Medical Fiction
Medical Fiction: Jiff & the Biotic Bear
In this medical fiction, a pampered heir's anti-antibiotic crusade ends after an encounter with a be...
Medical Fiction 
A collection of stories drawn from real cases in the US OSHA incident report database or similar sources and therefore entirely realistic, even if seemingly outlandish.
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Medical Fiction: James and the Giant Preach
A preacher who is also a liar navigates financial and ethical challenges of the ministry as a pandemic disease hits aging and unhealthy members of the group.
Mar 17, 2023
Medical Fiction: Completely Callous Clyde
Clyde was a brat whose parents dealt with him by throwing money at the messes he made. When he meets his schoolyard victims later in life, things get messy.
Mar 10, 2023
Medical Fiction: Rambo Randall and the Doctor's Daily
When a militia is censored, they decide to capture a radio station. Reluctant member Jake is drawn into the plan—and a confrontation with the editorial team.
Mar 03, 2023
Medical Fiction: Alex and the Power of Print
When Alex, a corrupt journalist, hears the phrase "Rainbow Fentanyl," he jumps to exploitation, but a legal challenge lays bare the consequences of his actions.
Feb 17, 2023
Medical Fiction: Derek and the Devil
Derek was an elderly plutocrat whose wealth allowed him to indulge his every whim, but the practice turns deadly for him when he meets Amber, a student.
Feb 10, 2023
Fusspot François and Angry Andy
Things turn deadly when an angry young man, radicalized against women and the LGBTQ community, has a run-in a fidgety clerk at a local hospital.
Feb 03, 2023
Medical Fiction: Bosco and the Body Packer
Bosco the Great Pyrenees gets involved with drug smuggling when a car accident and a drug mule bring him into contact with the kingpin of the organization.
Jan 27, 2023
Medical Fiction: Dangerous Dirk and the Dagger
Dirk is the leader of a biker gang. In a skirmish that turns against him, Dirk is injured, and an MRI is needed - but Dirk has a secret that may turn deadly.
Jan 20, 2023
Medical Fiction: Stinky Steve the Sausage Slinger
Steven, a hospital cook, often crossed paths with Emi, a LGBTQ+ person with a chronic illness. Their paths cross with Gary, whose bigotry leads to violence.
Jan 13, 2023
Medical Fiction: Sheo and the Doxer
Sheo encounters an internet troll eager to demolish her and eliminate the competition, but then the troll stumbles across someone infinitely more dangerous.
Jan 06, 2023
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