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At first it was a fireman. A fireman was leaning over me. \u201cDo you know your name?\u201d Yes of course I know my name, what kind of silly question is that? But I couldn\u2019t speak. I was in a vehicle, lying on my back. Oh, it\u2019s an ambulance. But then I\u2019m not there at all; I\u2019m in a hospital. \u201cDidn\u2019t you used to be a writer?\u201d asks the nurse, leaning over me, or is she a party clown? She\u2019s wearing bright lipstick and her face is too close to mine and she smells of cigarillos. \u201cWeren\u2019t you a writer?\u201d and I replied, \u201cI used to be a writer.\u201d She said, \u201cThen what are you now? What do you do now?\u201d | Copyright 2017 by Jessica Amanda Salmonson. Narrated by Claire Benedek.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices