Issue 12 – 55-Word Stories

It’s all in your head
It’s not

I’m sorry, we did everything in our power however we couldn’t save your daughter” she said with a straight face and left the family to process the news.

By Maritza Cornejo Bean Every time I come to Honduras to help in the medical clinic I am impressed with the land and the people. Today I have free time and walk in the neighborhood. That’s when I see HER, a nursing dog, walking, head close to the ground, searching for food. She becomes my […]

White coats may be sacred robes. The lab hums—a quiet reverence.

Weekly debridement of third-degree burns. I wheel our patient into Tank A and prepare for the unsparing process of moans, jerks, and tears from an emotionless face. But never words.