The Distance Between
Approximately, to an orange flaming center.
Massive, a ball of mostly gas and
plasma it is 91% hydrogen.
Transformation, with energy from core
it is heat, the light of an assured presence,
a daily grounding marker on the dawn
is how we’ve come to know
the sun.
Allan Rae is a former flight paramedic, utilizing both his medical and creative writing backgrounds as a qualitative health researcher examining HIV stigma through community and personal narratives. He is the editorial director of C(G) and the photo publication SNAPSHOTS. Satire, Starbucks, and stray dogs do not displease him. He shares his home in Canada with his partner David and their dog Mr. Moles.
