Navigating the guilt and gratitude of being a white-collar child of blue-collar parents…
When my father died, I felt like I had no place for all my sadness and grief…
"Life is meaningless" was a joke for the couple until it became their safe phrase…
Without any past “receipts” or relationships, can this writer claim such a drastic change in identity?
I once cared a lot about setting boundaries between my home life and classroom life…
Are parents and schools allowing streaming services to take the reins when it comes to teaching young people about sex?
This school year could be traumatic — but it doesn't have to be.
I dream of a night spent sprawled out in my own bed, and I am not sorry about it…
I can’t high-five my students or be there when they need a hug…
My dad died 13 years ago. I've been through the five stages of grief—but it still lives with me…
Cindy Clement Carlson, a library staff member of Sandy Hook Elementary, recalls a specific thing she did after the infamous mass shooting…
No matter how much I alter my curriculum, I cannot undo years of patriarchal pressures, but I can try to loosen the grip…
The Azores— a group of islands off the coast of Portugal—are so small that they do not exist on most commercial maps and globes…
Do not try this at home…
Through all of their challenges, the Big 3 stick together no matter what…
I always expected my father to be alongside me, until he passed away…
The life one woman has carved out for herself stands in stark contrast to that of her immigrant father…
The Trump administration is standing behind the idea of arming educators…
Once, from the next room, my fiancé heard the clicking of my fingertips against the computer keys stop…
One October when I was eight, I made gravestones of me and my family…
All Publications:
The New York Times, “When cleaning is the only option.” | 2020
The Lily, “Zoom classes will never replicate the nuances and joys of teaching.” | 2020
Glamour, “I walked down the aisle with my life partner: grief.” | 2020
Queen Mob’s Teahouse, “The Wolf.” | 2019
Brevity, “A Review of Amye Archer and Loren Kleinman’s If I Don’t Make It I Love You.” | 2019
The Lily, “I’m recommitting to the way I talk about rape culture in the classroom. Here’s why.” | 2019
Glamour, “Forget sex — I want my own bed.” | 2019
Unearth Women, “Meet SATA Air Azores’ First Female Pilot.” | 2019
Glamour, “I poured Listerine on my vulva in a desperate attempt to cure a yeast infection.” | 2019
Glamour, “This Is Us gets so many things right - but I think it takes the easy route with grief.” | 2019
Behind the Stars, More Stars: The Tagus/Disquiet Collection of New Luso-American Writing, “Toilets” | 2019
Grok Nation, “Why I’m choosing to walk down the aisle alone.” | 2019
Grok Nation, “As the daughter of an immigrant, my American Dream is dead.” | 2019
The Washington Post, “I’m a teacher. I can’t stop a mass shooting. Don’t ask me to.” | 2018
Sonora Review, “The Slaughter” | 2018
Brevity, “Getting Out of the Zone” | 2018
Burningword Literary Journal, “Unwanted Graveyards” | 2018
Trigger Warning: An Anthology, “Change, Not Death” | 2014
The Notebook, “Long Way Home” | 2014
Writers of the Portuguese Diaspora: An Anthology, “Dobra Lingua” | 2013
The Emerson Review, “Hello Again” | 2012