The Critic I Call “Motivation”
The junior’s note was wrong. The vending machine was worse. But nothing beat the motivational speech from her inner critic—loud, efficient, and completely uninvited.
narrative medicine
The Secondhand Dream
An unopened fellowship plaque. A crumpled sticky note that once screamed Be undeniable. In a late-night research office, Max Stats confronts the dream he thought was his — and the quiet relief of realizing it isn’t.
The Strong One
Dr. Frankie Whirl is excellent in codes. Efficient. Calm. A machine, they say. But after the screaming stops, what’s left of her to hold the silence?
All the Things I Didn’t Chart
Dr. Solan Call completed the discharge note in full, though some parts of the day refused to fit in any box — the quiet appeals, the stretched silences, the memories he would have to carry himself.
The Stillness Allergy
Stillness sounds simple—but what if it feels unbearable? In this quiet story, a hospitalist tries not to move… and meets what rises in the pause.