The Quiet Hurt of Feeling Invisible

Co-written with my AI sidekick, Andrew (aka ChatGPT). It’s weird how sometimes there’s this deep hurt that doesn’t come from strangers. Oddly it’s a hurt that comes from the people closest to you—the ones you’d drop everything for, the ones you show up for all the time, even when it’s inconvenient, even when you’re drained…

Breaking News: America Accidentally Deports Jesus

Co-written with my AI sidekick, Andrew (aka ChatGPT). In a bold move to “cleanse the country,” officials proudly announced they’d finally deported that suspicious stranger who didn’t quite fit the vibe. You know the one—Wore sandals. Hung out with poor people.Didn’t speak fluent English. No documents.Was seen giving free food to the hungry and talking…

When “Pro-Life” Feels More Like “Pro-Control”

Co-written with my AI sidekick, Andrew (aka ChatGPT). You ever notice how some of the loudest voices claiming to be “pro-life” are also the ones who seem to have the shortest supply of actual compassion for living people? Like, how do you cry about unborn babies while turning a cold shoulder to immigrants, the poor,…

Faith, Flavor, and the Irony of Being Told We Don’t Belong

Co-written with my AI sidekick, Andrew (aka ChatGPT). I wasn’t planning on writing anything deep today. But then I started thinking about the way people like me — brown, bilingual, born and raised here — are still told in subtle and not-so-subtle ways that we don’t belong. And sometimes, it’s from the exact people who…