Break (n.) – “A pause in work.” I would leave town for the first time in fifteen months and escape
Author: Sanjay Shewakramani
WYSIATI.
You’re right. Your experience is different than mine. We are not different in how much we love and value our
Unlike
I never wanted to be like my father. His deliberate, thick Indian accent was no longer excusable after five decades
Foreign
Ninety minutes outside of the city, I wasn’t home. The small, isolated houses looked like they’d been deposited by a
The nightmare
I used to dread falling asleep because of a recurring nightmare. I’d be standing in a dark room; though as
The Mechanic
We entered a patient’s room on surgical rounds – Mr. Edwards was a 51-year-old male with a painful hernia. He
The Climb
My third day on the job, I nearly killed somebody. Okay, I hadn’t, but the surgeon tried to convince me
Playback
Rewind. When I was young, I’d wish I could get back to the moments where I made mistakes. Though no
On aging gracefully
While in Rome, I met a couple in their fifties. We all had greying hair, and being the youngest one
The Parasite
The parasite of suffering is self-resolving, but can lead to disastrous consequences.