This week the journey from medicine to writing has been full of adventure. My new friend, Monika Maeckle, whose book, The Monarch Butterfly Migration, will be published in August, strongly encouraged me to attend the San Antonio Book Festival, which I did last weekend. That really got me depressed. There were just too many great … More Gap Year – Week 15
Truth is stranger than fiction. You can see here a beard (me) in a hooded sweatshirt. What is probably true is that it is my Hamilton College lacrosse sweatshirt, last worn in 1979, then saved in several generations of cardboard boxes and moved from Clinton to Baltimore to Boston to Bethesda, Tacoma, Seoul, Vienna (VA), … More Gap Year | Week 9
This goalie says, “I find your aim to be …. disappointing.” Springtime, or close enough to spring, means one important thing. Lacrosse season is here. I watched Georgetown (ranked 19) beat Notre Dame (ranked 1) in Indiana. Very exciting. I played lax WBITD (Way Back In The Day), and my family has some lacrosse heritage … More Gap Year – Week 8
Today, I saw bluebonnets! There were periwinkle blossoms last week. First flowers are exciting for their annual perfection and reassurance that the world turns, that the axis is sure. Hold on. Weren’t we skiing just a week or two ago? The weather has been lovely here in San Antonio, but bluebonnets in mid-February seems early … More Gap Year | Week Seven | Lupinus texensis
For the better part of a year I’ve been thinking about an MFA in writing. … More Gap Year: Week 6
Late lunch at Bread and Salt in Frisco. Paula and I walked down 5th to Main, the windy snow at our backs, the atmosphere January grey. Curbside seating was not offered. The patio chairs and bistro tables were mounded with a cubit of snow, the yellow umbrellas furled and resentful of the chill and desertion. … More Gap Year: January 15, 2024
Scott D. McLean, MD 