Complete archive
All Writing
Every published Essay, Patient Guide, Fragment, and Reading Note in chronological order.
Complete chronological archive
- Essay · 3 min read The Voice That Built Me A voice in my head has said get better for thirty years and never once told me what better means. On ambition, the measure we carry, and where to set it down.
- Essay · 1 min read The Instrument Is the Least of It Twenty-five years in, the mirror and the explorer matter less than I thought. What examines the patient is attention.
- Patient Guide · 1 min read Why Your Jaw Clicks: A Short Guide Your jaw clicks. Should you worry? A plain explanation of what the sound is and when it matters.
- Fragment · 1 min read Before the Hand A resident asked how long it takes to learn the jaw. The patient you meet tomorrow has not read the textbook. The joint does not know its own
- Essay · 1 min read The Patience of the Jaw Joints heal on their own calendar. What two decades of TMJ practice taught me about waiting well.
- Essay · 1 min read On the Bruxist's Hour The grinding happens in the hour we own least. On sleep bruxism, and what the night does with the day's unfinished business.
- Reading Note · 1 min read Reading Notes: Sennett on Craftsmanship Sennett's craftsman does things well for their own sake. Notes on repair as a model of clinical care.