The Pulse, No. 1. The virus went, the cough stayed. How Chinese medicine reads the cough that hangs around, and what to do about it.

The Pulse, No. 2. People don’t book acupuncture for grief. They book it for a shoulder. Where grief sits in the body, and what happens on the table.

The Pulse, No. 3. A humid day, a storm that wouldn’t break, and the same two points at the knee all afternoon. Water feeds wood.

The Pulse, No. 4. There’s a point at the tip of the lowest rib called Chapter Gate. Finishing a thing and closing it are two different jobs.

The Pulse, No. 5. Can you just calm me down? Sometimes. But often the better option is to strengthen what’s underneath. More keel, not flatter waves.