An atom relaxes …

Not so long ago nor far away, in his study, Mr. Wormley sat pondering, his spine resting firmly against the oxblood leather. A hint of peppermint tried but failed to hide that other smell. His eyes, red-rimmed and baby-blue, peered out over his grandpa-glasses, wire-rimmed and half-moon shaped. Steepled before …

Complete honesty …

Christmas Eve at the quarter century, a fog lay thick and expectant across the bay, draping out over the city with whom it shares a name—an eldritch and unnatural thing in the unseasonal warmth, one that could well have concealed most anything. The living land is bounded by two …

Every day and from every corner …

My first Mardi Gras was 20 years ago, on my birthday—New Orleans being a place that truly embraces the spirit of my birthday—and for some time, from within a crowd across the street, just after dusk had given way to night; I saw, then watched, the ghostly-blue visage …

Analysis of 'Why Things Bite Back' by Edward Tenner.

Analysis of philosophy at the time of the Scientific Revolution.

A Medieval Approach to Cadaveric Organ Donation

This document proposes a novel approach to cadaveric organ donation intended to reduce the “ongoing imbalance between demand and supply of organs” (Prabhu, 2019) and demonstrates that it is ethical. The name “Wergild” derives from the Germanic practice of paying a family compensation …

One small step can go a long way in protecting American girls from radiogenic skin cancer.

Almost half of all cancers occur on the skin making the skin the most common site of cancer induction.[1] Ultraviolet light is the dominant cause of skin cancer [2] and this disease is …