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Cookie Cutters
2026, written by Alex Bregy. A personal essay detailing a time, when I was thirteen, where I went door-to-door selling Tupperware. Explores themes of class divide, worth, and coming-of-knowledge. When I was thirteen, I went door-to-door selling Tupperware. It was a fundraiser my mom had stumbled upon from someone at our church. There was…
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Warmth
2024, written by Alex Bregy. A short fiction piece about a young girl who gets locked out of her house on a snowy winter day—themes of neglect, care, and, of course, warmth. Small white clouds escaped from my mouth as I walked home from my bus stop. Sometimes I liked to pretend I was…
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Kubs Klub
This is a flash fiction piece written by Alex Bregy in 2024. CW: Gun Violence. The woods were our playground; trees to climb, sticks to whittle, and leaves to crunch. Our base—a pair of tree stumps deep in the woods, circled by berry bushes—was the most important part of the woods. Here, we made…
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SEL in After-School Programs
2025, written by Alex Bregy. Overview of findings regarding the effectiveness of SEL implementation within after-school programs. In recent years, there has been an emphasis on bringing social and emotional learning (SEL) into classrooms. Though, when educational funding relies on students scoring well on standardized tests, many educators find themselves teaching students to test…
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Nimona as a Gender-Fluid Icon: Why Trans* People Can’t Win
2024, written by Alex Bregy. An exploration of gender identity and expression; limiting schemas, and the fear of otherness through the lens of Nimona (2023). Nimona as a Gender-Fluid Icon: Why Trans* People Can’t Win At first glance, Nimona is the epitome of the female grotesque. In her most common form, she appears as…
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PLAY
PLAY is a short documentary film that I made in 2024. This film explores the ideas, attitudes, and practical relationships towards play across different generations (Gen Alpha, Gen Z, and Gen X/Boomers). PLAY was installed at Bennington College in December 2024. The installation included interactive “play” activities for the audience to use while they…