By Jennifer Adedeji The sharp clacks of my Oxfords against the tiled floor echo irreverently through the early morning hush of the halls. A few of the elder nurses in their starched white uniforms break somber countenances to spare my familiar face weary smiles as they retreat homeward from long nighttime vigils, and I nod in deference as I march further into their … [Read more...] about My First Words to Silas McGiven
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Special
By Taylor Friedman They told me my brother has a special brain. That’s what they used to tell me, time after time. Special brain? What does that mean? Does it sit upon a red velvet throne? Is his cerebrum made of gold? How did he get it and I didn’t? Did someone offer him a free, special brain with his $20 purchase? It didn’t seem fair. If I was the oldest, … [Read more...] about Special