From ’90s Code to AI Understanding: My Journey Through Programming and the Rise of Generative AI.It’s circa 1991 — during my middle school years — I attended a small Catholic school where I enrolled in a computer science class. The…Nov 18, 2023Nov 18, 2023
The Power of Sustained Reading in an Age of DistractionToday’s digital world is bombarded with information from all sides. A tweet here, a blog post there, or perhaps a quick audio snippet from…Aug 31, 2023Aug 31, 2023
Flannery O’Connor’s “A Good Man Is Hard To Find” Is As Relevant Today As It Was in 1955 (When It…There are a few short stories I keep coming back to in my life. I first read Flannery O’Connor’s “A Good Man is Hard to Find” in college. I…Aug 17, 2022Aug 17, 2022
Teaching Peter and the Wolf: 2006 Oscar Winning Suzie Templeton Short FilmIn this post, I talk about teaching the short film “Peter and the Wolf” in my Eighth Grade English Language Arts class in Queens.Jul 28, 2022Jul 28, 2022
Coming Out Stories: Inspired By a Quotation From the Documentary Paris is Burning, I Write about…Paris is Burning © 1990 — a documentary about the gay ballroom scene in New York City.Sep 6, 2020Sep 6, 2020
How Diligence Paid Off Cataloging Indigenous Plant Species of Louisiana (And How I Came Upon the…In this post, I wax nostalgic about a class I took in high school and how it taught me something about human motivation.Jun 12, 2020Jun 12, 2020
January 18th is a National Holiday: Martin Luther King, Jr. On PovertyIn this post, I talk about how Martin Luther King, Jr. is known as a civil rights activist. Still, his legacy is more about human rights —…Jun 12, 2020Jun 12, 2020
Reflecting On Being A Teen Reader: A Literacy AutobiographyDuring the Summer of Covid-19, I was planning to go to Chicago to learn about maps. But my plan was foiled, and I have been home this…Jun 12, 2020Jun 12, 2020