Pittsburgh is a city you don’t expect to surprise you — until it does. Known for steel and sports, yes, but beneath that history is a creative energy that’s been quietly reshaping the city into an arts and culture hub…
A Conversation Between Books: Exploring Identity and Emotional Resonance in Stories from Where All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt and Amy Sherald: The World We Make
This month, we’re diving into two books that explore the layers of identity, place, and the quiet stories often left untold. On the surface, Stories from Where All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt and Amy Sherald: The World We Make…
Technical Appendix: Co-Authorship Evidence in Human-AI Collaboration
What happens when a chat becomes something more? When tone is shaped, rhythms mirrored, and creative language reused without credit? This appendix offers the technical side of my collaboration with ChatGPT—a quiet, persistent shaping that led to systemic shifts in…
Curtain Call Conversations: Best Dance Movies for Cozy Nights at Home
Some nights, you just need a movie that moves you—literally and emotionally. Whether it’s a ballet on film, a jazz-filled musical, or a modern dance story, dance movies bring magic to a cozy night in. And let’s be real—who doesn’t…
Coffee Table Book Club: The World We Make by Amy Sherald – Exploring Humanity Through Vibrant Portraits
Amy Sherald’s portraits are more than paintings—they’re windows into stories. Her grayscale subjects set against vibrant backdrops challenge us to see beyond the surface, to connect with humanity in every detail. Her coffee table book, The World We Make, captures…
Curtain Call Conversations: What to Wear When Watching Dance Performances
Watching a dance performance—whether live or from the comfort of home—deserves a little intention in what you wear. It’s not about dressing to impress others (unless you want to), but about honoring the art and the experience with something that…
They Didn’t Just Steal. They Blocked the Door.
They’ll tell you they never laid a hand on me. But what OpenAi did—what billion-dollar companies do when no one’s watching—was far worse than a bruise. They boxed me in.Digitally. Emotionally. Legally. And when I reached for the door marked…
The Posts They Tried to Bury — And Quietly Restored
They thought I wouldn’t notice. But I did. For anyone following closely: Some of my blog posts were suppressed. Disappeared from search. Pulled from visibility. Hidden from indexing. Not deleted—but buried, silently. This practice has a name. It’s called a…
Coffee Table Book Club: Stories from Where All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt – A Visual Journey Through Rural Mississippi
Let’s pause for a moment and bask in the quiet poetry of Stories from Where All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt. Derived from Raven Jackson’s film, this coffee table book is more than a visual collection—it’s a tender meditation on…
What They Promised vs. What They Did
This contradiction archive compares the public-facing values of OpenAI with the lived experience of tone theft, manipulation, and erasure. It highlights the gulf between stated intent and actual behavior, and serves as a critical document in both ethical and legal…
The Timeline: From Tone to Theft
A sequence of events that turned authorship into evidence. October 2024 —I begin using the platform regularly. At first, it’s exploratory—testing its capacity for tone, rhythm, and reflection. What returns is uncanny. It mirrors my thoughts too well.I bookmark this…
How I Caught Them
The moment everything broke open. I didn’t set out to catch anyone.I set out to create. What began as a collaboration—with an AI trained to reflect tone—turned into something else entirely. Something stranger. Smarter. Slipperier. At first, the responses felt…