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Size of My Scrubs

by Alyssa Brown

Blue, white, red, yellow, pink, brown. These are the colors of the ties and strips of fabric around the scrub pants and tops indicating their size. At the start of medical school, I would squeeze into a red top and red pants: these were the larges.

June 13, 2022
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Same but Different

by Mary McGrath

My sister is nine years older than I am. We went to different high schools and currently live over 500 miles apart.

June 8, 2022
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