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Black. Black like ink. Like absence. Like the Nothing in “Neverending Story.” Not just black, but Vantablack: a surface that eats light...
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stefaninellen
- Jun 30, 2021
- 4 min
Immortal for a Day
A few days ago, I drank my morning coffee while listening to a soft hiss from outside. They were finally removing the words HAIL SATAN...
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stefaninellen
- Apr 23, 2021
- 5 min
Dear Diary: April 2021. The Light at the End of the Tunnel that is Spiraling out of Control
April 2021. My second “pandemic” birthday is a fact. Two weeks ago, when the weather made an attempt to turn nice, my friend and I had an...
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stefaninellen
- Feb 16, 2021
- 5 min
Dear Diary: February Lockdown & the Brief Resurrection of Joy
A few days ago, the situation in the Netherlands looked like this: Infection curve: flaccidly bulging or bulgingly flaccid, your choice....
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stefaninellen
- Jan 16, 2021
- 3 min
Dear Diary: January 2021: Lockdown from here to Infinity.
It took a while, but I finally got there: staring into space and wondering what day of the week it was. Remembering (correction: looking...
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stefaninellen
- Dec 14, 2020
- 4 min
Eve of Lockdown # 2
Groningen, Dec 14 2020. Four days before schools were supposed to close for Christmas in the North. Recently, I read a chill-inducing...
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stefaninellen
- Dec 6, 2020
- 6 min
Let's Party!
Groningen, the Netherlands, End of 2020. People celebrating Christmas and/or New Year's Eve are busy making spreadsheets to plan their...
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stefaninellen
- Nov 20, 2020
- 5 min
My Failures at Book Dating
I am looking for book recommendations. Recent, contemporary, not unfunny. Preferably with protagonists who do research. Real scientists....
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stefaninellen
- Nov 9, 2020
- 2 min
To Each Their Own Hellhole
We had hopeful news today about the first corona vaccine. In a recent article about the contenders, our newspaper decided to review them...
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stefaninellen
- Nov 3, 2020
- 4 min
Staying Upright
A few days go, we celebrated the graduation of one of Niels' PhD students by having dinner at our house. (Cue <suspenseful music in times...
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