I'm so excited to finally share the first installment of my newsletter, Romance with a Side of Science. Each month I'll be sharing updates on what I'm currently writing (once I take off the lab coat), some book recommendations—mostly in the form of what I'm currently reading—because this is when I get truly excited about a book (plus it's a safer way to ensure no spoilers!), and then "a side of science." Are science and art all that different? Would love your take on it once we get to explore that further. Together.

Spring is finally here! You may not know it yet, but spring, some 20+ years ago, was when I first met the LOVE OF MY LIFE. At the place least expected and a time... even more unexpected. It was a very hot, humid day. My blouse was sticking to my skin. My hair was messy from the walk and the wind. And as Meet-cutes sometimes go, I stumbled into his workplace. The most handsome man I'd ever seen. I wasn't a scientist yet, but as his eyes met mine, I already knew that our kind of chemistry was the once-in-a-lifetime kind...