Archive - This Might Be Cringe

May 2025

I got published (and I think you can too)

An essay about a unibrow, a kill fee I welcomed with open arms, and lessons from both sides of the coin

May 24 •

I fell in love with the place: The burger that ruined more than just Shake Shack

A cheeseburger, a dream, another hat, and the reality that complicated it all.

May 13 •

You came to take us: The Mets hat that made me cry in Lake Michigan

Falling in love with a city (again) after 24 hours, eating bagels in places that aren't New York, and testing the universe (even though I know better).

May 6 •

April 2025

All things go: The pull of the Lake Effect

A love story about falling for the idea of a place (in my mind) and the importance of listening to intuition

Apr 30 •

Milk and sugar, please

On black coffee, body image, and being a f*cking liar.

Apr 14 •

An ode to my time in the Bay Area

Making connections, loving and loathing a place all at the same time, and somewhat relishing in loneliness.

Apr 8 •

We met once for an hour? Of course I remember you.

How I carry strangers with me, and the social performance of pretending to forget

Apr 3 •

March 2025

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