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May 29, 20231 min read

Listen

By: Patrick J. Halloran “It’s just me and the dog.” I glance down and notice his wedding ring. His quiet, tired voice. His worn hands. I...

May 29, 20231 min read

Her first nexplanon (by a medical assistant)

By: Claire Surkis The door opened and I called her name. 18 years old and she knew exactly what she needed. We talked for 20 minutes,...

May 29, 20231 min read

Untitled

By: James Grant Boards seemed most important. Now, real patients ahead. Six weeks of psychiatry first on the schedule. The average “I am...

May 29, 20231 min read

A Double Helix: A Physician-Scientist's Path

By: Omar Fathy In hushed lab nights, I weave through the cellular cosmos, bearing witness to life's silent orchestration. In hospital’s...

May 29, 20231 min read

"Six Weeks"

By: Kelly M. Rios Enter the room, read the room, feel the room, hear the room, hold the room. A patient and a partner. A friend. A mom. A...

May 29, 20231 min read

Permanence

By: Anonymous What did the retina say to the heart Hurry up darling, it’s getting too dark I’m fumbling, fading, falling apart It’s too...

May 29, 20231 min read

When a tree falls

By: Anonymous When a tree falls Everyone hears it How can you miss the thunderclap Of cracking wood and whistling branches As they meet...

May 29, 20231 min read

lefty

By: Anonymous I wish I was left-handed for a day Just to feel how my reflection lives Beyond the fog-stained glass As she wipes our...

Mar 28, 20231 min read

moments after your arms release

Braeden Sagehorn he/him/his moments after your arms release profound whispers towards the heart keep it beating and as it marches on the...

Mar 28, 20231 min read

shipwreck

Braeden Sagehorn he/him/his shipwreck beat against the force of the wind my heart stays steady & on course for land; i just can’t see...

Mar 28, 20231 min read

thank you for letting me vent

Braeden Sagehorn he/him/his thank you for letting me vent what is the beauty of friendship if not the voice that passes between peace and...

Mar 28, 20231 min read

momentary courage

Braeden Sagehorn he/him/his momentary courage paint me a picture of the moon. the one we saw that night when we met in that bar i kept...