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A few days ago, reader DS asked over email: What’s your perspective, now, on imposter syndrome? The timing is interesting, because I recently got shortlisted for a short-fiction award (I can now officially say I am this-award-nominated author). I looked at all the other people on the list, many of whom are way more accomplished…
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Pyrope asked for book recommendations, and I am happy to oblige. I have Kindle Unlimited and also buy a vast majority of books online, but here are some recently enjoyed paperbacks. Collections of flash (stories of up to 1000 words) and short stories: Horror novellas: Collections of poems: I also read plenty of sci-fi. For…
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This is an oldie but goodie, originally appeared here. All the cartoons can be found under Cartoons category and Comics tag, and, of course, in Academaze.
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I usually give myself Saturday to not do work. But this Sunday tackled me with a vengeance as soon as I got up and knocked out some teeth. OK, maybe I’m being too dramatic, but I’ve put in a 10-hour workday today and I’m feeling very, very stabby. I am too old to not have…
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It looks like Twitter is on its last legs. Apparently the offices are locked for the weekend, and employees have resigned en masse. I will miss the hellsite. Twitter is like sanitary pads with wings: once you start using them, you can’t imagine how you ever lived without them (yet you did, most of your…
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lyra211 asked here: How about your what-to-do/what-not-to-do for new chairs? (I am becoming chair next summer and therefore it’s on my mind a lot.) I’m going to be of very limited help here, since I haven’t been chair, but I know for a fact that several of the regular readers have been or currently are…
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So I might be exiting a collaboration to protect my postdoc and my own peace of mind. It’s a collaboration of about ten people across several institutions. It came together based on joint interests, but the postdoc and I will quit as soon as the current paper is accepted. I have my own funding (thank…
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Remember months (years?) ago when Pete Davidson dated Ariana Grande (Why do I even know about this? Social media, that’s why), which popularized the term “big dick energy” (BDE) to denote a person who is quietly confident (because they know they’re packin’) and doesn’t have to rub their qualities (ahem) in everyone’s face. Apparently, BDE…
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Saturday is usually the day I take to myself, in the sense that I don’t do anything work-related. Sunday is a mix of chores and catching up on work, but Saturday is for me and my frivolous pursuits. Eldest is coming to dinner today, so I have to go shopping for that and cook, but…
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