Guess what? Addicts are people, too.
This is a methadone “dosing” window. Clients get medication dispensed from that silver box that looks like a coffee machine. Other clinics use wafers that dissolve under …
Sorry Chanel, perfume makes you ugly
From my mom’s prolific orange trees. Fresh citrus. Pumpkin pie. Dark, rich coffee. Ocean spray. Bread baking. Vomit. Garbage. Dirty diapers. My …
Over the focus group hump
After whining about Easter at 36,000 feet, someone recently inquired as to why I fly so much. Aside from traveling back and …
Answering the ‘WTF?’ questions and other curios
What you get from a Google images search term of “WTF?” (Credit) Today I shared some of my research experience with a …
Going to Hawaii “on business”: Photos and things
Sometimes it feels like I live in an alternate reality. In what world do GRAD STUDENTS get sent to Hawaii for “business” …
Daily Musing: Cocaine is not for kids
The Williamsburg Bridge. (My sis and I walked it from Brooklyn to Manhattan!) Lola first tried heroin when she caught her husband …
It’s not what you say, it’s how you say it
As you may know, I practically live at the airport. I fly home every other week when I’m lucky, and I spend …
Rekindling the academic mojo
It’s been months, three and a half to be precise, since I donned my magical cape and attempted to write in Academic …
Doctors are people, too
I am a glutton for punishment. As a new doctoral student, I couldn’t just dip my toe into the pond of research. …