REFLECTIVE WRITING FOR INTERNIST | A 55-WORD STORY WRITING FLASH WORKSHOP
Session 4 – December 2022
PAALAM
By Dr. Bill Ramos
Paalam
ayoko mang sabihin, pero
paalam
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PRE-PANDEMIC LEAVE
By Dr. Ella Mae Masamayor
"On vacation, I distance myself as far as possible from work. In that particular March of 2020, I was in Vigan"
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POWER
By Dr. Rogelio Balagat
"Words carry power. More so a doctor’s over a patient. Said to a healthy patient, your sugar is up. Next time I see her"
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The Good Healer
By Dr. Christian Bernardo
"The darkest day of my life is when I had a broken marriage. I was wounded. I bleed profusely. Because of that scar"
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ACTING MY AGE
By Dr. Jen Alabado
I’m a child of the new millennium.
Gaming is life, RPG, a favorite genre.
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PARTY
By Dr. Ofelia Samar-Sy
At a COVID hospital’s Christmas cum graduation Party
First after the pandemic.
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By Dr. Paolo Joel Nocom
Loving pens all the time, poor handwriting but love to use anyway.
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By Dr. Raquel Isabelle Donado
"My skin weathered, darkened
No longer supple, soft, smooth
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By Dr. Ryan James Rivera
Came the pandemic, it’s a hell of a ride.
We didn’t see it coming, it’s time to decide.
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By Dr. Elvie Razon-Gonzales
"I lock our clinic door, rub my hands with a generous amount of alcohol. I quicken my pace as I head to my happy place"
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By Dr. Iris Thiele Isip-Tan
"I was comfortable enough online BC (Before Covid).
But life became a series of Zoom meetings.
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By Dr. Myrna Sedurante
"Superwoman stroked out at age 84. Competent professor. Compassionate MD. A former head of 5 societies"
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By Dr. Michelle Remiendo
"Establishments and restaurants are closed.
Home kitchen became busy."
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By Dr. Rey Isidto
In this fever dream I lay
Bound to my bed all-day
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By Dr. Sonny Sendon
Walang makapagsabi sa kaniyang mga anak.
Palyadong megalungsod ang kaniyang puso
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By Dr. Gloria Giselle Pattaguan
After a toxic day
After a warm bath to kill the germs away
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By Dr. Irene Catambing Dampil
A serving of the pandemic with a touch of irony.
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By Dr. Emely Pasumbal
May 2020. One PUI and everything goes into a standstill. Waiting for confirmation seems like an eternity."
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By Dr. Ariel Ilaya
It’s Christmas time again
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