Curriculum Redacted
From Black Wall Street to redlining, a writer studies the Black History Month our country does not want us to remember.
Journalism in Verse
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The Guillotine
A report from the scaffold, as Trump moves to purge the Justice Department of those he perceives as disloyal.
Next Among the Countless Gales
"These sessions sound like hope—hope I’ll need while other wings approach."
Rest of the World: A Haiku
A haiku for a country that pretends there are no bounds.
Rotunda Viewing
For the late President Jimmy Carter, a man of a common faith.
To Witness Injustice
"I circle the 20th of January on my calendar, the date when northern constellations will be sent south..."
2024 Election
Dry Eyes
Everything has changed since then, and nothing has.
Disinherited: A Lament
We once wore the white viburnum of suffragists. And now?
Disabled, After Trump Wins
For West Virginia's most vulnerable, the Trump win is poised to take more than it gives.
May Day, May Day
Bracing for an emergency landing into reality.
The DC Love Story of Honor and Kash
On snakes and the girls who love them.
While Viewing the 2024 Exit Polls
Kamala stepped and shone.
Counting on Mountains
In the chill of bitter loss, mountains offer solace.
Hearts & Bones
Today, I am a placeholder for a vote that hasn't yet been cast.
Patriotism
A jubilant celebration and a fresh wound, all at once.
Heartsick, But Singing
Today, America needs us more than ever.
26 Doors in Racine, Wisconsin
America's fault lines are deepening. Just ask an election canvasser.
Hope Again / Again, Hope
For an election with no easy answers.
Poetics of A.I.
Drones
What are the mystery drones lighting up New Jersey's night skies looking for?
Betsy Ross Decides to Burn A Flag
Is the AI revolution following in the footsteps of an American one?
Feu d’Artifice
What is Big Tech asking our children to forget?
Clarity Is Not My Forte
Log notes from an existential crisis in the machine.
