Hi! I am a medical student. And a writer. And a musician. And someone who likes movies, drawing, video editing, painting, screenwriting, and trying most other creative activities.
In college, I double majored in biology and English. I was always fascinated by the ways the two subjects interact with one another, and I created this website to continue exploring these connections. I started this site a little over a month ago. I had an expansive vision, but it took me three weeks to finally set up the bare bones design I have now. I’ve been nervous to get started.
I love the library. I went yesterday and got six books from the new releases shelf. One of them is called “1000 Words: A Writer’s Guide to Staying Creative, Focused, and Productive All Year Round” by a writer named Jami Attenberg (with over fifty additional contributing writers). Once I got a few chapters into the book, it felt a little like Attenberg was calling me out.
“I understand fear. I understand caution. But at some point, we must shake off the indecision and just move forward with our work. Choose your project. Choose your sentences. Choose your ideas” (43).
After reading this sentence, I closed the book and started writing. Welcome to Medicine and Art!