LU Chronicles
There are, to me, two kinds of speculative readers: those who are driven by plot, and those who are driven by character. The distinction is not absolute; both elements exist in any meaningful story, but most of us lean instinctively toward one. I find myself, almost stubbornly, on the side […]
“What are your hobbies?” It is one of the most common and simplest questions people ask out of genuine curiosity about you. It appears harmless, even friendly. The question shows up in first conversations, on dates, in classrooms, during interviews, and sometimes in the middle of casual small talk. Yet […]
Last week, in my ecology class, while handing out an assignment, my professor said something that paused me mid-note: “At least sit with the assignment, even if you’re not able to solve it.” Sit with it? In a classroom increasingly anxious about AI-generated content, about students blatantly outsourcing even casual […]