by Deborah Bayer | Apr 25, 2023 | A to Z Challenge 2023
By a happy coincidence, I’m re-reading Gabriele Rico’s book Writing the Natural Way as I write about the unconscious mind. Or maybe it’s not a coincidence. At least part of my brain was aware that the letter U was coming up in the A to Z Challenge. I like how...
by Deborah Bayer | Apr 24, 2023 | A to Z Challenge 2023
It’s not like me to be sad or fearful for a long time. With age, experience, and mindfulness, I’ve learned to let go of negative emotions quickly, But things were different when I was in my medical training in 1990. There was an event that shook me for several...
by Deborah Bayer | Apr 22, 2023 | A to Z Challenge 2023, Chapbook Poems, Poems
The A to Z Challenge interrupted my series of chapbook poems just before I came to the last poem in my chapbook, the one from which the title is taken. Here is the last of the previously published poems in the collection. The River The clinic door clicks behind...
by Deborah Bayer | Apr 21, 2023 | A to Z Challenge 2023
R is a letter with many sounds. Pronounced from the back of the throat, it’s a motor humming, a dog growling, a cat purring. When trilled with the tongue, it’s a snare drum. When made with the lips, it’s the wind whistling a tunnel or through a flute. R is for...
by Deborah Bayer | Apr 20, 2023 | A to Z Challenge 2023
Q: If I’m on a hero’s journey, what elixir do I bring back to this ordinary world? I served on various committees when I was a physician, including the Infection Control Committee and the Antibiotic Stewardship Committee. Being an Infectious Disease doctor made...
