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

someday, I won’t miss it for anything.”

“Good,” I said. “They deserve that.”

He nodded. “Guess you’re done saving seats for us?”

“I’m done saving seats for people who never sit in them,” I replied. “But if someone shows up and stays… I’ll make room.”

On my office wall now, three things hang side by side.

My PhD diploma. A screenshot of my speech mid-gesture continue reading …