Josh had a love hate relationship with morning rounds. On the one hand, he learned a lot, which he appreciated as a first year resident. On the other, he felt examined and judged when it was his turn to speak. With a sigh of relief he finished presenting his last patient, allowing the spotlight toContinue reading “Morning Rounds”
Author Archives: Natolie Webb
The Last Time
Right before he vanished he stood near the tiger cages eating an ice cream cone and staring at me confidently. I was sure I had him but I blinked and he was gone. He just vanished into thin air. “Fuck! I missed him again.” A little girl stopped to stare at me wide eyed andContinue reading “The Last Time”
Rebels
That Which Grows in Darkness…
Everything changed in a flash… our secrets and lies were exposed… and once it started it was like a domino effect. The shadow was illuminated… the veil was shredded… and we saw each other fully for the first time. It became hard to look one another in the eye… hard to gather together without ourContinue reading “That Which Grows in Darkness…”
Vortex
“Ok,” Olive said pacing the living room, “I finished the calculations and it has to be tonight. The thing is, I don’t have the equipment ready and I’m supposed to work at the store. I may have to go through the motions today to keep access to the necessary location… unless you want to chanceContinue reading “Vortex”
My Turn
“Because, my friend, we are all going to die eventually.” his warm steady eyes pierced as deeply as his truth. We were all going to die. It’s how it works. A soulful man like him would understand it well. I understood too. I had said those exact words to many patients in the course ofContinue reading “My Turn”
Visiting “Grandma”
I should have known something was up when she stuck the dreaded collar around my neck last week but nothing happened so I didn’t worry. She’s sneaky, though, and you would think I’d know it by now. Last night it all became clear. She returned home from… wherever she disappears to… and stuffed us bothContinue reading “Visiting “Grandma””
The Sapphire Necklace
My mother’s sapphire necklace appeared around her neck whenever there was an occasion special enough for something so fancy. It wasn’t “church special” or “night out with daddy special” it was “graduation special”, “wedding day special” “look but don’t touch special”… And sometimes if I was lucky, it was “Sunday afternoon play dress up special”.Continue reading “The Sapphire Necklace”
Rock Your World
He held me in gentle comfort and I sighed contentedly. It was one of those rare moments when he let go of his bravado and let me in. I relished it. What he couldn’t possibly understand (or this would happen more often) is how incredibly sexy those moments we’re for me. We kissed and allowedContinue reading “Rock Your World”
Without
It takes a moment for everything to change. A knock at the door, a man in uniform… He speaks the words you simultaneously dreaded and thought impossible. One moment you’re happily planning a sexy evening and the next… You stand on a precipice, an endless void in the place of your soul. It feels asContinue reading “Without”
Natolie Webb 