Whaaa! I just read 'Everything Sad is Untrue' last year myself, and loved it (I mean, how could I sleep on the story of an Iranian growing up in the Plains States). I got to hear the author, Daniel Nayeri, talk at the Children's Book Conference in Milwaukee last summer; he gave a great and characteristically meandering talk. I also recommend his latest, 'The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams' - a nice little historical fiction romp through Silk Road times and era, also appropriate for youth readers too
I've been living in Minneapolis since 2019 and am in my 5th year of my pharmacology PhD at UMN. Hey its looking like I'll defend a year from now which seemed impossible! I'm studying neuropharm of cocaine addiction.
I actually traveled to quite a few of the same cities as you in the past year and a half. Including Neuroscience in San Diego (ngl skipping a day to go to the zoo was way better).
I think a lot about how you told me not to do a PhD when I mentioned it the first time I was applying way back in 2016. I even tell prospective students the same advice just to see their response. It is an insane thing to do and was insane to try to do during the pandemic. I'm thinking about going into science writing myself but am leaning towards journal editing or medical writing. I am so sick of bench work...
Whaaa! I just read 'Everything Sad is Untrue' last year myself, and loved it (I mean, how could I sleep on the story of an Iranian growing up in the Plains States). I got to hear the author, Daniel Nayeri, talk at the Children's Book Conference in Milwaukee last summer; he gave a great and characteristically meandering talk. I also recommend his latest, 'The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams' - a nice little historical fiction romp through Silk Road times and era, also appropriate for youth readers too
I've been living in Minneapolis since 2019 and am in my 5th year of my pharmacology PhD at UMN. Hey its looking like I'll defend a year from now which seemed impossible! I'm studying neuropharm of cocaine addiction.
I actually traveled to quite a few of the same cities as you in the past year and a half. Including Neuroscience in San Diego (ngl skipping a day to go to the zoo was way better).
I think a lot about how you told me not to do a PhD when I mentioned it the first time I was applying way back in 2016. I even tell prospective students the same advice just to see their response. It is an insane thing to do and was insane to try to do during the pandemic. I'm thinking about going into science writing myself but am leaning towards journal editing or medical writing. I am so sick of bench work...
Loved hearing what you did in the past year!
Hi to handsome Andy!
I remember liking “My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She’s Sorry” but maybe I need to reread it to remember it better 🥴