Growing up in West Texas, my home was a tiny blue dot in a sea of red. I was taught everyone deserves an equitable shot at achieving the “American Dream”. Taxes were seen as a duty and privilege to contribute to the equity so many families need. Providing families a helping hand through public education …
Month: January 2020
To say the least, the recent turn of events the past few days caused me to reflect on our nation’s values and those fighting to protect them. On January 3, 2020, the United States carried out an airstrike that killed Iranian General Qasim Soleimani. Following the airstrike, Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei threatened retaliation …
I came across RoW80: The Writing Challenge That Knows You Have a Life when I was looking for alternatives to National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo). Don’t get my wrong, NaNoWriMo is awesome. A lot of the writers I know completed the challenge and felt a huge sense of accomplishment. However, it didn’t seem to be …