“Heart murmur. It could be indicative of first-stage heart failure.”

“Doctor, I’m about to run my first marathon!”

“I strongly advise against it.”

Tomorrow is the race and I am running it. It’s win-win: If I die, he is a good doctor. If I make it, I’ll find somebody better.

Johannes Springenseiss is a world-citizen raconteur. He mostly writes speculative fiction and creative essays.