Volume 4; Issue 1
The 2012 Taos Writing Retreat for Health Professionals is the source for this issue’s work. In a location that is wealthy with inspiration, a group of health professionals, creative writing novices and experienced authors, gathered to explore the written word.
The stories are work that was brought to the retreat and further refined and stories or poems that came out of workshop exercises. Two pieces are from an assignment to write a story having been given the final sentence: “And Henry stepped off the porch and into the dawn.” A poem comes from an assignment to draw diagrams of relationships in your life. One story is a retelling of the fairy tale Little Red Riding Hood. The stories are funny and heartfelt, some heartbreaking; they are little edited and come to you from the retreat.
—Max McMillen, ELS
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I entered the room midmorning in good spirits. Running on time, and by the brief description on my schedule, “6-month…
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A Young Man was painted from a live model at the Corcoran School of Art. I was inspired by the…
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This photograph was taken with a Canon EOS Rebel at the Taos Pueblo. For me, textures become a visceral component…
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The cratered and pockmarked surface absorbs the sun’s energy as the cool blue sky of day swallows the moon.
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Leafless barren trees filter the rays of the setting sun as they silhouette the gentle hillside just moments before darkness…
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Honduran woman 40 years dedicated to hospital surgery Scrubbing, assisting, cleaning, organizing Dark brown surgical gloves Simple beautiful smile Peacemaker…
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The coyotes woke him against his will but he embraced it. He was dreaming of the ocean on a boat…
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Henry Nez was a happy man. He loved his Navajo heritage, his family, and the earth. He sighed with contentment…
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Wild creatures live in the moment to survive the dayHarriers, hawks, eagles soar, circle, scourthe sunny clear blue skies of…
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Once upon a time, there lived a beautiful country girl named Red. She was named so because of the bright…
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Instead of dying as expected in 6 weeks, Michael began to fill out and pink up. He ended up outliving…
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I see you,Long, dark strands of hair,Marks of puberty upon your cheek,Clavicles beneath your skin,Curves upon curves,Eyes deep brown and…
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This photograph was taken with a Canon EOS Rebel at the Taos Pueblo. The photographs of San Francisco de Asis…
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Biology student, I learned – many times – field succession from man-scoured earth: weeds to grasses to shrubs …
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“From My Patients”care given freelygentle, kind, quiet concernnow rest, live your turn “From My Colleagues”will be greatly missedthank you my…
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The mornings are cool and crisp in Taos. I have risen again at dawn to attempt to add some longevity…
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I love so many people,My parents, my lover, my friends.Could I quantify it?Could I rank it? What does it even…
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This was drawn using markers and a ballpoint pen during an oncology lecture. The “teratoheart” is a pseudofictional intellectualization of…
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This photograph was taken at Taos Pueblo near Taos, New Mexico, in August 2012. A Canon Powershot at ISO 800…
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Photo taken with Canon EOS 60D body with auto-focus lens and image-stabilizer. The hard clangs of the metallic bell…
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Photo taken with Canon EOS 60D body with auto-focus lens and image-stabilizer. A white-breasted nuthatch scurries down the vertical…
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This is an ink pen rendering of an actual human skull that I was studying during the anatomy portion of…
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This picture was taken at Kit Carson Park, Taos, New Mexico, 2012. Original in color, adjusted to black and white.
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Photo taken at Mable Dodge Luhan House, Taos, New Mexico, 2012.
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