Tag: pain diary

Pain Diary #4

on keeping your hands to yourself Don’t shake hands during an epidemic, we are told,and I am begging you not to ever shake my hand. Like so many thingsforced with the best of intentions on […]

Pain Diary #3

on broken hearts and bad hips Your country will break your heart again.It will break your heart like a bad boyfriend,like the liberal feminist boyfriendwho has hated every female boss he has ever had, like […]

Pain Diary #2

on the fear that kills My friend died because he thought he would be firedif he admitted he was deathly sick.He died of cancer,but he died faster of fear, stress, overwhelm,and the isolation of believing […]

Pain Diary #1

on asking for help in all the wrong places Once I told a doctor my shoulder hurt.He said maybe the pain came from my wristbecause what did I know?He sent me for a test on […]