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The Tractor
The boy smiles upwards at his father, cherub cheeks and a childish grin. The man lifts the child onto his shoulders and mounts the tractor.
Shelter-In-Place Syndrome
I am keeping a prisoner; This breath I took two weeks ago; I refuse to let it leave; It paces...
Widdershins Round
There are days in August when you can hear the grass reaching for the sun. Long days where the air...
Induction
[Tied for third place in the Synapse Storytelling Contest creative writing category.] June 20, 2020 Just breath deeply - I...
Asiri and her widowed sisters
Asiri is one of the widows who attended our first meeting. In Dholuo, Asiri’s native language, the term widow is...
The Biblio Unfurl
[Third place Storytelling Contest winner for photography.] Where does photography start, and where does it end? And how does a...
Bowel Sounds
In January, as I prepared to start my traditional “third year” clinical clerkships, I was feeling nervous. In particular, I...
Continuously Named
The most disrespected person in America is the Black woman. Strong Black Women Angry Black Women Resilient Black Women The...
Excerpt from The Art of Amateur Sadness
Match McGregory’s “Excerpt from the Art of Amateur Sadness” debuts an unwritten anti- self-help book that lists the ways to...
Happy Pride!
[Third place winner in the Synapse Storytelling contest personal essay category.] Happy Pride! I’m writing this with a literal rainbow...