Bronwyn Wada-Gill1 minWhen a Man Loves a WomanWhen a man loves a woman he places a wedding band on trembling anticipating fingers Now thirty years ago... confetti, white veils and...
Sara Wang2 minreflections on a new garment My short white coat i s too big. I thought i t might be the right size-- But The sleeves, too long The pockets, empty And I ’m never sure...
Anonymous2 minA Hospital RoomHere I am again, holding your hand in this cold hospital room where the noise of the monitors and devices never fall silent. I guess I...
Marya Pulaski1 minDaffodils Daffodils will always make me think of COVID now. When my dad was sick with COVID in the hospital and we couldn’t visit him and he was...
Marya Pulaski3 minSome notes from my phone this summerMay 30, 2020: Back on the wards as a fourth year, rotating with the Infectious Disease team for the month. What a sobering, strange,...
Marya Pulaski2 minScribingWith late April, came so many text threads among different family members. My dad was hospitalized with COVID, and my sisters, mom, and...
Anonymous1 minNYE ToastAs I put on my best outfit And pour bubbly in my glass, I think back with grace And I must admit Of the complexities brought en masse....
Anonymous4 minTime Away from MedicineOn Thanksgiving, outside of my parent’s home in New Hampshire, my fiancée Martha and I play with my niece Audrey, who is now almost 2...
Anika Maya Obasiolu1 mininconsequential I am backlogged and congested I am frustrated and unfeeling but Pacified. Honesty and I are trying to make it, I swear. I’m trying to...
Paige Comerford1 minThis pandemic took things from us This pandemic took things from us. Sometimes I feel “lucky”…I do not know anyone who has passed from COVID-19, I didn’t have to miss my...
Sheikh Moinul 2 minAdjusting to Third Year Rotations During COVID-19Early May marked a period of great uncertainty for many rising 3rd-year medical students at UMass. The COVID-19 pandemic ensured that a...