Running

January 18, 2011

The Jogger by Caitlyn Stiglmeier

Her nail polish was the same color as mine. The same silver ipod was clipped to her Nike running shorts. Aside from the banded design tattooed on her ankle and the star at her right hip, I felt as though I was looking at myself lying there on the table, dry-fit top and sports bra being cut away, central lines and IV’s being placed. What was she thinking of as she laced up her running shoes that afternoon? Certainly not that her run would lead her here...

January 02, 2011

Marginal Notes: Out West

He had come back east at the beginning of the month to see his family for the holidays. It was the first Christmas without his grandfather. The young man had lost his job—got laid off—and left his car at his apartment in Utah. “Go back,” his landlady had told him. “Go back east and figure things out.” more»

Brian T. Maurer has practiced pediatrics as a Physician Assistant for thirty years. His "Marginal Notes" column appears periodically in the Cell2Soul Blog. The title "Marginal Notes" is taken from a quote by Henry David Thoreau: "I love a broad margin to my life."