My Big Break.

Break (n.) – “A pause in work.” I would leave town for the first time in fifteen months and escape

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

The Parasite

The parasite of suffering is self-resolving, but can lead to disastrous consequences.