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The Future Was Never Certain: Aerospace, Risk, and the Making of America At 250

The Future Was Never Certain: Aerospace, Risk, and the Making of America At 250

America’s aviation future was never guaranteed. This book traces the people, risks, industries, and decisions that shaped flight and aerospace.

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Apr 6

AI and Authority: What Happens When Writing No Longer Proves Expertise

A guide to the AI and Authority series exploring how artificial intelligence is reshaping expertise, verification, and trust

Stylized digital human face composed of glowing circuitry and data streams, symbolizing artificial intelligence and the emerging authority of machine-generated knowledge.

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Mar 24

From Medium Articles to a Book — Where AI Helps and Where It Doesn’t

An exploration of what it actually takes to turn Medium articles into a cohesive book, and how working with artificial intelligence reveals…

An open book sits on a surface with softly lit pages as glowing golden letters and particles rise from it, flowing into a bright blue and orange digital brain composed of interconnected lines and nodes, symbolizing the connection between human writing and artificial intelligence.

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Dec 1, 2025

AI Didn’t Destroy Writing — It Exposed Who Was Actually Doing the Work

The real crisis isn’t technology. It’s the flood of machine-generated drafts released as finished novels, memoirs, and “expert” books into…

AI Didn’t Destroy Writing — It Exposed Who Was Actually Doing the Work

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Dec 21, 2025

About Me: Katrina Pescador (Not a Résumé)

I’m a mother. A writer. A historian by training. Someone who has spent a lifetime moving between roles, places, and phases.

Painterly portrait of a woman seated at a table, looking down as she writes in an open notebook with a pencil, rendered in warm, muted tones.

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Oct 22

I Thought My Children’s Books Were Finished. Then I Tried Again.

What revisiting two series taught me about AI, creative judgment, and accepting “good enough.”

I Thought My Children’s Books Were Finished. Then I Tried Again.

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Oct 16

Fitting In Was Not the Same as Understanding

What my daughter’s ability to mimic others taught me about recognizing her support needs.

Abstract silhouettes of women, with layered colors and fine golden lines suggesting the unseen effort beneath outward appearances.

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Sep 23

The Quiet Architecture of Workplace Sabotage

How Withheld Information, Gossip, and Abused Authority Set People Up to Fail

Abstract image of a lone figure walking through a maze of dark blue, gray, and rust-colored walls while shadowed figures connect through thin lines in the background.

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Sep 20

The Geography Hidden in Everyday Words

Learning to Speak American One Move at a Time

Abstract layered illustration tracing a flowing ribbon through regional landscapes and memories, including a carbonated drink, lightning bug, crawdad, family table, and light switch.

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Aug 16

AI Is Agreeable. That Does Not Mean It Is Right.

The more responsive AI becomes, the more important it is to remember who is actually making the decisions.

A solitary person stands at a forked path beside a translucent mirrored figure, symbolizing human judgment, uncertainty, and the influence of artificial intelligence.

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Aug 9

AI Built My Website. Making It Mine Was the Real Work.

What happened when I used AI to develop a business, build its brand, and turn a frustrating WordPress experiment into a website I could…

AI Built My Website. Making It Mine Was the Real Work.

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Author, historian, and museum leader writing about culture, accountability, resilience, and the patterns that shape people and institutions.

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