PinnedMember-onlyA Bag of Chips, Intimacy, and WarStay calm. Don’t look a Grizzly bear in the eye. Don’t challenge it. Lay down on your stomach and pretend to be dead. If all fails, stand up on something high, make yourself as large as possible, and slowly wave your arms up wide to make the bear aware that…Flash Fiction7 min readFlash Fiction7 min read
PinnedMember-onlyUnresolved: Wandering with My Pencil and Pen (Habits of Writing 3)I use a pencil to fiddle with the unexpressed. I use a pen to maintain what remains, the memories loved and the lessons learned. But, to reach a point of resolve and departure, I bend the genres of my writing tools, and I use both a pencil and a pen. …2 min read2 min read
PinnedMember-onlySix Obnoxious Tendencies of Monolinguals ChatGPT versionFor those evaluating ChatGPT’s ability to edit, write, comprehend ideas, and regenerate them, I have taken an article I wrote several months ago and used ChatGPT to revise it. The revised version of my original article is included below for comparison: You can see the original article here. Start here…Education3 min readEducation3 min read
PinnedMember-onlyDiscovering the Depths of Anger: Insights from a Former Angry PersonFor those evaluating ChatGPT’s ability to edit, write, comprehend ideas, and regenerate original content, I am taking a bunch of articles I published as drafts because that’s what I do on medium. Merely write draft of work that becomes a lot more coherent work later on. So, I wrote published…ChatGPT2 min readChatGPT2 min read
PinnedMember-onlyThe Art of Offering an Apology: Self-Oppression or Self-liberation?In this article, I argue that the cultural practice of readily accepting “I am sorry” as a sufficient apology without genuine reflection is a form of self-oppression that lacks responsibility towards ourselves before others. I offer a clear formula for a genuine apology that I learned through a spiritual and…Diversity And Inclusion5 min readDiversity And Inclusion5 min read
Apr 10Member-onlyNeed to Feel Heard: Who Props Whose Career When Dating in Academia?At this point, most of my academic close friends know that I am currently dating a White man who is very well-known in my field. I get the occasional comment that wow, he must be helping my career. The answer is absolutely not. First and foremost, I date him because…3 min read3 min read
Feb 11Member-onlyThe Earthquake Hit Syria, TooI am making this post to raise awareness. When speaking about the earthquake that hit Turkey, please remember that it hit Syria, too. People are still under rubble in many cases, and global aid has been very slow compared to Turkey. A simple fact that I created a PayPal fundraiser…Immigration2 min readImmigration2 min read
Feb 10Member-onlyInsomnia: The Tug of War between Love and Hate.This time, I am testing out how ChatGPT can edit a story rather than a general listable article. I asked ChatGPT to do the following prompts for an original story I wrote. Spot the difference between this one — ChatGPT generated and the original (Insomnia, I love You) . Here…ChatGPT5 min readChatGPT5 min read
Dec 25, 2022Member-onlyA few things to learn about anger for those afraid of it. (From a recovering angry person)1) anger is environmental- change the environment you are in or the people and suddenly you may realize you are a very calm person. 2) anger is about how we get mistreated. Being angry about the mistreatment won’t change the person or their treatment of you. People treat you based…Justice1 min readJustice1 min read
