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The barbarous craft: a contest
UPDATED! See below.
I have in my hot little hands three hardcover copies of A Life in Medicine: A Literary Anthology, edited by Robert Coles, M.D., and Randy Testa. This is a fine collection of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction about medicine, and includes work from Walt Whitman, William Carlos Williams, Anton Chekhov, Lewis Thomas, and Raymond Carver. Good stuff.
If you’re interested in winning a copy, here’s what you need to do. Between now and Friday evening, post something to your blog about medicine. Medical horror stories, medical success stories, hearsay can-you-believe-its, anything you like. Hey, I’ll even allow stories from veterinary medicine.
Once you’ve posted your story on your blog, drop me a comment in response to this post, and I’ll provide a link below (much as we do for the Thursday Thirteen). I’ll draw three names at random. You’ll need to be willing to email me your address so that I can mail you your copy.
Think of this as an open-ended meme with a potential prize!
UPDATE:
I wanted to add two things:
1. Yes, this is open to folks anywhere in the world.
2. For those of you who have a theme blog, a post about medicine, illness, healing, etc. may not fit into your theme. If you would still like to participate, I would be happy to host your column on this blog.
PARTICIPANTS:
1. Maureen romances the epidural.
2. Dean betrays his two best friends — and they take cruel revenge.
3. Leslie shares two horror stories.
4. Carla breaks my heart. (Well, any reader. Not me specifically, you understand.)
5. Suisan talks about a horse who haunts her dreams. Yes, Suisan, this qualifies.
6. Sapphire Writer is reeeally pushing her luck, but . . . okay, huge tumors count.
7. Kate discusses the joys of mature (rhymes with manure) doctors.
8. SxKitten‘s story took my breath away. Scary!
9. zzHwy101 had a screw loose . . . really.
10. Blue Gal proves that Prozac isn’t all bad.
11. Shelbi, it’s not that unusual for doctors to apologize. I often do.
D.
Oh man, I thought you were doing an “invent the most tasty edible panties contest.” That’s why I came here. Honest.
If I win, can I give it to my pediatrician as a gift? Anyhow, I’m in anyway. Watch for it tomorrow.
Looking forward to it, Blue Gal 😉
Mine is up (hey, you never posted a required length).
Mine is here. And in keeping with your general theme, it includes testicular content!
My stories are up. I found you through BlueGal – the bread pudding recipe. Gosh that’s good 🙂
Hi, I’ve been reading you for a bit, first reply here. I wrote this last year but just posted it today on LJ:http://momomom.livejournal.com/83813.html#cutid1.
story is up, with link to panties pic, because I just couldn’t…
Thanks, everyone. Great response so far! I’m in the O.R. today, which means I’ll be grabbing time here and there to read your posts and update this entry as I promised. Long day today, to, since I have a committee meeting today. First one I’ve ever chaired. I’m already practicing — “You’re out of order!” “The chair does NOT recognize your right to speak!” “I move to censure Dr. (whoever it is who gives me any lip)!” Should be fun.
All these stories inspired me to jot down a few, too.
They’re here.
And now it’s two hours past my bedtime, and I need to get up in just 6 hours. I hope you’re happy.
OK, so I”m not even sure this qualifies as part of the contest. It started out as being about a vet, and now it has almost nothing to do with her.
But you can read it here if you want
I’m not sure if this qualifies or not, but I just couldn’t resist.
http://sapphirewriter.blogspot.com/2006/03/tumor.html
~Sapph.
got mine up. Thanks!
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Mine’s up, too.
So, did you get to censure anyone?
[…] Tomorrow will have to be the medical story meme from Doug's place. I gotta finish this first. […]
I just noticed that this post, with its link to my post on the consequences of post-op infection in testicular tissue, is right next to one entitled ‘pills for balls to grow’.
There’s some degree of unintended irony there.
Yup. Not exactly the way you wanted your balls to grow, eh?
Um, what exactly is happening when part of my post [where I link to you] is showing up in your comments? Is that a WordPress thing?
It’s happened a couple of times, and ’tis a little strange to see my words when I didn’t actively put them here… I don’t mind, exactly, I was just wondering how it happens.
It’s a trackback, Shelbi. When I trackback to myself, I delete those. There’s probably a way to disable it, but why bother.
I hope archived posts will count. Here is mine called My Loose Screw
Are you listing the stories in your post? ’cause you forgot one.
[…] Okay, I've been thinking about medical stories to share so I can finally join in on a meme. I've never actually done a meme, and I decided to try one. […]
I finally finished. Hope it’s not too late.
I’m gonna try for a link here
But just in case I screwed it up:
http://shelbisblog.wordpress.com/2006/03/31/the-story-of-medicine/
Oops! Sorry, Blue Gal. Don’t know how that happened, except (as I posted just now, above) I’ve been run ragged this week. Gotcha covered.
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