This book is a collection of stories and vignettes by an aging commentator engaged in the task of making sense of what he sees.

This book is a collection of stories by a volunteer doctor in a clinic for uninsured patients. The stories center around the various circumstances and diagnoses, both ordinary and unusual, that bring patients through the door of such a clinic.

This book is a collection of vignettes and observations of an aging commentator engaged in the task of making sense of what he sees.

This book includes vignettes, poems, and memories triggered by everyday encounters and impressions.

This memoir reviews a young doctor's journey through a four year residency at a large New York City hospital in the mid-1970s. The times were different and so was medicine. Fellow residents, medical school faculty, nurses, and patients are all part of the mix as the author describes his efforts to become a doctor. The stories portray the difficulty of medical training but also reflect the occasional strange and humorous situations encountered in a busy city hospital.