I spent three decades in medicine. I’ve seen the worst of accidents, hopeless cases, and people breathing...
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I ran someone over one stormy night. The rain was relentless, visibility almost zero, and exhaustion made...
Last July, my friends and I decided to escape the monotony of Iowa for a camping trip in Appalachia.
Last July, my friends and I decided to escape the monotony of Iowa for a camping trip in Appalachia.
Instead of a tent, we booked an Airbnb for convenience—twelve hours of driving later, we arrived, excited...
My mom passed away last month. They said it was sudden — an aneurysm, gone before she...
So here’s how the last Sunday dinner went down. I brought my fiancée, Mallory, over to meet...
They brought out the cake, clapped, even played music from a phonograph one of the nurses borrowed...
When my widowed mom finally found love again, our family was ready to celebrate — everyone except...
I’m writing this from a hospital waiting room. My parents are unconscious, hooked up to machines, and...
Twins mostly come down to biology and luck. A family history of fraternal (non-identical) twins on the...
Daniel was a charming whirlwind when we met—scattered but steady in ways that drew me in. When...
