They Missed My PhD Graduation—So I Used The Empty Seats To Tell The Truth

because of your research. You did this for every person who told you science was too hard, too lonely, too much sacrifice.”

The woman in the mirror looked unconvinced but determined.

I pulled on the gown, feeling the unfamiliar weight settle over my shoulders like a mantle of responsibility. The hood followed, red and gray against black, the colors of continue reading …