Hektoen International

A Journal of Medical Humanities

Tag: homeless

  • A city of two tales

    J. Trig BrownDurham, North Carolina, United States CME dawns.Hello, Philly,city of brotherly love,home to Homeless Jesus two blocks off Broad.In unmoving repose, he moves those willing to be moved. Coffee balanced on my knee,snacking on multiple small feedings of the mind, Isit, meet the professors andplod zombie-like from Arch to Racebathed in my privilegeblathering about…

  • Homelessness

    Rory HutchinsonEngland Mixed media on canvas100cm x 100cm (private collection) This painting is inspired by the plight of homeless patients and aims to highlight their loneliness and the isolation. Suspended in nothingness, the figure sits alone, surrounded by all he owns. He looks down, shoulders slumped. The viewer is allowed to sit and look without…