Persona Non Propria

Persona Non Propria

handless/chain link

a short story about potential cynphobia, vulnerability, and connection

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Clancy Steadwell
May 18, 2025
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My big secret is I am missing my right hand.

Well, not entirely.

The medical report (recovered from my father’s desk) said something like: Traumatic amputation of the right middle (digit III), ring (digit IV), and little (digit V) finger...amputations are complete at the level of the proximal phalanges, with extensive associated soft tissue avulsion and c…

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