Category Archives: Short story

Renal rounds: Christmas gift

Posted on December 24, 2015 by Tenayistilign

We were shopping for Christmas when the call came through. It was a big shop with Christmas decorations all over the place. It was noisy and crowded. We left the house early to spend as much time as we can … Continue reading →

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Another Way to Cure

Posted on November 12, 2013 by Tenayistilign

Bikat Sahle, PhD  As morning came and gentle beams of sunshine flickered into her bedroom, Kidist slowly opened her eyes. She greeted the new day with her usual moans and groans that have become her daily reality of the last few … Continue reading →

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Tsion

Posted on September 28, 2013 by Tenayistilign

By Surafel K Gebreselassie My father would have liked me to be a lawyer or a teacher like himself; but as I grew taller than my friends, he was more worried about military service. During the last few years of … Continue reading →

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Papa

Posted on September 28, 2013 by Tenayistilign

By Surafel K Gebreselassie He walked in the pathology sign out room, flushed with excitement. I have never seen him so excited since I joined his lab to appreciate some renal pathology. ‘There are many dense deposits on electron microscopy … Continue reading →

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