Top 3 reasons why hiring a communications professional is a great invest for you. Yesterday a TikTok video informed me that writing jobs have decreased by 30% thanks to AI tools like ChatGPT. It’s a statistic I feel as I look for my next communications opportunity. A few years ago I was introduced to ChatGPTContinue reading “Comms Professional v. ChatGPT”
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Axolotls Create Unique Learning Opportunities in 5th Grade Classroom
[Note: Originally published on the Prospect Ridge Academy blog, March 13, 2023} Curious black eyes peer out from the large aquatic tank in the classroom of Melanie Lostroh, the 5th grade reading teacher at Prospect Ridge Academy. Opal and Onyx, Lostroh’s pet axolotls, seem to smile at the classroom activity, inviting connection with the students. Continue reading “Axolotls Create Unique Learning Opportunities in 5th Grade Classroom”
The Truth about Fiction
Writing fiction requires a lot of truth. Well, I guess if an author writes science fiction everything can be made up. But when I write contemporary fiction, I like for aspects of the story to be factual. Having characters visit real locations, noting events that happened on certain dates, and infusing the characters with deepContinue reading “The Truth about Fiction”
Corpus Christi School Marks 100th Anniversary
[Note: Originally published on Jan. 21, 2022, in the Colorado Catholic Herald.] COLORADO SPRINGS—When Michelle (Polliard) Quaney last walked the halls of Corpus Christi Catholic School as a student in 1976, the United States was celebrating its bicentennial and “Silly Love Songs” by Wings filled the airways. Yet when she returned to the Colorado SpringsContinue reading “Corpus Christi School Marks 100th Anniversary”
The Birth of a Novel
A friend on Facebook recently asked, “Can you share with us how you came to choose the storyline?” This question would make most fiction writers smile because really, as a writer, a storyline chooses you. At least that has been my experience. Unexpected: Love started with one idea—the opening scene. In late 2018, I startedContinue reading “The Birth of a Novel”
A Date to Remember
Today—Oct. 22, 2020—is the day. Later this evening, I’ll upload my finished manuscript and in a matter of hours, I will be a published author. It is an exciting and scary time. I had targeted this date a few months ago as the publish date for my first novel, but about three weeks ago, thoughtContinue reading “A Date to Remember”
Unexpected: Love, Chapter 1
Chapter 1 Jae-seong stood in the first-class check-in line at John F. Kennedy Airport he felt eyes on him. This wasn’t an unusual occurrence, given that he was the leader of Korea’s most popular pop musical group, but it happened less when he was in the United States. He debated with himself for a minuteContinue reading “Unexpected: Love, Chapter 1”
COVID-19 PROFILE: DANI (CICHON) STONE ’11
[Note: Originally published on the St. Mary’s High School blog on July 30, 2020.] Nothing that Dani (Cichon) Stone ‘11 had experienced in her nursing career could have prepared her for what she saw working in the COVID-19 intensive care unit in Chicago this spring. Not even working in the COVID-19 ICU at Saint ThomasContinue reading “COVID-19 PROFILE: DANI (CICHON) STONE ’11”
Road Trippin’ in Korea
This year I will celebrate a milestone birthday, and I had planned to celebrate big. To start the celebration, I got tickets to attend the BTS concert in Chicago. Then, I planned to travel to Korea this fall on my actual birthday to explore some drama and K-pop sites either alone or with friends. OfContinue reading “Road Trippin’ in Korea”
The Beauty of Korean Pottery
Every morning memories of Korea greet me as I drink my coffee. The coffee is usually made using Korean instant coffee sticks, but it is the cup that holds the coffee that also holds the memories. They were gifted to me in 2017 by a dear friend, and remind me of the afternoon that myContinue reading “The Beauty of Korean Pottery”
Amy G. Park 