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September 20, 2024
Firefly Stories
by Stephen Robinson

Kathleen, the Firefly: a Firefly Story

After the unsuccessful bone marrow transplant, we knew science and the gods had abandoned us. We could count our remaining time as a family in days, not years. So throughout those nine months in Kathleen’s hospital room, we read.

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September 20, 2024
Firefly StoriesLessons I've Learned
by Stephen Robinson

Struggling At Cornell: a Firefly Story

After the unsuccessful bone marrow transplant, we knew science and the gods had abandoned us. We could count our remaining time as a family in days, not years. So throughout those nine months in Kathleen’s hospital room, we read.

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September 19, 2024
Firefly StoriesGirl Dad
by Stephen Robinson

King of Shadows: a Firefly Story

After the unsuccessful bone marrow transplant, we knew science and the gods had abandoned us. We could count our remaining time as a family in days, not years. So throughout those nine months in Kathleen’s hospital room, we read.

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September 19, 2024
Firefly StoriesLessons I've Learned
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The Firefly Dinner

Planning the gala in Kathleen’s memory was a welcome distraction, but it was just one night. I still had to deal with losing Kathleen on a daily basis. What does a life mean after it’s over?

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September 17, 2024
Firefly Stories
by Stephen Robinson

My Job: a Firefly Story

From the beginning of my relationship with Kathleen, I understood that my job was to protect her from the danger I knew so well, and to shield her from that pain whenever I could.

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September 17, 2024
Firefly StoriesGirl Dad
by Stephen Robinson

When In Disgrace with Fortune: a Firefly Story

On a Saturday evening in October 2000, Kathleen and I giddily dressed, ready to celebrate the wedding of a dear friend. We knew that lives were about to be even more closely joined in love and changed forever that evening.

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September 16, 2024
Firefly StoriesGirl Dad
by Stephen Robinson

The Silent Scream: a Firefly Story

Sonnet #116 was the first of Shakespeare’s that I memorized; the first I recited to Kathleen; the first reading at our wedding; and after “I love you,” they became the first words I spoke to newborn Victoria.

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September 16, 2024
Firefly Stories
by Stephen Robinson

Remembering Kathleen: a Firefly Story

Thanks to the hard work and generosity of many people, on an October night in New Haven, we were able to fulfill Victoria’s vision to turn Kathleen’s death into something good for someone else.

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September 12, 2024
Lessons I've Learned
by Stephen Robinson

What Mentees Need to Know

Over the course of my career, I have been fortunate to have the opportunity to give performance reviews to my colleagues. I often found myself responsible for helping my colleagues look back at their work and develop a plan for their continued development.

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September 7, 2024
Lessons I've Learned
by Stephen Robinson

The Seven – Step Performance Review

Over the course of my career, I have been fortunate to have the opportunity to give performance reviews to my colleagues. I often found myself responsible for helping my colleagues look back at their work and develop a plan for their continued development.

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