Dr. Biobaku clicked the speculum open, stifled a gasp, then said calmly, “This type of polyp is benign 99% of the time. We’ll remove it this morning and send it for testing.”
Readying her tools, she carefully looked away from the silently weeping eye at the end of the stalk.

Edith was born in Morocco, spent her childhood in Virginia, reached adulthood in Kentucky, and is middle aged in Indiana.