"A nurse’s life is dull; we never get to play, but…this is just too good an opportunity to pass, wouldn’t you say?"
“Do you know where you are?” the doctor asked for the umpteenth time.The man in his early forties looked down his arms at the tubes, the IV catheter, and the electrodes attached to his body. He gazed at the sterile...
"Strange things begin to happen in a town by the sea where the nudist/hippie culture prevails. All-night orgies followed by morning amnesia…"
On a warm summer morning, Kira leaves home to visit her friends who live on the other side of town. Danberg is a small resort town near the sea that takes about three hours to cross, so Kira decides to...
"Adjusting to our new normal"
Beth and I were distant for the next few weeks. Not in a cool, uncaring way, but still giving each other more space than we had before. That was difficult at times; she couldn’t drive, and it was possible she’d...
"A hated wife's coma becomes a chrysalis for a new life"
“I’m sorry, but we just don’t know.”That phrase, and its myriad variations, was one I’d heard a lot in the past three months. That’s how long Liz had been in her coma. She was driving home late from her office,...
"Gilbert has a hypnotic woman in his life. He just doesn’t remember it."
Gilbert Jones rushed to the nearest subway station, almost hitting a group of European tourists standing in his way. He was late for work. That hardly ever happened but things had gotten a little carried away at his best friend...
"Elizabeth suffers an "nymphomaniacal episode" while staying with the doctor!"
The next morning, Elizabeth woke to the smell of fresh-brewed coffee. For a couple seconds, she wasn't sure where she was or how she got there. She looked around at the unfamiliar surroundings. Then she saw her empty suitcases stacked...
"Will Steve ever regain his memory?"
The next day, Steve wanted to go into the office where he worked to hand over the papers he found in his briefcase. He also wanted to take a look around, thinking that the familiarity of his workplace may trigger...
"The veil lifts for a moment and a memory is recalled!"
Steve had been home for a couple of weeks and had been mending slowly. He still had to be in the wheelchair (which by now was getting a bit bothersome for him) but he was accepting of it for the...
"He returns home to try to find his memories"
Linda took a short walk around the floor for a few minutes to stall for time. She was supposed to be signing some papers and wanted it to look good. In reality, however, she was trying to process what Dr....
"What's it like to be a stranger in your own house?"
Steve Williams was looking forward to the trip home. It had been a very successful business trip, and he had landed the new advertising account he had worked so hard on. Now it was finally time to head home and...