"I am not, as a rule, a two-finger typist; usually, my wrists rest where they please. This morning, the keyboard refuses me, and I cannot rest them, not even on the supposedly ergonomic padded strip. The instant skin touches surface, a bright sting strikes, then fades to a low hum." —Jan Steyn for The Dial

https://www.thedial.world/articles/news/gout-jan-steyn

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On Gout — The Dial

What the disease taught me about language, inheritance and pain.

The Dial