“Art is not only the desire to tell one’s secret, it is the desire to tell it and hide it at the same time.”
I write dark stories. I have a dark imagination… I tend toward the gothic – maybe because I live in sun-splashed southern California. My website is a dark place.
My blog probably won’t be, but let’s keep the lights down low and see where this takes us.
Let's start this off by saying: I like brains.
Zombies like brains, but I'm not a zombie and I've never eaten a brain in my life, I swear (they don't look very appetizing). I studied neuroscience in grad school and poked many a brain. I’ve been away from the field and, while I don’t miss the bench work all that much, I do wonder what’s going on in the field. Here, I’ll share with you the neuro-in-the-news type of stuff that interests me, and maybe delve at random into subjects that interest me in particular—things like the neurobiology of consciousness and the roots of creativity. Anything else you’d like a neuroscientist’s perspective on? I’m more than happy to take requests.
So we've established I'm not a zombie. I also haven't written any stories about zombies... yet. Because I’m a writer, I’ll also share snippets of my personal writer’s journey—all of us writers have one, and it’s always nice to hear about someone else’s ups and downs. Because I love writing I also love reading, I’m likely to toss out my thoughts on what I’ve read. I’m always looking for good book recommendations, so I love when an author or another reader who shares my interests says what they like.
It's not uncommon for people to assume that scientists are dry and analytical, writers are creative and freestyle. But we all know the truth is more nuanced, and there is no such thing as all-scientist or all-artist. I hate that left brain/right brain crap. Both sides are equally delicious.