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Frances A. Chiu, Ph.D. | writing coach | editor

@francesachiu

articles: 12
total claps: 9,561
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active: 2024-01-19 → 2026-07-12

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#politics ·7 #history ·3 #culture ·3 #elections ·2 #race ·2 #donald-trump ·2 #ai ·2 #generative-ai-tools ·2 #immigration ·1 #new-york-city ·1

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FR Frances A. Chiu, Ph.D. | writing coach | editor · Open Microphone

Dems Unleash “Explosive Diarrhea” After Losses to Democratic Socialists

Kvetching about Platner, Chevalier, Lander, Valdez, et al.

Jul 04, 2026 · 6 min read · 1,395 claps paywalled #politics #elections #journalism

Dems Unleash “Explosive Diarrhea” After Losses to Democratic Socialists

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FR Frances A. Chiu, Ph.D. | writing coach | editor · Read or Die!

Say CHEESE!

A Tribute to International Cheese Day

Jan 19, 2024 · 3 min read · 1,381 claps paywalled #cheese #cheesecake #macaroni-and-cheese

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FR Frances A. Chiu, Ph.D. | writing coach | editor · Open Microphone

TACO and Other Politicians Have Just Admitted They Don’t Really Care About Us

Michael Jackson was 100% correct 30 years ago

May 14, 2026 · 5 min read · 1,240 claps paywalled #politics #terrorism #donald-trump

TACO and Other Politicians Have Just Admitted They Don’t Really Care About Us

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FR Frances A. Chiu, Ph.D. | writing coach | editor · Open Microphone

Lighting Up the 4th of July: Mamdani Delivers Another Brilliant Speech

Of immigration, dissent, inequalty — and New York City history

Jul 05, 2026 · 8 min read · 941 claps paywalled #politics #immigration #history

Lighting Up the 4th of July: Mamdani Delivers Another Brilliant Speech

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FR Frances A. Chiu, Ph.D. | writing coach | editor · Open Microphone

Priorities, Please: Why Do People Care More About a Dog Than a Black Child?

What the reactions to the shootings of Jameson and Kohen Wiley say about society

Jun 21, 2026 · 7 min read · 887 claps paywalled #society #race #culture

Priorities, Please: Why Do People Care More About a Dog Than a Black Child?

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FR Frances A. Chiu, Ph.D. | writing coach | editor · Open Microphone

July 4 Patriot Front Photos Speak a Thousand Words About Racism Today

History lessons to remember

Jul 07, 2026 · 5 min read · 865 claps paywalled #politics #history #racism

July 4 Patriot Front Photos Speak a Thousand Words About Racism Today

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FR Frances A. Chiu, Ph.D. | writing coach | editor · Open Microphone

Make ‘Em Laugh: My AI Blooper Reel

Misadventures in CatGPT and Cat-va!

Jul 12, 2026 · 5 min read · 675 claps paywalled #ai #generative-ai-tools #illustration

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FR Frances A. Chiu, Ph.D. | writing coach | editor · Open Microphone

Flying High on Financial Literacy with Mike Nie

Making taxes and real estate less taxing in plain English

May 28, 2026 · 11 min read · 613 claps paywalled #economics #finance #personal-finance

Flying High on Financial Literacy with Mike Nie

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FR Frances A. Chiu, Ph.D. | writing coach | editor · Open Microphone

To Survive, Thrive, and Write: Lan Thanh’s Memoir Soars

What the Mud Made Me is down-to-earth yet fully inspirational

Jun 17, 2026 · 6 min read · 540 claps paywalled #writing #culture #feminism

To Survive, Thrive, and Write: Lan Thanh’s Memoir Soars

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FR Frances A. Chiu, Ph.D. | writing coach | editor · Counter Arts

No Bad Kings, 16th-c. Style: What John Ponet and George Buchanan Can Teach Us Today

Reading ‘A Shorte Treatise of Politike Power’ and ‘De Jure Regni Apud Scotus’

Jun 16, 2026 · 12 min read · 351 claps paywalled #politics #history #power

No Bad Kings, 16th-c. Style: What John Ponet and George Buchanan Can Teach Us Today

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FR Frances A. Chiu, Ph.D. | writing coach | editor · Open Microphone

Jill Biden: MAGA Should Thank her, Not Mock Her

Her recent interviews and book affirm what lefties have been saying all along

Jun 03, 2026 · 7 min read · 338 claps paywalled #books #politics #elections

Jill Biden: MAGA Should Thank her, Not Mock Her

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FR Frances A. Chiu, Ph.D. | writing coach | editor · Open Microphone

Cartoons: Big Ball(room)s, Trump’s One-Man Show, the White House UFC

ChatGPT actually refused to do one!

Jun 06, 2026 · 3 min read · 335 claps paywalled #politics #ai #donald-trump