Topic
Touch
A collection of 24 issues
Sealhiss
The sound of a mask seal breaking.
Scalpdamp
The warm slick of sweat under a surgical cap.
Pitsigh
The oddly soothing sight of oedema slowly rebounding under your touch.
Maskbreath
The metallic taste of your own breath after hours in an N95.
Pretendoscope
The cheap and non-functional piece of stethoscope-shaped plastic ceremonially bestowed to allow us to pretend we might actually hear something other than our own disappointment. Submitted by Sebastian Knudsen.
Butterfly Approach
The act of using extraordinary gentleness — a lightness of tone, touch, or language — when delivering something heavy. Submitted by Carole Morgan.
Digitdread
The uniquely awkward, surreal feeling of a finger somewhere undignified during an exam.
Coldprep
The chilling swab of antiseptic before a painful procedure.