Writing Portfolio
I love making abstract concepts more accessible through writing. Below you'll find a collection of essays I wrote for college classes, creative writing pieces and food articles.
What do Monks and Minnesotans Have in Common?Snacklaces.
April 2, 2023
“Snackless?” No, the Snacklace: an abundance of snacks in the most convenient form: strung around your neck and ready to go. I’d never heard of the Snacklace until I joined Gray Duck Media’s video team and attended my very first Winter Beer Dabbler, the largest craft beer festival in the state of Minnesota.
Women are using graphic novels as a platform to subvert traditional power structures and bring abstract, political concepts back to the human experience. In doing so, they are inspiring readers to engage with forms of resistance in the Middle East...
Political Satire as a Revolutionary Tool in Syria and the Diaspora
November 22, 2021
Political satire strikes the perfect balance because it criticizes an unpeaceful structure while remaining discreet enough to avoid substantial backlash. Furthermore, political satire depends on an awareness of the injustice at hand...
When companions of the prophet Mohammed traveled to China on an expedition during the Tang Dynasty, they brought Islam with them. From Arabian traders in 8th-century Guangzhou to the Uyghur population in Xinjiang today, Muslims occupy an important...