Garrison Keillor says that you don’t really know what you think until you start writing. This morning, while the coffee was…
Drawing Lessons: Dishwashers and Forks in Perspective I
The other day at the nurses’ desk, my colleagues had a conversation about which direction to put forks into the…
Today I found the First Leaf of Fall
Autumn Movement Carl Sandburg (1918) I cried over beautiful things knowing no beautiful thing lasts.The field of cornflower yellow is…
Meditation on Luer Locks and Legos
If I’d known I was going to be a nurse, I would have played with Legos more as a…
I Wish I’d Said It
I have made it a rule of my life never to regret and never to look back. Regret is an…
Checking Out of the Manor of Art
Last night, we took down the art work in The Darling’s Nursery, room 360 in The Manor of Art.…
Sounds Like a Job for Health Care Reform
A patient called to cancel his appointment for a monthly infusion necessary for the rest of his life (or…
When You Professional, Sometimes You Suffer
It is late in the afternoon, and it has been an extraordinarily busy shift. My fatigue, along with that…
Another Observation From the Bedside on Health Care Reform
My colleagues and I don’t discuss Health Care Reform at work much, out of respect for one another’s views. Like most of the public, none…
The Artist Statement for The Darlings’ Nursery
The Darlings’ Nursery Artist Statement by Julianna Paradisi The Manor of Art Room 360 Simply put, the images in The…
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