Writer & Editor
William J. Diaz
I'm a senior at Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio, studying English with a concentration in creative writing. My work — essays, reported pieces, and fiction — tends to center on memory, place, and the lives of people who go unnoticed. I graduate in December 2026 and am currently seeking editorial internships.
Selected Work
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What the Bodega KnowsThe Fordham Observer
A meditation on the corner bodega as a site of immigrant memory, labor, and neighborhood belonging — and what happens when the rents go up.
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The Last ForemanThe Fordham Observer
A reported profile of a retired union shop steward navigating the collapse of garment manufacturing in New York City and what gets left behind.
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MeridianThe Ampersand
A short story about two brothers sorting through their father's house after his death, told through the objects he left behind and the silences between them.