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Survive & Thrive: A Journal for Medical Humanities and Narrative as Medicine is dedicated to improving the odds of survival and living well through education. We are committed to engendering and facilitating restorative therapies for the sick and injured, their caretakers, families, and medical professionals. We welcome all who are dedicated to saving lives and the aesthetic experience in healing regardless of the kind of illness or injury.

See the Aims and Scope for a complete coverage of the journal.

Current Issue: Volume 11, Issue 1 (2026) Special Poetry Issue II

Through the Door Slightly

Poetry Editor's Preface is included as the first item of this issue.

Article

Poems

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Cranial Nerve VII
Nicole M. Fye MD

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How To Die
Prisca Mbonu

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Barefoot Tango
Wendi XIĀO

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The Decision
Kshitija Kale

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Abortion Barbie Dives into the Wreck
Elizabeth Johnston Ambrose

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Who Lives There?
Steve Popkin

Book Review

EDITORIAL BOARD Chief Visionary Rex Veeder, St. Cloud State University (1947-2022) Current Editors David Beard, University of Minnesota Duluth Suzanne Black, SUNY Oneonta Julia Brown, CUNY Steven B. Katz, Poetry Editor, Clemson University Past Editors Molly Kay Wright, Columbus State University Jason Chew Kit Tham, University of Minnesota FOUNDING EDITORIAL BOARD Jimmy Baca, Cedar Tree Matt Barton, Saint Cloud State University Sharon Cogdill, Saint Cloud State University Monica Devers, Saint Cloud State University Deborah Ferraro, Overlook Hospital Jacqueline Genovese, Stanford University Cheryl Glenn, Pennsylvania State University Ann Etta Green, Saint Joseph’s University James Heiman, Saint Cloud State University Melissa Hudler, Lamar University Jason Lewis, University of Iowa Keith Lurie , University of Minnesota Meghan MacNamara, PA College of Health Sciences Cindy Mason, University of California, Berkeley Shannon Olson, Saint Cloud State University Avesa Rockwell, University of Minnesota Duluth Duane Roen, Arizona State University Samuel Sears, Eastern Carolina University Donna Snyder, Tumblewords Project Mary Sormanti, Columbia University Barbara Stahura, Therapeutic Writing Institute Jena Strong, Hampshire College Denise VanBriggle, Journey Dance Sydnee Viray, University of Vermont Victor Vitanza, Clemson University Elizabeth Wright, University of Minnesota Duluth Vershawn Ashanti Young, University of Kentucky

Forthcoming Omnibus Edition

The Omnibus edition (Vol 11 Issue 2) of this issue (11.1) but containing ALL the files in one folder, will be published in a few days.