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

“I’m finally, truly okay with that. Because I’m not doing this work for them anymore. I haven’t been for a long time. I’m doing it for the fourteen-year-old girl who built robots from scrap metal in her garage while her parents attended every single one of her brother’s baseball games without question. I’m doing it for my undergraduate self who spent continue reading …