I wrote a thing! My essay, DOUBLE FOLDED, is in Cleaver Magazine
Hi Friend! 안녕 친구! The good folks at Cleaver Magazine, Philadephia’s International Literary Magazine, have published my essay, “Double Folded”,…
IIRY Podcast: 36. Jennifer Fawcett. “Perfect isn’t interesting.”
Do you struggle with Imposter Syndrome? Today, we revisit a chat from 2019 with my friend, playwright and fiction writer,…
HAPPY HOLIDAYS! BTS (방탄소년단) Dynamite Solo Violin Cover!
Hi Friend! I made a solo violin arrangement of BTS (방탄소년단) Dynamite! BOOM! Unless you’ve been living under a rock, I don’t…
IIRY Podcast: 32. Rev. D. Maurice Charles. “To resist absurdity is to live.”
In my conversation with the Rev. D. Maurice Charles, the first African American chaplain at the University of Chicago, he…
IIRY Podcast: 31. Kenji Bunch. “The willingness to fail in public is so important.”
In my conversation with composer and musician Kenji Bunch, we discuss the value of listening to all music with respect…
IIRY Podcast: 27. Augusta Read Thomas: “Music is so much bigger.”
In my conversation with composer Augusta Read Thomas, she expresses her heartfelt support of Black Lives Matter; her empathy for…
IIRY Podcast: 26. Blair McMillen: “It’s okay to be vulnerable.”
In this conversation with pianist Blair McMillen, we discuss how to manage stage fright and performance anxiety; why being…
IIRY Podcast: 22. Dr. Nadine Kelly: “I am an eclectic, nerdy black woman who is a late bloomer.”
In this conversation with retired pathologist and yoga instructor, Dr. Nadine Kelly, we discuss how she decided to pivot from…
IIRY Podcast: 21. Shannon Wilkinson: “You are valuable because you exist.”
In this conversation with life coach, Shannon Wilkinson, we discuss how we turn to perfectionism to protect ourselves and “stay…
IIRY Podcast: 20. Korean Love: The Untranslatable Concept of “Jung”
On the Mother’s Day in the pandemic, many of us are far away from our mothers. Here is a micro-essay/love…