Bruno, with a Doctor (Bruno Part 5)
“Hey, doc,’” Bruno began. The specialist’s office made Bruno feel like cafeteria lunch meat: soggy, a little spoiled, flat...but the doctor himself seemed nice…
Questions For Moving On
A question hung in the air. What now? The doctor reminded himself inwardly to remain impassive but concerned. He knew the answer to the question. They knew…
Just Before, the doctor.
“Ah, what a nice day.” Doctor Philips said. It’s Sunday morning, a beautiful beginning of the weekend. He woke up at eight just as usual. “News today, news…
(Day 20) Coma Envy
It had been three weeks since he had emerged from the coma, slightly worse for wear having only been under for a few days. He sat in his chair in the hospital…
The Boy With Two Spleens
The nurse gestured toward the examination rooms, as Edgar and his mother approached the front desk. : “Doctor Smith will see you now,” the nurse added. : “I am…
Mental: Scheduled Appointments
“Oh! I am so sorry. I’ll make sure to turn up the A/C in your room tonight before your bedtime. Maybe it was something you ate. I’ll check your diet and make…
Mental: Lying to the Doctor
She woke up again, with lights blazing all around her. Wiki was clenching her jaw to keep the screams from erupting out of her throat. She glanced around…
Glory and Envy
It was tedious work, being a research assistant. Long nights spent cleaning up the master’s mistakes, weekends missed that beckoned with thoughts of women and…
Doctor's Orders
Alice peeks out from behind her knees briefly, and shudders at the sight of a large, floating purple cat that has materialized in her room. It’s lime green…
So Many Battles
Dust and sweat, god, all I know is dust and sweat. Upon the rise outside the arena the captain of the Asclepian Guard tugs at the cloth armor about him…
A Long Day
Another file. Another woman. Another set of test results saying the same damn thing. Why was he always the one who had to deliver the news? No, that was…
The Loveless Vacation
Some say the house was haunted, but everyone knows all houses moan with grief and sigh with discontent when their owners are away. There was nothing special…
Bumps in the Night
Keeping the vampire’s head tilted back, the doctor eased the bloodied wad of cloth away from its face. He grimaced. Another broken nose. “Full wall mirror…
Doctor's Orders
Sip eight cups Of cloud weight per day. Give your heart rate a wake up. Throw all of your ciga-regrets away. Can you recall the last apple you ate up? Sleep…
Maelstrom - Scars
The young Sea Wolf whimpered as she wiped the alcohol-soaked rag across his wound. In the moment before the blood welled up again, she gauged its depth. Nasty…
Secret of a Hack
I am no ordinary pirate. My special set of skills have seen to place me in a rather elevated status among the men, and of untold utility to the captain. To say…
Home is Where the Hearts Are
Pausing at the front door I rested my hand on the heart-shaped door knob. Much of this was my fault. If I hadn’t left, I could have prevented the house’s…
The Doctor's Intentions
The doctor closed the door softly behind him. He looked at his ID, “Dr.George Rubenstein,” a thoughtful thumb stroking the picture that was him, but not. He…
Medical Malpractice
“Whe...where am I?” The Patient asked coming out of his slumber. “Oh hush love, your in the operating room.” said a nurse. “What? For what?” “You had a…
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…