James Finn
Nov 14, 2022

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Yes, I had a bad bicycle crash. I was given the option of surgery or a splint to let the finger heal up as best it could. Given that the surgery didn't have great odds of giving me full mobility back anyway, I let it go. I don't have full range of motion in either joint, and my pinky lacks a lot of strength.

It's really okay, though. I was surprised at first that just how important the pinky finger is for grasping and holding things, and I got even more clumsy than usual for a while.

But my body and brain adjusted, and I barely notice anymore.

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James Finn
James Finn

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James Finn is an LGBTQ columnist, a former Air Force intelligence analyst, an alumnus of Act Up NY, and an agented but unpublished novelist.

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