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My First Patient
Your head is wrapped in sheets of cloth. I have never seen your eyes But I do wonder what your...
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Words of Advice to My First-Year Self
This submission earned Amber Por third place in the Synapse Storytelling Contest creative writing category. I’m still figuring out the...