Pandemonium has broken out in Arcadia. Explosives are being detonated, dead bodies are being displayed as artwork, and Arcadians are frightened by what they see. In these times of wild …
Shell
Imagine being the first responder to the scene of a horrific accident. The supposed accident was unwitnessed, and you’re forced to see a broken, bloody man, his head scalped to …
Doctor’s Orders
Let’s talk about my fellow residents during my training years. Dr. Greentomb kind of creeped everyone out. There was something insidious about him, whether it was the way he had …
CT Scans and Craniectomies
The skull and the brain depend on one another to survive. The hard skull encapsulates the tender brain. The bone provides the protection that the spongy gray matter needs for …
Electricity
Do you ever feel the electricity between two people? It’s a tension that both draws them to each other and pushes them away at the same time. Often times it …
Craniotomy
Entering someone’s mind is not an easy task. It takes something extraordinary to make an impression that sticks in your brain. For example, a profound experience could lead you to …
Beauty In Death
Every now and then I’ll receive an inquiry from a certain type of person about plastic surgery. You know the type of person I’m talking about. Vain. Narcissistic. They’re more …
Surgical Consent
Invasion is determined by skill set and target. Every profession is trained a specific technique to willingly or unwillingly intrude on a particular target. A policeman could breach you by …
A New Asshole
Large bowel obstructions are always such an adventure. There’s something about navigating through the passageways of a gastrointestinal tract and not knowing what lies around the corner of each bend …
Synthetic Credits
“Turn your head and cough.” It was annual physical week for all the school-age children in Arcadia, and that must have been at least the two hundredth time I had …