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Thom BrodkinAli MyersKarin Nut Stories 04-07

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  • A Present Passed and the Future
  • Take This Journey With Me
  • A Heavenly Meeting
  • Red Band, 1955
  • A Present Passed and the Future

    Brad stood silently outside Dr. Gardner’s office within arm's length of the dark wooden door that stood between him and his future. He had been summoned but still struggled to knock. Over the years Brad had been in his bosses' office more times than he cwww.onedoor.ccould count but never like this. This visit terrified him and he was certain his shallow breath and sweaty forehead would betray his trepidation the moment he entered the room.As a young surgical resident, he had sought out the grizzled chief of neurosurgery and practically begging him to be his mentor. Brad had no idea the Herculean effort wasn...qU9one door

    Take This Journey With Me

    “Where I come from, the past used to feel impossible to escape. But then, I slowly started to find hope. My mom and I are close now, but it wasn’t always that way.”Caitlyn sighed and gave a small smile to her coworker, Ellie, who was starting to become her first real friend in Michigan. Ellie had noticed her sitting alone in the cafeteria about two months ago and boldly asked if she could join her. At first, Caitlyn was hesitant to say yes, but being that she was still struggling to fit in among her fellow nurses at a huge hospital, she agreed. They worked in different departments, Caitlyn in ...qU9one door

    A Heavenly Meeting

    It was December 30, 2013、 An infamous date to be sure. It was the day he died. As George felt himself released from his 83-year-old body, shriveled almost beyond recognition from atrophy, lack of nutrition and dementia, he felt free. For the first time in nearly four years, he felt like himself, even though he was dead. What an odd sensation but other than feeling freedom, he felt elated. He could think clearly, understand what he was thinking and above all, felt what he loved most in life, that he was in control. It dawned on him that he had left earth as he knew it and all he could see were ...qU9one door

    Red Band, 1955

    Title inspired by Red Band, 1955, an contemporary art piece by Mark Rothko.***Alex’s mental health day starts with his half-awake march to the shared bathroom.The apartment he shares with two other members of his dance club is unusually quiet, and he attributes that to the fact that everyone else is at the dance practice. It’s always hard to accommodate three young adults’ schedule of part-time jobs, dance practice, and occasional fun times, and although he deems his roommates as the best people ever to share an apartment with, Alex needs some alone time to himself.Especially after the panic a...qU9one door

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