An Unopened Medical File From a Colorado Lake House Clinic

wax, burnt decaf coffee, and old wool blankets.

A clerk behind a high counter with a green plastic frame asked for a seventy-five dollar copay before they would assign a room.

Caroline slid her credit card across the laminate surface without saying a single word.

In the small curtained bay of the emergency room, Dr. Patel looked at the digital scans on continue reading …