Fifty in the Sock Drawer

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Ad LibitumMay 2023Fifty in the Sock DrawerVirus Log 04.26.2020Maryella Desak Sirmon, MDMaryella Desak Sirmon, MDUniversity of South Alabama Mobile, AlabamaSearch for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/M22-3068 Audio Reading - “Fifty in the Sock Drawer” Audio. Michael A. Lacombe, MD, Annals Associate Editor, reads “Fifty in the Sock Drawer” by Maryella Desak Sirmon, MD Your browser does not support the audio element. Audio player progress bar Step backward in current audio track Play current audio trackPause current audio track Step forward in current audio track Mute current audio trackUnmute current audio track 00:00/ SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail She walked outside, skirt swishing,handed a brown paper bagthrough the car window,paid online, delivered curbside.I extended a folded piece of currency,“For the tip jar.”We stilled, suspended in the moment …sealed together in a rarefied envelope,so unlike the morning sun's bright corona.“That's too much,” she said,an almost imperceptible step backward,left hand raised to breast level,wrist flexed back—right one holdinga dun-colored scarf across her face,this hasty mask leaving her eyes free.I looked to the bookshop behind her.I needed her dream to be therein a week, a year—for both of us.“It ... Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: Maryella Desak Sirmon, MDAffiliations: University of South Alabama Mobile, AlabamaCorresponding Author: Maryella Desak Sirmon, MD; e-mail, [email protected]com. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement Audio Reading - “Fifty in the Sock Drawer” Audio. Michael A. Lacombe, MD, Annals Associate Editor, reads “Fifty in the Sock Drawer” by Maryella Desak Sirmon, MD Your browser does not support the audio element. Audio player progress bar Step backward in current audio track Play current audio trackPause current audio track Step forward in current audio track Mute current audio trackUnmute current audio track 00:00/ FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsSee AlsoStar Stuff Maryella Desak Sirmon Waiting for the Ambulance Maryella Desak Sirmon Star Stuff Maryella Desak Sirmon Metrics Current IssueMay 2023Volume 176, Issue 5Page: 731 ePublished: 16 May 2023 Issue Published: May 2023 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 2023 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF downloadLoading ...