This poem first appeared in the anthology Still You: Poems of Illness and Healing, edited by Joan Baranow, published by Wolf Ridge Press, 2020. Persephone Before I could push a button, the doors closed. I went into free fall, but the cables caught. When the doors opened, the hallway ran black before […]
Hello again! Two and a half years into the pandemic, starting up again feels like a resurrection of sorts. But I have good news to share. Next year, in the Spring, is the launch date for my first published collection of poems, a chapbook titled Rope Made of Bandages. Preorders will begin later this year, in
If you’ve done any reading about healthcare recently, you know that medical culture can lead to burnout. You know that depression and suicides among physicians are rising at alarming rates. You know that work-life balance is practically nonexistent and self-care is almost impossible. In the last 10 years, doctors-in-training have been enabled and empowered to
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