Some thoughts: White coat too short
by Mila Tamminga 800 people died in New York today, but I soaked beans for chili and watered my plants. Looked at my hands that are two...
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EMERGING NARRATIVES OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC
Student Creative Writing
Perelman School of Medicine
University of Pennsylvania
Original Photography by Richard L. Weiss, MD
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Little Kid with Big Dreams
by Bradley Suda Little kid with big dreams Started from the bottom now he’s about to do big things He’s walking down the street with his...
Not So Different From Us
by Thomas Sommers When you think about it, a virus is not so different from us. Oh, but a virus would fail without us, you say? It...
Inspired by my nephew
by Emily Shea Just 13 years old. Trying to keep it together. Air hugs squeezing tight. Caring for adventurous Cole, not yet 2 years old....
Re-evaluating Priorities
by Jose Saucedo As I'm writing this piece I'm looking out across Lake Michigan from our “fish-bowl,” a room we named in our new house....
Long shot but do you have a minute?
by Kirsten Sandgren My phone lit up beside me late last night, “long shot, but do you have a minute?” read the message from my childhood...
Volunteering
by Ethan Samet-Marram After finishing my second 1000 piece jigsaw puzzle, I was giddy to grab my book, gloves, and helmet to rush out the...
Impact on Me and My Community
by Monique Sager In the first two weeks, I scrubbed everything. I became paralyzed with fear when another person walked by me on the...
Tired
by Cheyanne Rivera I am more tired now than I was putting in 12 hour days in the hospital. I am tired when I wake up, exhausted when I go...
Emotions of COVID-19: Not an exhaustive list
by Canada Montgomery Happy: I’m happy because I’m not sick, because my family is doing well, because I’m privileged enough to be able to...
“The patient is a 23yo female…"
by EB Messineo Named EB but born Elizabeth, nine letters tying her to her mother with all the comfort and poor fit of a hand-me-down...
I Have Rehearsed for This
by Emily Lawrence The actions of today are familiar to me. The scrubbing, the sanitizing, the decontamination. The hyper-vigilance. My...
Pancakes
by Samantha Kisare It was a good day for chocolate chip pancakes. I grabbed a giant bowl and pancake mix, splashed in some milk, stirred...
On COVID - Part II
by Jason Kaufman When the doors and the parks and the gatherings reopen, who will get out first? Is it those who were sick, who paid...
A Virus Too Small to See
by Jeanne Farnan A virus is too small to see, But everywhere we see COVID-19, In hospitals we write the news We publish it in magazines...
Starburst
by Victoria Moffitt I found a Starburst in my pocket. It was tucked inside a Patagonia sweater – unofficial uniform of medical students...
Shots Rang Out
by Lake Walsh Shots rang out last night and as we always do we pull out our phones to check the Citizen app. These were loud, sounded...
Some Thoughts
by Mila Tamminga What does goodbye look like in this story? When there are no funerals, no hospice, no wakes, not even final words. Just...
Funeral
by Bradley Suda Three weeks ago we received word that our grandfather had passed away. The funeral was held in Virginia with only a small...
On Community
by Ralph St. Luce I am so scared for my community. They have very worrisome co-morbid conditions such as diabetes, hypertension, and...
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