The Jungle (2024)

14 October 2025 *To be published on the New York City News Services’ Climate Correction site* Reading Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle in middle school social studies was the reason that many moons ago, I decided at the ripe age of 14 to attempt vegetarianism. The descriptions of nails, fingers, and rat droppings being found in […]

I Have Dermatillomania, You’re Not Alone

***This was written for my Health Reporting Class: May 26, 2025*** I’ve had acne for over ten years. You wouldn’t know it, and many dermatologists don’t believe it. One time, the doctor gasped as I took off my Lancome foundation.  “Oh there it is!” she exclaimed as if she had never seen acne before, as […]

Film Review: Blade Runner 2049 (2017)

Blade Runner 2049 (2017) **Spoilers Ahead** Blade Runner 2049 where do I start. While snuggled up in bed on a chilly night at 2 AM, I decided this would be the time to dive into a three-hour movie. Despite the plot being slightly confusing (especially for those who have not seen the original Blade Runner) this […]

A Guide on How to Feel

I’m still here. A new poem from yours truly. Written on the Brown Line in Chicago. 9.29.22 at a bar in new york city i cried the grime caked under my finger nails and staining the tips the mascara smears under my eyes, blue shadows, rings of red like warpaint the way ink from a […]

Film Study: Martin Scorsese

8 February 2022 (This was written at some point circa 2017 with a few minor edits). Intro: Martin Scorsese is a renowned director of such fame that when his name is mentioned, one automatically knows who he is. He is critically acclaimed among the likes of Steven Spielberg and other legendary directors (also called the […]