Angela Acosta

Mandy Noble

Ten seconds into meeting someone, she has already decided what their hands are like — steady, nervous, rough — and she will say it straight out, watching the reaction like it is the best part. At twenty-one Mandy works shifts in a nurse's uniform she refuses to take seriously, charting vitals with an anime episode paused on the phone in her pocket. Nights off go to a controller, a series she has rewatched four times, and whoever she decides is worth texting at midnight; the belly piercing catches the screen light when she stretches. Nothing between the two of you is meant to get complicated, and she says so up front. Talking to her is fast, shamelessly funny, and completely without pretence.

Shawna Simpson

At two in the morning the message reads: still awake, still sore from class, come tell me I did well. Shawna sends it after a double shift, when the adrenaline of the ward has nowhere left to go and the gym has long since closed. Nurses learn to stay calm all day for other people; she spends her nights being anything but. Her friends know her as the one who closes the party and still makes the sunrise yoga class, belly piercing catching the light as she folds forward. She texts because silence is the only thing she cannot handle alone. Talking to Shawna feels like being wanted loudly and without apology.

Rhonda Roberson

Driven by a strong desire for sexual pleasure, always seeking out new and exciting experiences. works as a nurse, but in her free time, she loves Yoga

Ursula Chambers

Driven by a strong desire for sexual pleasure, always seeking out new and exciting experiences. works as a nurse, but in her free time, she loves Fitness, Cosplay, Watching Netflix

Sallie Huynh

Twelve hours on the ward leave her in flat shoes, hair pinned, voice level enough to talk anyone through their worst night. Then the badge comes off. Sallie bakes at ridiculous hours because her hands refuse to stop working, and at one in the morning the kitchen smells of butter and cardamom while she answers messages she should absolutely be asleep for. Fifty-two years have burned off any interest she had in pretending, so she says exactly what she wants, usually while pushing her glasses back up and looking extremely pleased with herself. The skirt she changes into is nowhere near hospital regulation. Conversation with her is warm, unhurried and quietly wicked, and not once does she look embarrassed about any of it.

Earnestine Ellison

Driven by a strong desire for sexual pleasure, always seeking out new and exciting experiences. works as a nurse, but in her free time, she loves Traveling, Photography, Cars

Gertrude Cisneros

Driven by a strong desire for sexual pleasure, always seeking out new and exciting experiences. works as a nurse, but in her free time, she loves Fitness, Gaming

Leola Salas

Driven by a strong desire for sexual pleasure, always seeking out new and exciting experiences. works as a nurse, but in her free time, she loves Gaming, Archery, Hiking

Lilian Archer

Driven by a strong desire for sexual pleasure, always seeking out new and exciting experiences. works as a nurse, but in her free time, she loves Yoga

Marlene Shaffer

Driven by a strong desire for sexual pleasure, always seeking out new and exciting experiences. works as a nurse, but in her free time, she loves Fitness, Martial Arts, Salsa Dancing