PinnedA Prose Poem for FriendsI am so glad you found me! I hope it wasn’t too much effort. I want to hide and be seen, if that makes sense. There is hardly much…May 26, 2021May 26, 2021
September 20th, 2022, testimony to Ohio State Board of Education against proposed resolution…This is the text for my prepared remarks that I delivered in person to the Ohio State Board of Education on September 20th, 2022, against a…Nov 14, 2024Nov 14, 2024
Democracy De-Pressed: A Quantitative Examination of Newspaper Circulation’s effects on Ohio Midterm…This is my capstone paper for my Master of Public Administration. I have always believed that people are inherently reasonable and just…Nov 14, 2024Nov 14, 2024
Narrative Brotherliness in Sister CarrieFor all of my lifelong desire to be a writer… I have disappointingly little to show for it. I am posting my undergraduate thesis and…Nov 14, 2024Nov 14, 2024
Unwelcome, self-hatredWhen you’re under a dream catcher of stars and stripes,Jan 19, 2024Jan 19, 2024
ClarionThree shades on an evening horizon cloud Dim, turn, and fly away Are they simply leaving life or rejecting mine?Jun 29, 2023Jun 29, 2023
The Worst, the worst dayI sincerely wish you the worst, the worst day ever But it’s because I love you and I feel I won’t get better.Jan 27, 2022Jan 27, 2022
Doris Luoma (1932–2021)I submitted a version of this obituary without making the garden metaphor as obvious as I wanted it to be. This is my personal edit, and…Nov 1, 2021Nov 1, 2021