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Dr. Dana Evans was finishing her clinical appointments when the receptionist called saying a patient had come in with an urgent matter.  It was Steve Wright.  He was the patient of a white male colleague of hers and demanded to see that doctor only.  He was told Dr. Evans was the only doctor on dutyContinue reading “Best Medicine (From “Dating Myself”)”

Dating Myself . . .A later chapter Laura was putting the last pieces in place when she got a text.  It was Mistress Dee (or just Dee to Laura).   I’m downstairs Laura wasn’t sure if her creation was ready to be seen, but she trusted  Dee’s opinion and knew that she wasn’t the judgmentalContinue reading “Dating Myself”

You accuse me of being an iceberg. An emotional iceberg. Ha! If I’m an iceberg, I am fresh and independent Broken away from the stagnant ice. You have pushed me away from the ancient glacier that cannot be sustained. I choose to float on the sea. Stop sending ships after me. Stop being surprised thatContinue reading “Break”