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Grandparents. I miss my grandma and grandpa. They are no longer around, and I think about them often. My heart still aches from missing them. I had a very rough childhood, so I spent a lot of time with my grandpa Joe and my grandma Jerry. We all have memories from...

As my close friends and family will tell you, I’m a huge Star Trek fan ever since I was a kid, and as a result, that made me a huge fan of space. I often wondered what it would have been like to actually be there in 1969 when they first landed on the moon—that famous...

My creative journey has taken me places I’ve never thought possible. A few months ago, I was on a podcast called Pushing Forward with Alicia, where she interviews people with disabilities who make an impact in their community and do some pretty cool things, and I was...

. Movies are an art form that makes you think. I recently saw the movie Mercy, where a man, played by Chris Pratt, gets accused of murdering his wife. An artificial intelligence, or AI, judge decides if you are innocent because in this court, you are guilty until...

As I write this, it is the last day of the year, and my heart is heavy. I found out that one of my friends—someone I was interested in—got married. To give you some background, I told her I was interested in a relationship, and as I expected, I was put in the...

Looking back on 2025, how fast time flies. It seems like the older I get, the faster time goes. I remember when I graduated high school 20 years ago, people told me, “Enjoy it. It goes by fast.” I remember thinking, we’ll see. It turns out they were right....

A lot of times—at least for me—we forget about the people who shape our communities and make them a better place. I would like to highlight one such person in our community: Ruby Lewis. She moved to Vancouver, Washington, in 2014 to live with her biological mom and to...

yesterday I gave a presentation about my writing journey I hope it helps you accomplish your dreams . https://youtu.be/2BbimfY2IcE?si=qUIKvSTjmYrfb-8E

Will AI Eliminate Creative Endeavors from Humans? That is what scares me about AI. Will it get rid of the human creative experience? To me, being creative needs that human perspective. You can’t learn how to love from an algorithm. You can’t learn to grow from...