My Published Works
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All It Takes Is a Little Pop
June 15th, 2021
A short piece about my mother, published in the New York Times’ “Tiny Love Stories” column.
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Stirring the Melting Pot: An Interview with Lori L. Tharps
October, 2021
Lori L. Tharps is a self-proclaimed storyteller and diversity diva - together we discuss her works, spanning fiction, nonfiction, journalism, and podcasting.
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A Writing Revolution in American Education and Culture
April 1st, 2021
For decades now, the study and practice of writing has been on a revolutionary roller coaster. Read my take on why educators, and Americans at large, need to fundamentally rethink the role and purpose of writing to suit the modern world.
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A Frozen Veggie Burrito
February 28th, 2021
This nonfiction essay was published by Io Literary Journal in their open-access collection of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry about the COVID-19 pandemic. “Burrito” tells of my trip to a local hospital just weeks before the coronavirus came to the United States.
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Choosing Love: A Review of Marra B Gad's Memoir, "The Color of Love"
September 1st, 2020
As an interatrial Jewish woman, Marra lives at the intersection of multiple kinds of “other.” In her moving debut memoir, she reflects on how strangers, and sometimes the ones we love most, choose to other her, and her glowing resolve to choose love above all else.
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Serving Time and Stories: An Interview with Jayne M. Thompson
May 1st, 2020
In this interview, we discuss her work as a writing teacher at S.C.I. Graterford Correctional Facility (now closed) with inmates to tell their stories. She collected their writings and published them in an anthology, titled “Letters to My Younger Self.”
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Amazon's Book Bubble
February 1st, 2020
In this op-ed, I discuss my concerns of Amazon’s algorithmic recommendation system from the perspective of a writer and avid reader.
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RU Writing?
Prior Host, Producer, Editor, Engineer, and Distributor of the Rowan Writing Art’s intern-led Podcast.
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The Writer's Insider -Chief Editor
Vol. 4 Issue 2 (SP20)
Rowan University Writing Arts Department
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The Writer's Insider -Chief Editor
Vol. 4 Issue 1 (FA19)
Rowan University Writing Arts Department
*Forthcoming works include a book review to be published by Kaleidoscope Magazine, a bi-annual publication by United Disability Services