July 4th Fireworks
[Third place winner in the Storytelling Contest non fiction category.] Have you ever seen fireworks in broad daylight? Often associated as a nocturnal sighting, I was mesmerized to hear them implode above us on July 4th, 2020.
Proximity
January 31, 2021 He wasn't my patient but I saw him, heard the interns discuss him, watched him slip further...
One Day We Woke Up on Mars
One September, we woke up to find that something was wrong with the light. We had become more and more...
Emergency Room: January 22, 2021
His irritation hums as I push back the curtain in the emergency room the air electric and tense. He clutches...
The Weights On Either Side
Before twenty five I have Seen towers fall and dictators rise As if history is a lever that seeks equilibrium...
Refuge
Down, down I follow the sounds Of waves and winds murmuring Against the rocks
Flowers
Flowers How much should you spend on flowers for a girl? Forget special occasions, how much should you lay down...
Bus Stop 4
walking against the grain hyacinth coat hedged over the knee, two legs stumble forward fighting tension. perhaps it is your...
Buddha's Sidewalk
Kaleidoscopic luminosity, urban serenity, and vivid imagery –– these are the essential qualities exuded by this meta-illustrative, and regenerative, portrayal...
Code Stroke
The patient is rushed into the ED Nurses crowd around Raise a leg Raise an arm More doctors surround Ask...