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Driving Out the Darkness, or Christmas 2025
It’s harder to drive out the darkness this year. And it doesn’t just come from the world outside. It bubbles up inside, too. The truth is, I doubt the decisions I’ve made and make every single day. I rage at my inability to do more, to go further, to be better. I try to see…
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When do we stop seeing this as an aberration?
Today, as the United States inches closer toward forcible regime change in Venezuela, I wonder what any of this is for. What’s on the other side of this madness? How long do we insist “this is not who we are” until accepting evidence to the contrary?
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Back soon
Hi, everyone. I’m on a little break from my blog as I finish my MA programme at Purdue University. I’ll be back later in November. More soon. Meredith
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I realised I might be different in the 9th grade
I realised I might be different in the 9th grade. But not for the reasons you think. In the library one day, a pretty blonde girl with a Nordic nose and her hair pulled back tight asked for help with English homework. What exactly is a satire, she wanted to know. It’s the only conversation…
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Michigan, hors chemin: summer 2025 favourites
From lazy afternoons on the lake to evening ballgames at Comerica Park, there’s no place like Michigan in the summer. But how to enjoy it if you want to avoid the crowds? Here’s some of the best of Michigan, off the beaten path, in summer 2025.
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The anti-Charlie Kirk
I’ve gotten two texts now with this message: “Charlie Kirk lived for Christ and gave his life for truth. Watch this powerful tribute to his legacy of faith and courage.” Of course, I didn’t click the link. I have no idea who’s responsible for sending this text, or how I ended up on their list. …
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Both wanting and meaning
I recently unearthed my high school journal, and turned the pages all the way back to the start: August 25, 2004. My list of goals for my junior year of high school included everything from beating video games, to proselytizing.
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Rites of passage: Calvin “Panel” remarks from 2009
In 2009, I was invited to speak on a panel of queer students at Calvin University. The annual event, known simply as “Panel” amongst LGBTQ students on campus, was almost a rite of passage for us: a way to show that you’d dutifully wrestled with your identity, and had come out the other side jaded,…
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History from the cheap seats: Paris 2024
We arrived in Paris the night before the July 7 legislative elections. So much effort had been invested in the Olympic Games, but now, faced with the possibility of the far right coming in first place, the city was boarding up, unsure of what the night would hold.