Archive - The Quiet Part Out Loud

The Moment She Turned Off the Lights

What a hospital drama gets right about real empathy

Jun 25 •

THE ROUNDS REDUX

In Which Elias Encounters the Eyewitness, the Twitch, and the Judgement of the Clipboard

Jun 22 •

The PTO Abyss (or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Spreadsheet)

Nothing says "benefit" like using your vacation to cover hospital holidays

Jun 19 •

WORKING TERMS: THE INDEX (OF INCOMPLETE INSTRUCTIONS)

Filed in No Order, Signed by No One, Circulated as Truth Anyway

Jun 18 •

The Empathy Broker

In the new economy, even your feelings can be subcontracted

Jun 14 •

THE MAZE AND THE GHOSTS

Being an Orientation Manual for the Unoriented Idiot, in Which Elias Learns the Hospital Was Never Meant to Be Escaped

Jun 12 •

A DIGRESSION ON THE EDUCATION AND FORGING OF ONE ELIAS RIGG

Being a Recollection of How One Becomes Entrusted with Latex Gloves, Thermometers, and the Hourly Intimacy of Strangers

Jun 10 •

When Professionalism Masks Survival

A Treatise on Quiet Culture and the Micro-Loyalty Economy in the Theater of Healthcare

Jun 8 •

In Which Elias Rigg Performs Vitals on a Man Who Is Already Dead

Jun 5 •

March 2025

Empathy, addiction, and the quiet power of observation

Mar 25 •

I Remember It All

A reflection on music, missteps, and finding hope in the wake of regret

Mar 6 •

Anticipation, loss, and the elusive “best” moment

Mar 1 •

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