selected publications
poetry
*on (still not) coming out – ninth letter
*prelude to marriage & pennsylvania homecoming – salt hill
*what they say if you lose a child (dedicated to my parents) – the normal school
*what keeps you up at night / recipe for staying (two poems) – arcturus
prose | education
*“Diverse” Curriculum Still Isn’t Getting It Right, Study Finds – ASCD
*Houston District Ramps Up Efforts to Recruit Male Educators – EdPost / ASCD
*Teaching Living Poets – ASCD
*The Text Disrupters – ASCD
*What Schools Can Do for Immigrant Students – ASCD
*The Invisible Math Obstacle – ASCD
*Our Future Depends on Doing Better (John B. King Jr. Q&A) – ASCD
*How K-12 Schools Push Out Black Girls (Monique Morris Q&A) – Education Week
*Why All the Black Kids Are Still Sitting Together in the Cafeteria (Beverly Daniel Tatum Q&A) – Education Week
*We Aren’t Doing Enough to Teach Girls About Sex (Peggy Orenstein Q&A) – Education Week
*10 Big Ideas in Education 2018 (Deputy Project Editor) – Education Week
*How Concerns Over Race and Casting Brought Down a Campus Play – Chronicle of Higher Education
*Colleges Uncertain Landscape for Undocumented Students – Chronicle of Higher Education
*How Well Is Hillary Clinton Tweeting? – Chronicle of Higher Education
prose | food writing
*How Pizza Is Helping Restaurants Survive The Pandemic – DCist
*D.C.’s Restaurants Are Swapping Fine Dining For Comfort Food On Their Takeout Menus – DCist
*Meet Paola Velez, The Pastry Chef Who ‘Lets Nature Talk’ With Her Desserts – DCist
*In Between Mocktails And Boozy Beverages Is A Milder Trend: The Low-ABV Drink Menu – DCist
*This D.C. Chef Turned His Planned Restaurant Into A Latin American Market To Support Immigrants – DCist
*First Look: Call Your Mother – DCist
*First Look: Daikaya Group’s Tonari – DCist
*First Look: Tiki TNT – DCist
*First Look: Nina May – DCist
*First Look: The Imperial – DCist
*First Look: Anju – DCist
*First Look: Reveler’s Hour – DCist
*First Look: Laos in Town – DCist
*First Look: Honeymoon Chicken – DCist
*First Look: Little Food Studio – DCist
*First Look: Hotel Riggs – DCist
*First Look: Lulu’s Winegarden – DCist
*First Look: Annabelle – DCist