Stories tagged “doctor”
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On the Impeccable Timing of the Call
“How does it look?” Nathaniel asked after he’d been x-rayed. The doctor’s spectacles gleamed from the back light on which he placed the x-rays. “Three broken ribs.. these two don’t look too bad, but this one in the m...
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The Criminal Cure
“Looks like it’s gonna hurt,” she said. He flicked at the large syringe in his hand with two fingers. “So am I gonna forget my name and shit too?” she asked. “You’ll remember your name.” “And everything I did?” “You don’t wa...
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Self Pity
Her mother worked in a hospital. Her father ran the hospital. “Nurse Kirk’s daughter,” or “Dr. Kirk’s daughter” was all they said. It was never her name. It was something she was sometimes glad for. She tried not to ...
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Disease
So let me just say that the woman on the couch with her tongue down my dad’s throat was nothing like my mother. She had straggely oily blonde hair and a muffin top from trying to squeeze herself into what looked to be clothes from American Eagle ...
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Strange Patient 3
She ran forward, and Dr. Geldo screamed. She drove the scapel into his stomach. He doubled over, cluching his wound. She pushed him to the ground, and started to carve into his leg. He shrieked in pain. Where were the police? Why hasn’t anyone ca...
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Quarantine
It’s 2050. They said the hole would’ve been fixed by now, but they were wrong. Oh, God, those scientists and politicians and environmentalists were so wrong. The hole didn’t close, it got bigger, and it let in the disease. The disease...
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I don't even know what this story is about.
I argued with my wife, then decided that I wasn’t living life how I ought to. I went to a bar, had too much to drink, and got into a fist fight with some guy who really only cared about keeping my groping hands off of his girlfriend. His intentio...
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Take Nothing For Granite
“Are you sure you detected life?” the doctor quipped at the science officer. “There’s nothing here but rocks!” It was true. In all directions there were rocks; some more properly called pebbles, others perhaps boulders, an...
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Escape
I’ve been trapped in this tiny prison for months, with no memory of how I got here, or why. I simply awoke to find myself trapped, alone, unable to remember my name or my past. The last few weeks I’ve been exercising almost constantly, building my ...
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Big Game, Big Problem
“Coach, we can’t do it. You gotta put in Henders.” The crowd clamored uneasily as if to emphasize the young woman’s plea. The game had only a few minutes left, a few precious minutes, perhaps enough time for a few clutch three p...
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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, it was all she could provide. And though she knew it did little for John, she felt the n...
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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 time that she was the local Mafia Don’s girlfriend. He just wanted a good time. H...
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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 consulted online sources about the operation. The operating room was clean, and all the s...
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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 down!” With one hand hold the cigarette out the window, one hand h...
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Sterilized Fear
My heart beats faster as the nurse babbles on. I, personally, could care less about your son’s first steps. I also don’t care that your daughter wants a car for her sixteenth birthday. It seems to me that if you have children you’re a...
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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 well and sell stress for more time to play.
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What's That, Doc?
My girlfriend looked like she was about to tell me she was pregnant. “Mark, I’m pregnant.” Shit. I owed Jim five bucks. “But, there’s something else.” My attention was dragged back from thinking about how many beers ...
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Waking Horror
She could still hear the screams. He’d railed at them, cursed them. His eyes – Lord above, his eyes. What fire had burned within them; what madness had stirred in their depths! They had been two pits, as if the long-nailed hands of Insanity...
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Voices in the Haze
Bits and pieces of conversation filtered through a haze of medication and pain. “…possibly permanent damage to his hearing.” “…least of his worries. That knee…” “Glasgow scale’s up to an 8 from a 7 ...
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I needed him there
I didn’t know where I was, when I blinked my eyes open and looked over I saw my mom and dad talking to someone. She was holding a tissue in her hand and was crying like crazy. I realised it was a doctor and I was in the hospital. My dad looked ov...
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Locked Away Part.1
I was told I was useless, and never will mount to anything important. (Mostly spoken from my ex, who would as well write upon my things) I guess I was never meant for anything important in life. I don’t know if anyone is truly meant for anything in t...
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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 terrible fall, but don’t worry, the doctor will ...
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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, “next to every Esposito woman is a success story.” Doctors had the ability to coax m...
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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, but not crippling – he’d hold a shield again, though not this year. She cut a le...
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Little Did I Know
I was relieved to know that she at least wanted to talk to me. I wanted so badly to know what was hurting her, to know what was creating the darkness that clouded her bright eyes. Maybe I was being a bit nosey and should have left her alone, but my gut...