I recently watched all the X-Men movies again, and it took me back to the first time I discovered that world. I think X-Men was actually what introduced me to mutants and superheroes in the first place. The first comic book I clearly remember reading was an X-Men comic, and…
Tag: Life
Faces of Healthcare
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What Have You Inherited?
I was on a night shift a few weeks ago. I had actually come in feeling quite refreshed, which doesn’t always happen with night shifts. I had slept well, felt clear in my head, and for once I thought, this might be a decent shift. The department was not too…
Faces of Healthcare
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The Hidden Illness in the Emergency Room
I am a 48-year-old ER doctor who appears to be losing the joys in medical practice. I am not the excited person I was years before. My heart does not leap with excitement when I see cases I don’t often see. A week ago, a 29 year old woman was…
Pop Culture & Little Delights
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Train Dreams
Spoilers ahead! As a self-confessed cinephile, I’ve watched a lot of films over the years. Some of them I forget almost immediately. I might remember that I watched them, but not much else. Others stay with you long after the credits roll. There are films I gave no thought to…
Your Neighbour's Story
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The Man on the 16:15 Bus
There is an elderly man I have met a few times on the bus. You notice him first by the lines on his face, deep and settled, the kind that suggest life has not always been kind. Not cruel exactly, but heavy. The sort of heaviness that comes from staying…
Your Neighbour's Story
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The Blue Backpack
I noticed her because of the bag. We were both wearing the same one, a small, blue backpack. The kind that’s practical but still a little cute, and when I caught her eye and pointed at it, she smiled immediately. “Hey,” I said, “we’ve got the same bag.” She laughed….
Your Neighbour's Story
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Her Coffee, Her City, Her Life
I met her on a Wednesday while I was sitting in the city centre, and she happened to be at the table next to mine. She was on her own, but there was something very settled about her, the kind of presence that doesn’t look like it’s waiting for company….