Now What? i have a lot more empathy for people with chronic digestion issues. ..source
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Veiled Glory
Judge not, by outer countenance the merit of the goal… The above picture from as a child, to the sorrowful images of the Greatest Love Story! John 12:27-28 Now My soul is troubled, and what shall I say? ‘Father, save Me from this hour’? No, it is for this purpose that I have come to…
SMFS Members Publishing News: Motel: An Anthology
SMFS list members are published in the recently released book, Motel: An Anthology. Published by Cowboy Jamboree Press, the book is available at Amazon. Nils Gilbertson with “The Morningstar.” M.E. Proctor with “A Redhead and a Green Car.” Amazon Description: On lost, lonely highways, deep in the American heartlands and skirting…
That’s A Whole Lotta Nonequity Partners
Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! According to reporting by ALM, which Biglaw firm saw the nonequity tier of partnership increase by a staggering 51% in 2023 — in a year where many Biglaw firms increased their nonequity partnership ranks, this is the largest increase documented so far? Hint:…
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Sleeping It Off For 48 Hours, A Still Life a mash-up of medicine bottles shoved up to the file bins atop the lower right leg quarter of my bed’s mattress cover. the cover has a purple flower-themed design. the flowers are white, though, it’s the background th…source
In Defense of Imagination
From Public Books: In his short story “The Paper Menagerie,” Ken Liu makes a case for imagination’s value: for its innate significance and material power. I teach “The Paper Menagerie” every year in my introduction to literary studies course at West Virginia University, and every year, it makes me and most of my students cry….
I Like (or, So Much to Love)
A riot of snowflakes tumbling from welkin reservoirs… It feels SO good to get up and want to stay in the upright position after a few mornings of lying down again as soon as I was up… thankfully the worst of the bug only lasted a few days! Still in slow motion, but at least…
More doctors use ChatGPT to help with busy workloads, but is AI a reliable assistant?
From Fox News: Dr. AI will see you now. It might not be that far from the truth, as more and more physicians are turning to artificial intelligence to ease their busy workloads. Studies have shown that up to 10% of doctors are now using ChatGPT, a large language model (LLM) made by OpenAI —…
CHIDI YOUNG: Poodle of Comfort
Time for our evening walk. I tug. She won’t budge. Not in the mood either. I release her leash, plumping myself onto the sofa. Cuddling the pillow close, tears stream down. My poodle strokes me with her tongue, staring into my eyes as if she’s saying, “Just let him go.” Chidi Young lives in Jos,…
Book Review: The Eyes Are the Best Part by Monika Kim
The Eyes Are the Best PartMonika KimHardcover / EbookISBN: 9781645661238Erewhon Books, June 2024, 288 pgs In Monika Kim’s debut horror novel, readers are served up body horror on broken plates and nestled within dreams. The Eyes Are the Best Part follows Ji-won after her Appa suddenly leaves her Umma, her, and her little sister to…