Julia McDonald

Julia McDonald (She/Her/They/Them) is a queer artist and retired competitive lumberjack. Named Maine's 2019 Physician of the Year, they doctor to all ages, catch babies, provide abortions, and write in their spare time. They are currently working in Ethiopia and DRC for a global humanitarian organization. You can follow them on IG @drjuliamcdonald and blog drjuliamcdonald.wordpress.com.

“Three Breaths,” “They Come in Rotation” and “He Lies Dying”

1. Here I am
His creased dress-pants hang on bony anatomy:
pelvic brim, iliac crest. Long foreleg ankles without socks.
I don’t know why a Nuer, reputed to walk for days without rest,
measuring the horizon with metronomic femurs and tibia
reminds me of my adolescent father, but he does.
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