Ailyn Hernandez-Bazan was a student in Literature and Contemporary class, which I taught this spring. She is a first generation college student, a cultural phenomenon I know
Category: My Students’ Writings
Writing From the Classroom: Alejandra Gaspar
Alejandra, known by her friends as Ally, graduated from Mount St. Mary’s University, Los Angeles, in 2016. The Dwelling Star Abandoned in connected ache,
Writing From the Classroom: Valeree Morales
Here is an essay that I find most engaging, provocative, and I bet a few of you out there might feel the same way. Valeree touches
Writing from the Classroom: Ajeé Anderson
Here are three poems by Ajeé Anderson. She graduated a couple of years ago from Mount St. Mary’s University in Los Angeles. She took a
Writing From the Classroom: Dana Gil, Ghost-Seer
This is an essay by Dana Gil, who took my class “Literature and Contemporary Issues.” She has a real knack for storytelling, and this story, well…something
Writing From the Classroom: Ava Rutter
Ava Rutter is a student in my Nonfiction Workshop at Mount St. Mary’s University in Los Angeles. She’s a poet, fiction writer and essayist, and