SoI haven’t updated this blog in four years. I will delete it soon, really. It was at first an avenue for me to document my study abroad…Feb 23Feb 23
Books and II want to explain how a boy with working-class parents from Western Mexico ended up teaching French at a prestigious American university…Dec 30, 2020Dec 30, 2020
The State of ThingsThat day I got back from my daily morning run, happy from letting the sun touch my skin one more day. I noticed after trying to wash my…Aug 22, 2020Aug 22, 2020
The Rise of Self-Referential Pop Music in the 2010sWhat happens when pop artists are aware of the function of pop music?Oct 24, 2019Oct 24, 2019
At a Healthy DistancePhysical space can transform your relationships: is this good?Sep 14, 2019Sep 14, 2019
Navigating a Sea of IdentitiesMy earliest memories take me back to a quaint suburban house my family rented in the Mexican city of Tijuana, a mile away from the border…Sep 7, 2019Sep 7, 2019
Postmodern QueernessWhat does it mean to be queer in the late 2010s, almost two full decades into the twenty-first century? And how can I, a cisgender gay man…Aug 19, 2019Aug 19, 2019
Trauma Across the GenerationsWhen I was six years-old, I thought I had made a shocking discovery. Upon cutting my finger with an sharp object I have no recollection of…Jun 30, 20191Jun 30, 20191
Is the “Gay Lifestyle” Real? : Why It Might Be and Why That’s Not a Bad ThingA bunch of far-right Twitter users recently stumbled upon a tweet where I condemned journalist Glenn Greenwald’s insistence that YouTuber…Jun 18, 2019Jun 18, 2019
“I Wish I Were Normal” : Living With Social Anxiety As a Young PersonIt’s not easy being different.Jun 15, 2019Jun 15, 2019