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How The House as Witness Came to Life
When I first began writing the poems that would become The House as Witness , I did not know I was building a book. I thought I was simply paying attention to the place where my life unfolds. The house had become a quiet partner in my days, a structure that absorbed every season of motherhood, every shift in routine, every joy and every sorrow. I began to realize that the house was not only where my life happened, but also a presence with its own memory. It seemed to listen.

Veronica Tucker
Dec 21, 20253 min read


They Didn’t Burn Witches. They Burned Women.
My daughters and son are descendants of Ann Foster, an accused Salem witch. The line runs through my husband’s paternal grandfather, a...

Veronica Tucker
Oct 9, 20254 min read


When My Mother Became the Patient
Reflections on “Split,” published in HEAL: Humanism Evolving through Arts and Literature There are days in medicine that change you...

Veronica Tucker
Aug 3, 20252 min read


When the Miles Disappear
It started with a tug during HYROX in New York City. Not dramatic. Just a quiet, unmistakable pull in the back of my leg. I tried to...

Veronica Tucker
Jul 9, 20252 min read


On Putting Myself Out There
Some stories only begin once you find the courage to be seen. For years, I wrote in the quiet margins of my life. Early mornings. Late...

Veronica Tucker
Jun 11, 20252 min read


Revisiting My Roots, Racing Forward
Back in the city that shaped me, racing forward, reflecting back, and rising with every skyline light. This weekend, I returned to New...

Veronica Tucker
Jun 4, 20252 min read


Writing Without Stigma: Why Language Matters in Medicine and Literature
When I started writing seriously, I didn’t set out to become a writer who tackled stigma head on. I was just trying to tell the truth,...

Veronica Tucker
May 28, 20252 min read


What I Learned Writing 12 Poems in 12 Hours
Twelve prompts, twelve hours, twelve windows into the mind. This past weekend, I participated in the Poetry Half Marathon: twelve poems...

Veronica Tucker
May 19, 20253 min read
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