The Writing
Selected essays and creative non-fiction — the voice behind the films. Read a select, not the full run: the sharpest sentence up top, the opening on the page, the rest one click away.
Persuasive research essay · 2025
- Education
Neurodivergent Students Aren’t Broken — the System Is
A persuasive research essay on the limitations of the traditional education system for neurodivergent students.
Creative nonfiction · 2026
- Identity
- Migration
Us vs. Them
A personal creative nonfiction essay on Costa Rican-Nicaraguan identity, migration, xenophobia and social class.
Creative nonfiction · 2026
- Voice
- Personal
Outside the Wake
A personal creative nonfiction essay on mortality, grief and the difference between a sudden death and a death that comes after a long life.
Research essay · 2026
- Research
- Industry
Sysco vs The Food Industry
What Sysco’s rise reveals about how efficiency and consolidation are quietly making restaurants taste the same.
Essay · March 2026
- Strategic
- Brand & narrative
When Nationalism Becomes a Trend
A creative nonfiction essay that analyzes the rise of populist and nationalist movements in Europe and their link to a global trend toward sovereignty, territorial expansion and politics increasingly built as a brand.