Photo credit @Rochelle Wisoff-Fields Home is Where the Heart Lands By T. Delaplain Mind if I take a look at that leg of yours, Mary?” “It ain’t nothing Doc. Remember, I was a nurse at County before the whiskey.” The crusted gray strips of fabric, fell in a stinking green spiral. “You’ve got gangrene?” “Sure do,... Continue Reading →
A Better Plan #FridayFictioneers
Photo credit @Adam Ickes A Better Plan Wanting to disappear, I curled into myself and buried my head under the soft pillow. If I made myself small enough, I could hide from the last hours of my dad's life. You wrapped around me, wanting to shield me from my grief. "No more suffering," you said... Continue Reading →
A Bouquet in Place #FridayFictioneers
A Bouquet in Place by Tracey Delaplain I wrinkled my nose and let a faint grimace escape. "It's death," said the astute nurse, "you never really get used to the smell." "But this patient is alive," I replied. "In name only, Doc. Her vessel is dying cell by cell," she tapped her nose, "never lies."... Continue Reading →
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