August 19, 2022

The Prayers of My Junior High Math Teacher Have Sustained Me Far Beyond My School Years

August 19, 2022/ Shemaiah Gonzalez

The Prayers of My Junior High Math Teacher Have Sustained Me Far Beyond My School Years

Touched by the reaction from my jr high classmates on this essay I wrote on our math teacher. A call to prayer for our own children caught in today’s spiritual crossfire.

April 17, 2021

My MFA Graduate Reading

April 17, 2021/ Shemaiah Gonzalez

My MFA Graduate Reading

Well, I did it! I graduated! I now have an MFA in Creative Non-Fiction.

The highlight of my last residency was reading some of my work for my graduate reading.

March 28, 2021

The Weight of Attending Mass For Those Who Cannot

March 28, 2021/ Shemaiah Gonzalez

The Weight of Attending Mass For Those Who Cannot

I wrote this as a love letter to the Church I am so mystically connected to.

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