The American Doctor
I got in early, set up my clinic in the motel room, put my instruments out in neat rows, and waited. My nurse staggered in later, stinking of booze. “Would it…
Doctor, Doctor
Lately, doctors have been on my mind. Firstly, visiting them is always a pain, but necessary. Secondly, there are many types of doctors. Your job is to write a story with a doctor in it. It can be somebody visiting one, or the doctor could be a small role, or even merely discussed. The doctor could be the protagonist, antagonist, or just a memory. You could go so far as to invent an imaginary disease, an apocalypse, or new drug. Any form of submission accepted, poetry, prose, and in any genre.
Challengers
19 entriesStrange Patient
He walked into the emergency room confused. He hadn’t been told much. Just that someone had taken a turn for the worse, and that he was needed. He pushed the…
A Doctor's Aid
“Please, you have to help me!” The doctor kept on walking as Mimi begged behind him. “Please, I don’t want this. I don’t want this. Not now.” He turned on his…
Dreams and Cypress Trees
The song cut through the humid air despite the tinge of static, “...doctor, doctor, gimme the news, I gotta bad case of lovin you...” “Orville, turn that…
The Patient's Dilemma
He was completely prepared. He knew the nature of the brain injury that required surgery. He knew the risks. He’d reviewed the CAT scan, the MRI. He’d…
Doctor-Patient Confidentiality
My mother married into Blue Blood; my grandmother had “a thing” for engineers; and my great-grandmother settled with an oil tycoon. My mother would always say…
The Radio Disease Killer
“He’s here! He’s here!” Little sister’s voice cut through the house like a diamond through glass. I looked out the window to see a distinguished gentleman…
An Almost True Story
“Hi there, I’m Dr McAuley,” I informed the mirror with my best wry smile, my australian leather hat tilted rakishly forward. “I hear you need help with your…
#56 In Need of a Lady Doctor
Straddling over the Doctor’s head, I couldn’t feel any more uncomfortable if he’d stuck a plank of wood inside me. It didn’t help that all the while he was…
Doctor Who?
Tina gulped as she pulled the front door to behind her. Quickly she darted out from the shelter of her home and towards the mailbox as she did once a week…
New Born
“Jesus Christ am not a doctor, am just a Dentist.” A man shouted in the over crowding lounge inside the theater. The crowd looked on ward in awe as the woman…
Less than Half
*Partial Interview Transcript* Subject: Lt. Demitrius Rand Interviewer: REDACTED Topic: Dr. Kara Genfall (MD-PhD) The Doc’ definitely scares me, but I can’t…
Is anyone here a doctor?
“Is anyone a doctor?” A waitress yelled into the crowded bar of the Maximum Tastesplosion restaurant. “I’m a doctor, madam!” A thin man said from his stool. A…
Hell's surgeon
Ollie Hurst was walking down a back alley, lit only by the fireworks overhead. 2050, January 1st. And all he could think about was her. He hadn’t known at the…
The Dream Doctor
The Dream Keeper went to her room last night. She tossed, she turned. Lost and burned. His tapestry weaving a nightmare in her mind. The Dream Catcher went to…
Doctor Medea
The body was unmoving upon the table as Doctor Medea prepared the necessary fluids. She observed the man’s chest rising and falling as he breathed. He didn’t…
The Doctor and Lady MacClaine.
The doctor knocked on the door. It was impressive and foreboding, instilling in him a sense of fear. Lady MacClaine opened the door and adjusted her genuine…
The Doctor ..... of Love?
Esther sat quietly in the waiting room, holding her husband’s hand. Every now and again she would pat it gently, a small token of reassurance. At this point…
"Hold on. Let me get a screwdriver."
“Emily,” the nurse called as she poked her head into the waiting room. “That’s me,” I replied as I stood up from my chair and walked gingerly across the room…