Lord of the Ring
There’s a certificate on the wall naming Tayvin a lord, and a ring that carries far more weight. A story about status, humility, and what it means to lord it over someone.
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Chopstick to Your Roots
Eating chips with chopsticks earned Tayvin an online accusation of cultural appropriation. A thoughtful, careful look at appropriation, assimilation, and the word he thinks fits better.
Apps for Everyone
A transformative concert leads somewhere unexpected: the tiny words English loves to clip. ‘Apps’ might mean the ones on your phone, or the ones you order before dinner.
No Sweat
A highway, a scorching sun, and an A/C that quits at the worst possible moment. Behind every effortless-looking result is someone who gave it 110 percent: no sweat on the outside, plenty on the inside.
Hit the Road, but I’m Not Jack
A week in Indiana comes to an end, and it’s time to point the car toward home. Tayvin unpacks ‘hit the road,’ one of the most casual, everyday ways Americans say goodbye to a place.
Think, Not Thing. Think Again
Summer heat, unmet expectations, and a phrase almost everyone says slightly wrong. If you think one small word can’t change an expression’s whole meaning, well, you’ve got another thing coming.
Moving On, Finding Home
After years in Texas, a graduation and a new baby have Tayvin weighing what it means to leave one chapter behind and step into the next, and the quiet weight of a phrase we all know: move on.