Gumba Cuddles.
Every weekend, a boy accompanies his grandfather in the NICU to cuddle infants from war-torn lands — but there’s more to the old man's healing touch than meets the eye.
The Youngest Babies Need the Oldest Magic
Gumba is my name for grandfather. It sounds like the word for grandfather where Gumba is from—but not exactly. Gumba came from Faraway Land. He has had many jobs, but he says this job at St. Joseph’s Neonatal ICU is the most important. Gumba is not a doctor. He is a volunteer. His job is to cuddle babies.
Read in Hell Itself, March 13, 2026