As a writer and curious individual, I have always been fascinated by the advancements in artificial intelligence and natural language processing. Recently, I discovered ChatGPT while overhearing my undergrad students discussing it during a break in class. Intrigued by their conversation, I decided to explore this AI language model for…

A multi-dimensional model suggests that conversations shouldn’t be about time but intention. — From helicopter parents to Bo Burnham’s Inside, many have warned against the early adoption of social media and the wider Internet early in children’s lives. Some platforms have made moves that suggest that they’re aware of the negative effects that access to any and all information, advertisements, and societal rankings…

To Love in the Time of COVID-19 and the Online Spaces in Which We Now Reside Minutes ago, I watched one of my older cousins marry his funny, bright-spirited girlfriend in a sparkling gold and navy courthouse, streamed over Facebook Live. The video that will live on the platform for…

Responding to Ads on UpWork Can Be Dangerous “I think something here is rubbing against one of your values in an uncomfortable way. Let’s look at your exercise and see if we can pinpoint what it is.” A year and a handful of months ago, I would have been having…

Life Did Not Flash before My Eyes I do not believe a single story where the lead’s life flashes before her eyes moments before death. Not anymore. A handful of friends and I took off to the Outer Banks for a weekend-long party in the middle of the school semester…

Carley, I love this short piece! I've gotten lazy about keeping a notebook since finishing school, but as I've really tried making personal essays more of a habit, I think this will be some writing to which I'll return again and again! I use a Rocketbook personally, with the colorful pens. I can store my thoughts digitally really easily this way if I want, and it's thin enough to fit everywhere! Thanks for this,

“Still, Life” is a short film that makes the mundane monumental — This afternoon, only mildly caffeinated and on the brink of exhaustion from the ever-relatable screen time dilemma, one of my best friends sent me a text: Since you are my film friend, I wanted to share this with you…it’s just so good An attached link hosted by The Bitter Southerner…

It may not seem like posting your thoughts online can make a difference, but the effects of this habit may surprise you — Back in April of this year, I published a short article about five of the things adopting and raising a feral dog (Toph) taught me about life as a caregiver and recipient of unconditional love. That story hasn’t gained a lot of traction, and I wrote it thinking I’d look…

When you’re someone with boobs or a butt, there is no guidance. I can recall being told my shirt was too low cut for choir practice by one on my peers in high school. …