The Paddock Review

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A Poem by Veronica Tucker


Veronica Tucker is an emergency medicine and addiction medicine physician, mother of three, and lifelong New Englander. Her writing explores medicine, motherhood, memory, and the human experience. A Pushcart Prize nominee, her work appears in ONE ARTThe Berlin Literary ReviewRust & Moth, and elsewhere. Her debut chapbook, The House as Witness, is forthcoming in the Spring of 2026. Find her at www.veronicatuckerwrites.com and on Instagram @veronicatuckerwrites.