Basketball is a pretty big deal in Indiana. In 1986, Hollywood made a movie called Hoosiers and filmed it about forty minutes from where I live. …
Poetry Review: I Love My Love by Reyna “Biddy” Mays
I first came across Reyna Biddy through Tumblr. (Side note: I have to say, Tumblr is a cool place to find some awesome writers.) What caught …
Taylor Swift’s Stripped Down, Piano Version of “Out of the Woods” Is Better Than the Original
Why do I think that this version of “Out of the Woods” is better than the original? For starters, stripping away the techno and the …
Hallelujah Sounds Just Like Goodbye Sometimes by Aleph Altman-Mills
Breath broke like a glass against a ship. Like a naming. Scared had never meant something this hard. Packed like a path, I could hold …
Dear 18-Year-Old Me: You’ll Miss This
Be scared. There is good reason to be scared, and don’t let anyone tell you that it’s not scary moving out of your hometown, out …
On Being Alone
This is a response to Leena Normington’s recent YouTube video called “Spinster Girl.” Do yourself a serious favor and check it out. What does it …
Self-Experiment #1: The Best People in Life Are Free
Growing up as someone who belongs to the female gender — specifically one who is part of a tight-knit and old-fashioned culture — I was simply raised …
What TV Has Taught Me About Love
I watch a lot of television — like a lot. I watch to the extent that sometimes I even think it may have a negative …
Decisions, Decisions…
This email has been posted with the reader’s permission and with the names changed for the sake of anonymity. Every so often our Germ staff …