Archive - Caleb Reed

Line & Verse — The Complete Freshman Year

A Southern campus novel about belonging, secrecy, and becoming.

16 hrs ago • Caleb Reed

Before the Armor Calcified

Eric Dane, Euphoria, and the love I edited out of my own story

Feb 20 • Caleb Reed

Be Like Abe Lincoln

This week is Abraham Lincoln’s birthday. It’s also mine.

Feb 9 • Caleb Reed

My First Trip to New York, Properly

My first trip to New York didn’t feel like an arrival. It felt like I had finally stopped arriving.

Feb 3 • Caleb Reed

January 2026

Out of Sequence

Gay Adolescence at Forty-Five

Jan 15 • Caleb Reed

Town & Country - Brian Schaefer

The Comfort of Binaries in an Unsorted World

Jan 13 • Caleb Reed

Chapter II - Welcome Back Party

A completely rewritten Chapter 2

Jan 7 • Caleb Reed

December 2025

Chapter I - Orientation

A completely rewritten chapter to open begin Ethan's year at Westmore.

Dec 31, 2025 • Caleb Reed

In Defense of Heated Rivalry

What a supposedly shallow romance gets right about masculinity and love

Dec 29, 2025 • Caleb Reed

Part 3 of a 3 part series

Dec 25, 2025 • Caleb Reed

The Christmases That Raised Me

A companion guide to the holiday essays, before the final part

Dec 20, 2025 • Caleb Reed

The World I Built for Christmas

Part 2 of a 3 part series

Dec 18, 2025 • Caleb Reed

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