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I traded $250K a year for a bag of Easter M&Ms.

May 23

Clicking No

May 23

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The Parenting Portal

My Preschooler’s Little Cuties — Slugs, Worms, and a Mom’s Survival

My son introduced me to his new best friend. It was alive. Briefly.

Jun 7

A little boy petting a slug. Author’s photo.

Jun 7

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Cucumbers and Cannabis: From Sex Ed to the ICU

Teenagers, trash bags of weed, and the unlikely road to critical care.

May 29

Cucumbers and Cannabis: From Sex Ed to the ICU

May 29

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Nursing Notes

Sharp Colored Pencils and a Broken Heart

A heart barely beating. A nurse pretending not to care.

May 19

Sharp Colored Pencils and a Broken Heart

May 19

Crushed Ice, Crushed Dreams

When comfort measures go feral .

Apr 17

Crushed Ice, Crushed Dreams

Apr 17

Call Me If It’s Bleeding

I transfused 40 units into a man who had just killed someone.

Apr 17

Call Me If It’s Bleeding

Apr 17

Critically Stable

Critically Stable

ICU nurse. Certified in CPR, sarcasm, and surviving nonsense. Writing stories from the edge of burnout. Critically stable. Emotionally suspect.

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