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A VERY SHORT STORY
Tino has brilliant insight. He knows just how crazy he is. Everyone is mad. Insanity is as ubiquitous as fingerprints. Anyone who ignores this simple fact is nothing but a perennial glove-wearer. A hypocrite! Tino is no longer one of them. He has superb insight. Tino is free. He can break all the rules and…
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P-S P.S.
I harbour a deep disdain for breaking promises. About half a revolution ago, I pledged to pen a piece. I wish to extend my apologies to all five of you gentle readers. I seem to be suffering from a severe case of self-censorship. That annoying bug subdues my faculties every few months or so. Once…
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A SOLILOQUY: IDEAS AND LEGACY
Once in a while, it is therapeutic to let things out, even into the mirror. In this disarticulated piece, I will talk to myself…in public. Please pay no attention to me, ladies and gentlemen. As you were. A fetish for ideas Is that not how everything starts? As an idea? The very Genesis of existence.…
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LETTERS AND CHOICES
My dearest gentle readers, my sincerest apologies for placing a comma in my writing. It has been a while and a half. Some doses had expired, other dices transpired, and my Diety replied. Twitter did indeed morph into “X”. My compatriots placed an “X” next to their preferred choices. The bird graduated from a cage…
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GOING UNDERCOVER
Ladies and gentlemen, if I may. In this short piece, I will attempt to conclusively answer the oft-asked question, “Do doctors ever get sick?”. The simple answer is NO. Doctors do not get sick. They merely go undercover once in a while. Intermittent delving into the realm of infirmity is an imperative professional undertaking. It…
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FREE DISEASES
“Doc, I’m not sick. All I need are some days off work. I’m tired.” I am willing to wager my left almond that every medical doctor who has spent any reasonable amount of time in a private consultation setup has heard the statement above, if not verbatim. Dear colleagues, please note that I have deliberately…
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PEACE OF MIND
There are a few guarantees in life. One is that you will encounter obstacles as you navigate this leaden labyrinth called life. Another is that you are going to die. That said, I am of reasonable certainty that the loftiest goal for any human being is to attain a state of “peace of mind” given…
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YOU WILL BE FINE
Dear reader, you will be fine. Life can be difficult, and people can be cruel. Sometimes, you cry yourself to sleep because no one seems to understand how difficult your life is. You try hard to be a good person, but no one seems to appreciate your goodwill. Don’t give up being and doing GOOD.…
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PSYCHOSIS: DELUSIONS AND HALLUCINATIONS
Dear reader, my deepest gratitude for lending me a few minutes of your precious time. As always, I will keep it short. How did I find myself wobbling into these deep waters? Well, my interest got piqued by two seemingly unrelated phenomena; one new (AI hallucinations) and the other ancient (the eschatological ‘great delusion’ mentioned…
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SLAPPED BY A PATIENT
Oh yes, folks, it happens. On more than one occasion during the execution of my professional duties, I encountered violent outbursts from patients. I have even had a hefty chunk of well-formed faeces with a cup full of foul-smelling urine from a dehydrated patient hurled at me during my days working in a Psychiatric Unit.…
Doses and Dices
Writing for the sake of Writing.
Doses and Dices 