Cake, Punch, and Encephalitis

We’ve turned childhood diseases into nostalgia and vaccines into controversy. As a healthcare provider, I’ve seen what these illnesses actually do—and it’s nothing worth celebrating.

We Were Promised Flying Cars

We grew up expecting the apocalypse—and instead got stagnation, superstition, and missed scientific leaps. Why don’t we have flying cars? Maybe the answer has less to do with technology and more to do with control.

Greetings from the Wasteland

In the Fallout universe—and in real life—pregnancy is often celebrated while responsibility is quietly abandoned. A reflection on sex, religion, impulsivity, and what it really means to care about children.

The Transitions Between the Transitions

Some of the most painful changes in life aren’t the obvious ones. They’re the quiet shifts in identity, relationships, and purpose—especially when the career you worked decades for no longer defines you.