Here is a nurse working at the end of the year. He is sitting at the nurse's station finishing his charting and listening for call bells if any of the patients need help with anything. He is sitting and he starts to think that is kind of nice, but quite eerie at the same time. This nurse starts to wonder why everything is so quiet, so he gets up and starts to go from room to room, and when he checks all the patient's room, he is thinking about the new year that is just about to start and if he should consider climbing the ladder in nursing.
For the longest time he has wanted to teach and do research in nursing. He continued to check the patients and just when he checked on the last patient, he heard his phone, and he picked up and talked in a whisper for the patients were sleeping. The person on the phone wanted to congratulate him in being accepted into a program that he had all but forgotten about. The nurse had to think for a moment, then it hit him and "Oh, that one." At the end of a year, you never know what will be ushered in to your life and bring change to you.
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Mark Graham
I am a person who really likes to read and write and to share what I learned with all my education. My page will mainly be book reviews and critiques of old and new books that I have read and will read. There will also be other bits, too.
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Journal entry: November 2050
November 2050 Dear Journal, Here I am an 80-year-old man sitting in my favorite chair with my robotic dog, Miss Pokey. I got her after my real Miss Pokey decided it was time to go if you know what I mean. Now when I am waiting for the automatic food dispenser to cook dinner, and the television turns on right in time for my favorite show I sit and remember when I did these things myself. I tried to do these menial tasks, but the alarm in this Smart house keep going off when I try. Oh, for olden times.
By Mark Grahamabout a year ago in Fiction
The Devil's Cut
“Comrade, finally you’re awake.” The voice was smooth, sensual. A flickering incandescent bar was all that lit the white, sterile room. All Vladimir remembered was everything going black. He tried to move his arms and found them strapped to the gurney.
By Matthew J. Fromm6 days ago in Fiction
Comments (9)
Nurses can be angels in disguise. This was a great bit of micro fiction, Mark.
Great ending to a busy and helpful year. So happy for him.
I’ve got a huge smile on my face, was this your first time publishing in the fiction community, or first time in a while? What an uplifting story, I loved it. I was itching waiting to read what the call was all about. I like the way you set the scene, and I am so happy to see all the comments down below for you, well done 👏🏽👌🏽🤗♥️
Great story! You just never know what’s around the bend!
Yes. I relate well to this story! Thanks Mark! I didn't think of it in this way.😊💗💕
That is very true, thanks for entering my challenge
There are beautiful surprises that can occur in one's life at all time, thanks for the reminder!😄👏🏼
So true, Mark, the new year brings surprises!
It’s so true, no one knows what the end of the year will bring, or the start of the new one