Hektoen International

A Journal of Medical Humanities

Tag: Henry Thoreau

  • Of pine and man: Reflecting on Henry David Thoreau’s sentiment in “Chesuncook”

    James MathewRobert PavlikMilwaukee, Wisconsin, United States It is the living spirit of the tree, not its spirit of turpentine, with which I sympathize, and which heals my cuts. It is as immortal as I am, and perchance will go to as high a heaven, there to tower above me still.1 Henry David Thoreau’s article “Chesuncook”…

  • The Autopsy II

    F. Inge FaustEast Orange, New Jersey, United States The AutopsyAs from a surreal painting from long agoOr a bizarre story by Henry ThoreauA disquiet inside me begins to growThat will repeatedly return—I know.Spread before me is quite a scene:An Asian man not too tall but lean.He wears a gown that’s sparkling cleanAnd rubber gloves of…