THE WORLD ACCORDING TO DR. DAPS

I wrote this story last week but the beginning was too pedantic and reads like a news article or history book; the ending seemed too...

(Patients' names have been changed to protect their privacy) Vera came into our office on Monday, May 10, 2021 with a dozen dark red...

I saw Him first in elder homes Behind kind mortal hands A shadow here, a darkness there He touched them without care I saw him passed...

I woke up this morning with the theme of retirement floating on my mind. The words of Omar Khayyam came unbidden into my thoughts over...