Monthly Archives: February 2011

In which I ask my due

Posted on February 21, 2011 by Jennifer Rohn

When has good writing become such a cheap commodity that people seem reluctant to pay for it? I still remember the first piece of proper science writing I ever did. The year was 2003, the place was Amsterdam, and my … Continue reading →

Posted in Nostalgia, Writing | 59 Comments

In which I wait for spring to come

Posted on February 13, 2011 by Jennifer Rohn

Dusk was already falling, along with a light drizzle, earlier this afternoon as I pushed brown ovoid objects repeatedly into heavy wet earth. Carelessly dressed against the cold, my muddy fingertips going numb, I worked the trowel and hoped I … Continue reading →

Posted in Domestic bliss, Gardening | 32 Comments

In which the truth hurts – or does it?

Posted on February 7, 2011 by Jennifer Rohn

As crocuses push through muddy earth, the air softens on campus and the undergraduates wake up from hibernation to resume clogging up the pizza queue in the refectory, I feel the weight, yet again, of the swift passage of days … Continue reading →

Posted in Careers, Staring into the abyss, The profession of science | 28 Comments