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Why You Should Add “Talk About Death” To Your 2021 Resolutions
  • Jan 31
  • 6 min

Why You Should Add “Talk About Death” To Your 2021 Resolutions

"I would like everyone to have a good death but we can’t achieve that unless we as a society stop whispering and start talking about it."
I'm Sick of Whipped Cream
  • Nov 22, 2020
  • 9 min

I'm Sick of Whipped Cream

I would tear up, lower myself to the ground, and hug myself — desperately grasping to root myself back in reality.
The Three Versions of Me During COVID-19
  • Oct 11, 2020
  • 6 min

The Three Versions of Me During COVID-19

One small caveat exists: I am a microbiologist who deals with infectious material for a living.
And There Was No Village
  • Sep 21, 2020
  • 10 min

And There Was No Village

In the weeks before, the village I was promised that came with bearing and raising a child was destroyed.
The Ties That Bind and Suffocate
  • Aug 19, 2020
  • 7 min

The Ties That Bind and Suffocate

In general, it's difficult to argue about emotionally laden topics, especially with people you love.
A Battle Between Heart and Mind
  • Aug 2, 2020
  • 6 min

A Battle Between Heart and Mind

Academically, it felt like going from a bustling city to a sparsely populated town.
Call Me a Cat Person (Really!)
  • Jul 15, 2020
  • 2 min

Call Me a Cat Person (Really!)

By the way, most cats don’t have last names, but our Sesame does, and it’s Cat, just like me!
Mi hogar está en la ciudad de las flores
  • May 7, 2020
  • 8 min

Mi hogar está en la ciudad de las flores

No me convertí en una flor si no es un hongo multicolor, hermoso por derecho propio.
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