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Life by the Spoonful
Clothing with rhinestones declaring the owner’s personality were the brainchild and casualty of the early 2000’s. Or so I had...
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Homeward Bound
For Dave, who told me this story needed to be shared publicly as soon as I shared it with him...
Playing At God: A Comedy
Class play is a traditional aspect of med school at UCSF in which second year medical students put on a...
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U Can Pray Forever
If vying for universal healthcare is the third rail of American politics, then attempting to combine prayer and science is...
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The Mosaic
The Mosaic is a piece of writing I did to process the death of our classmate, Colin Alexander, earlier this...