Framing Walls With Dust in My Lungs and Prayer on My Tongue
Ramadan on site. Noon sun. No water till sunset. Foreman offered shade break. I took it. Faith and framing both need structure. The crew asked quiet question...
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Ramadan Overtime and the Break Room Smells
I am working through Ramadan on a construction site. The guys eat lunch in the break room. Not cruel. Just life. I sit in the truck and drink water at sunset...
Night Float and the Verse I Recite Between Pages
Night float means the hospital owns your sleep and your thoughts. I keep a folded index card in my scrub pocket with a verse my grandmother taught me. Not fo...
The Attending Said Prayer Is Not Evidence-Based
I am a third-year resident still learning which rooms want honesty and which want performance. A patient asked if God was punishing her for the diagnosis. My...
More Rice
A soup kitchen director reflects on a record 240 meals served on a Tuesday — and what the serving line knows before the city does.