Blog Posts

News of the vast and the minuscule

By Kate Blackwood / July 17, 2022

Two machines fired up this month to help us see into the extremes of being – the cosmically large and the incredibly tiny. Witnessing both searches, I’m catching on to the importance of seeking out where we came from and what we’re made of.

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Ambient noise and distant windows: A history of my offices

By Kate Blackwood / July 2, 2022

Started in early June to celebrate a move into my very own office space, this post has taken a month to draft, during which life has changed yet again.

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An adult holds a small child near large rocks at the top of a mountain; sea in the distance

Goin’ to Bangor: A song and childhood memory

By Kate Blackwood / May 29, 2022

On my first trip to Maine, a Patty Griffin song teaches me the pronunciation of “Bangor” and the value of early experiences.

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Billowing clouds of pink light in space

Advice for writers of physics or fiction

By Kate Blackwood / April 23, 2022

Character, tension, motivation: Natalie Wolchover teaches that a good science story is a lot like a good short story.

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