C-section required! Mum and babe in peril? Ha! Think again, losers. Today on Crossdresser Week: James Barry, badass British Army surgeon with a secret! A word on pronouns before we begin: I'm opting for the singular 'they' for Barry, as while there is sound speculation that they were transgender, I just don't feel like there's … Continue reading James Barry Haiku
Tag: Florence Nightingale
Mary Seacole Haiku
Regard for color Lessens when bullets lodge in Redcoats' varied bits. Florence Nightingale, the subject of Saturday's haiku, had many fine qualities, but man, oh man, was she a dick to Mary Seacole. But no one keeps Seacole down and she went off to help the wounded in the Crimean War anyway, no matter how … Continue reading Mary Seacole Haiku
Florence Nightingale Haiku
Soldiers die less if Nurses exist, wash their hands. Who'da fucking thought. It also helps if wounded men aren't left to wallow in their own filth. Who was on that? Our gal Florence, who incidentally, turns 198 today. I suggest you celebrate by a) washing your damned hands, and b) taking a moment to appreciate … Continue reading Florence Nightingale Haiku
Kelsey Ehler, AKA The Great Kelsini 