Reflections: A Veterinary Narrative Medicine Journal
Reflections is a Veterinary Narrative Medicine Journal co-founded and edited by Dr. Annie Wayne and Dr. Karen Fine. Our first issue was published online in the summer of 2022, and featured short stories, poems, 55-word stories, and artwork by veterinarians. Stay tuned for news on our next issue, and be sure to join our Facebook group, Veterinary Narrative Medicine.
Here is my contribution to the first issue, a 55-word story:
The Waiting Room
I recognize my client
My patient, a sheltie
Walking towards them, I see
They are next to another client,
Another sheltie.
The people are chatting
“He’s so calm, for only one year”
“Yes, he’s very calm”
The two dogs, one blue merle
One tri-colored-
Sniff one another
The waiting room
Is open
After two years
