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A nice piece of flash fiction that academic readers will enjoy — “Grade Book” by Cheryl J. Fish in Cheap Pop: http://www.cheappoplit.com/home/2018/7/26/grade-book-cheryl-j-fish
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Last year was good in terms of grants, so I am entering the next three-year period well funded (knock on wood). I also have a relatively new group, with only one senior person and the rest are brand new or only a year in. I have enough funds to cover everyone for the next three
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BioBrains asked: I was wondering if you could give a bit more insight into how you are getting your writing ‘out there’. Do you treat it like grant applications and submit to as any venues as you can, fearless (or used to…) rejections? Do you submit to contests? Fees/no fees? How did you first start?
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Reader PT (pre-tenure) has a question: Has anyone switched departments within the same institution, say pre-tenure? I was hired as part of a multi-unit search, matched to two, and shunted to one for political reasons. Now the department has known issues, and my research interests better match the other unit, which is the background for
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*tap-tap* Is this thing on? Hello academic blogosphere, I hoped you enjoyed your summer. I’ve been MIA for the most part and it’s been restful (again, for the most part; another week of house guest; DH jokes we might need a second vacation). You thought I’d be back with some academic fare? PSYCH! as my
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Sorry I’ve been MIA. I’ve been busy, but not with work — with writing. I have cranked out quite a few stories over the past week or so and am nearing the end of my DIY writing workshop: basically, I’ve tried to sit and write without guilt all day every day if I feel like
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We’re about to have a house guest for three weeks and every fiber of my being is dreading it. Except for a brief — well, OK, maybe not brief, but certainly fleeting — period in my youth, when pheromones played a major role in compelling me to spend time among other humans, I am now
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http://drugmonkey.scientopia.org/2018/07/26/but-you-are-doing-fine-what-are-you-complaining-about/ A very good post by Drug Monkey, highlighting that just because someone’s doing fine, doesn’t mean they haven’t faced significant friction beneath their wheels.
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An interesting post on productivity. (h/t to Clarissa for the link.)
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Reader G is an associate professor at a research school highly ranked in G’s discipline. G recently received an offer from a lower-ranked place at a more desirable location (for personal and spousal-placement reasons). G consulted with department and college elders, and a retention offer is currently in the works. However, negotiations with the other
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