“Mrs. Strange, I gotta get to the bathroom.”“But, what about.…” I ran off before she could
finish her sentence. In the bathroom, I fished a wet specimen bag from my pocket and …

“Mrs. Strange, I gotta get to the bathroom.”“But, what about.…” I ran off before she could
finish her sentence. In the bathroom, I fished a wet specimen bag from my pocket and …

Now her false teeth swim in a blue Aegean atop the porcelain sink; I remember her mouth
stuffed with bloodied cotton, and wonder how she endured the rumbling subway home. For …

Everly-If my life were a reality TV show, it'd be called Murphy's Law. Tripping over my feet
and sticking my foot in my mouth are art forms I've perfected. Relationships? I should win an …

Mrs. Howard was writhing in pain on the paper-covered bed in the emergency room. She
clutched her abdomen.“Yes, I've had this pain in the past,” she said to Dr. Murphy, the …

Two weeks before my due date, I showed up, huge, back home for the funeral with purpling
stretch marks hidden under checkered suit pants, the tags still attached so I could return …

Mr. Editor: Never mind that the famed USD cafeteria is probably the most unpleasant place
to eat this side of Tijuana. Never mind that apartment residents who have equipped kitchens …

I spent nearly the entire day dialing my old contacts to get as many dangerous prescription
drugs as I could: Darvocet, Codeine, Vicodin, Demerol, Percocet, Ultram—I wasn't going to …

That weekend he wasn't feeling that good. Sunday we just hung around. We had my
granddaughter's recital, and he was sitting out in the car with the air conditioner on. He said …

One day, Mrs. Eugene Clarence awoke from bad dreams to find that her heart was missing.
She stretched her arms, and stopped, and searched around to find that yes, it was gone. The …