Category Archives: novels

Pandemic Staycationing

Posted on 23 August 2020 by Athene Donald

As far as I’m concerned, this is not a year for travelling for a holiday. Indeed, given some of the recent events, there hasn’t even been time to take any sort of extended break. However, we have been taking days … Continue reading →

Posted in Cambridge life, dreams, jackdaws, novels, ornithology | Comments Off on Pandemic Staycationing

Pandemic Staycationing

Posted on 23 August 2020 by Athene Donald

As far as I’m concerned, this is not a year for travelling for a holiday. Indeed, given some of the recent events, there hasn’t even been time to take any sort of extended break. However, we have been taking days … Continue reading →

Posted in Cambridge life, dreams, jackdaws, novels, ornithology | Comments Off on Pandemic Staycationing

Pandemic Staycationing

Posted on 23 August 2020 by Athene Donald

As far as I’m concerned, this is not a year for travelling for a holiday. Indeed, given some of the recent events, there hasn’t even been time to take any sort of extended break. However, we have been taking days … Continue reading →

Posted in Cambridge life, dreams, jackdaws, novels, ornithology | Comments Off on Pandemic Staycationing

My fair book

Posted on 23 February 2014 by Steve Caplan

Yesterday afternoon I participated in the Omaha Public Library’s annual author fair, featuring (mostly) local authors and their books. The highlight, of course, was my own table featuring the “new genre of Lab Lit” and my 3 modest contributions to … Continue reading →

Posted in authors, book fair, Books, lab lit, library, novels, omaha, Research, science | Comments Off on My fair book

Lab Lit on the map!

Posted on 2 February 2014 by Steve Caplan

A couple weeks ago I traveled to Purdue University to deliver 2 seminars. The first one, the “original invitation” was from the Dept. of Biology and was entitled “Lessons on the Biogenesis of Tubular Recycling Endosomes.” The second one, if … Continue reading →

Posted in art, History, lab lit, novels, Purdue, Research, science, tubular recycling endosomes, West Lafayette, Writing | Comments Off on Lab Lit on the map!

A week of betrayal

Posted on 7 December 2013 by Steve Caplan

Winter has finally arrived here in Nebraska; from mid-50 degree F weather just a few days ago, we hit a chilly low of 1 degree F early this morning. Even some of the local youth actually abandoned their gym shorts … Continue reading →

Posted in author, betrayal, Books, education, lab lit, Nebraska, novels, omaha, publishing, Research, science, Writing | Comments Off on A week of betrayal

My Life in Nebraska

Posted on 11 May 2013 by Steve Caplan

Years ago, when I still permitted myself a very tiny slice of time for television, I enjoyed the antics of Judi Dench and Geoffrey Palmer in the British comedy series, “As Time Goes By.” In particular, I wholly identified with … Continue reading →

Posted in as time goes by, author, Books, libraries, Nebraska, norfolk, novels, promotion, science, self-promotion | Comments Off on My Life in Nebraska

If you think you are sick of me now…

Posted on 24 February 2013 by Steve Caplan

I will write about topics that are dear to me, that  have meaning. I promise. But not until the following blog. For now, those of you who dare click to read-on, will have to endure tales of my most recent … Continue reading →

Posted in audiobooks, Books, novels | Comments Off on If you think you are sick of me now…

More on creative self-promotion…

Posted on 29 December 2012 by Steve Caplan

Shameless. Simply shameless. But last chance for 2012….

Posted in "Matter Over Mind", author, creative promotion, humor, lab lit, novels, self-promotion, Silliness, Welcome Home Sir | Comments Off on More on creative self-promotion…

Reverse genetics, ok, but reverse shoplifting?

Posted on 10 December 2012 by Steve Caplan

Most of us in the biomedical sciences will be familiar with the term coined “reverse genetics-” namely the use of DNA sequences to understand the function of a gene by testing for phenotypes. But how about “reverse shoplifting?!” I recently … Continue reading →

Posted in author, authors, humor, lab lit, novels, promoting, reverse genetics, reverse shoplifting, science, shopdropping | Comments Off on Reverse genetics, ok, but reverse shoplifting?