It hangs behind the cover
of the office door
my clinic schedule bound
by a strip of tape.
In the place of Chapter 1
“Dizziness” by Chang
then “Cough” by Williams followed
by 8 more by lunch.
Master list hot off the press
of 10 short stories
a live anthology marked
by checks as it’s read.
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