull season at a temporary job. Between emails, my scrolling seemed to reveal every tropical destination ever posted. I started to pass the time daydreaming about leaving home with just myself and a backpack. Ever since college, I had tried and failed at…

When I’d simply like to exist… — “What are so many straight girls doing here?” Don’t look. Don’t. Look. Promptly, I look. Just as I had guessed, the tall drink of water with a buzz cut is looking back at me. Dead in the eye, she raises her pierced eyebrows; she purses her lips.