Fiction – The Roaring Kotzilla

The Rebirth of Life

(I wrote this story more than 10 years ago for a college competition that I ended up winning. As a biology and mathematics enthusiast who had just joined the bioengineering program in an amazing institution, I found this story fueling my inner scientist until the moment I finished my PhD a year ago. Today, itContinue reading “The Rebirth of Life”

Bringing fictional small towns to life on TV: what we can learn from Parks and Recreation and Schitt’s Creek

I am an avid comedy fan, especially of critically acclaimed and classic (or soon-to-be-classic) comedy TV shows like Parks and Recreation, The Office (US version), 30 Rock and Schitt’s Creek. One of the things that draw me to these shows is the importance afforded to the towns or cities in which they are set. ParksContinue reading “Bringing fictional small towns to life on TV: what we can learn from Parks and Recreation and Schitt’s Creek”