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Category Archives: fiction
Does it pass the smell-test? Review of “The DNA of you and me”
Moving into 2020, I realize that this is now my 10th year of blogging, a sport that I never really signed up for. In 2010, my daughter was 13 years old; now she is preparing for a series of interviews … Continue reading
Posted in Andrea Rothman, author, fiction, lab, Lablit, novel, olfatory, postdoc, Research, reviews, science, sense of smell, smell test, student, The DNA of you and me
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Podcath part III: sci-fi audio drama edition
Radio drama is making a big comeback in the form of podcasts, with plenty of high quality science fiction to choose from. Here are some of my favourites. I’ve been a science fiction fan since I first read John Wyndham’s … Continue reading
Posted in fiction, reviews, Silliness, technology, why I love the internet
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“Saving One” — my new lab lit novel
Over the past two years, I have been avidly writing and editing my new lab lit novel, Saving One. This is the story of a widowed biomedical researcher at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland, who has a … Continue reading
Posted in biomedical research, book, Books, characters, fiction, kidney transplant, Kindle Scout, lab lit, laboratory, medical thriller, National Institutes of Health, NIH, nomination, polycystic kidney disease, Research, researcher, Saving One, science, Writing
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Nook [7]
You probably have never heard of the Nook, the proprietary e-reader from Messrs. Barnes & Noble. Well, you have now, in which case, should you find yourself in possession of such a device, you will be delirious to learn that … Continue reading
Posted in by the sea, fiction, kindle, mermaids, nook, Technicrox, Writing & Reading
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Reading honeymoon
Having recently reported that my second and new lablit novel, “Welcome Home, Sir” will be coming out in the near future, and now in the process of deciding between two disparate options for the plot and characters of novel #3, … Continue reading
Posted in achondroplastic dwarf, Appalachian Trail, Bill Bryson, Books, fiction, hilarity, humor, Lablit, laughter, non-fiction, our one-and-only Henry Gee, reading, Research, science, Simon Mawer
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An image that’s hard to shake
Reading (King) Richard’s blog “Silence is Golden” that addresses his very interesting short story published on LabLit.com, I couldn’t help thinking about an issue that has been bothering me these past couple weeks. Richard’s story occurs in a “lablit” setting—but … Continue reading
Posted in ABNA, Amazon, book, critiques, fiction, geeks, image of scientists, lab lit, Literature, novel, Research, researcher, reviewers, science
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