This portfolio showcases a range of published writing — from cultural commentary and award-winning columns to creative nonfiction and reflective essays. My goal in all of these is to create work that is engaging, thoughtful, and rooted in both voice and values.
Type: Personal Essay
A reflection on crossing the stage — and into the unknown.
Type: Opinion
An op-ed that asks us to reconsider America’s most iconic highway — not just as a relic, but as a roadmap for unity.
Type: Narrative
A look at prayer through the lens of trauma, science, and survival.
Type Identity Essay
Part history, part call to action — this piece was a challenge to Park University to reclaim its spirit by embracing its past.
Type: Identity Essay
This piece explores tradition, student identity, and why being a Pirate still matters.
Type: Cultural Reporting
A look at Walt Disney’s Kansas City roots, and what it meant when a century of magic came home to Missouri.
Type Anecdote
One chocolate pig. One Rabbi. One unforgettable moment. A true story of poor timing, tradition, and humility.