On a morning when the air was barely warm enough to keep the rain as rain, I drove to an unassuming building on a busy commercial street near I-205.
week 21: africa house
week 12: role model
I can't remember ever having a well-defined role model, one of those people you look up to and write grade school essays about.
week 7: hospice
I stand in the corner, squeezed in next to the recliner where the patient spends most of his days. I stare at the top of his purple fleece cap
week 2: undulation
I've been a practicing full-time massage therapist for 20 years. While my skills have improved vastly over the years,
proof
This essay originally appeared in The Cincinnati Review vol. 9.1 in the summer of 2012. It was selected as a Notable Essay in The Best American Essays 2013. Proof “Touch is food. Vital food.” – Deane Juhan, Job’s Body Ginger-scented oil slicks my fingers. A new massage client lies beneath them, his... Continue Reading →
Tracy Burkholder 