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Abstract painting of surging water in blue-gray and white, with curved currents and foamy waves.

The Water Still Decides

The moon pulls, the tide answers, and still nothing is settled. What comes back can look certain from a distance and mean something else entirely. "The Water Still Decides" turns on that small difference.

Abstract gray and muted blue watercolor with layered human silhouettes and geometric forms, suggesting multiple perspectives and interpretation.

Disability and the Meaning of Achievement

Disability can change the meaning people attach to an accomplishment, even though what the person achieved has not changed. Someone reaches a goal, finishes something difficult, or becomes better at what they do.

Two clocks mark a shift from 10:00 to 2:30, with bags, keys, notebooks, and a phone suggesting disrupted plans.

Four and a Half Hours

A last-minute appointment change, and the transportation, work, care, and coordination that move with it.

Woman writing beside a blue mountain lake. Text reads, “Look once more, Where blue has been.”

How A Voice Takes Shape

Six pieces revisit early poems, classroom experiences, family, and the beginnings of Wiley’s Walk.

Woman using a computer with a white cane beside her and AI accessibility features displayed.

Access in the Age of Artificial Intelligence

Artificial intelligence (AI) is now part of many of the digital services people use. People may encounter it while using a website or another online service without knowing exactly where AI is involved.

Watercolor illustration of New York State, the Tribute in Light, and an American flag.

Somewhere Between Summer and Fall

Twenty-five September mornings have come and gone since a clear blue sky became part of our collective memory. This is for the people who were lost, the people who ran toward danger, and the people who reached for one another.