Caduceus at the Crossroads: A Prescription for Medicine

In the weeks leading up to my seventieth birthday, the nights were fraught with recurring, anxiety infused dreams followed by periods of sleeplessness. For suddenly I was old, and the luxury of extended middle years could no longer provide shelter from age’s accumulating reminders. But, the great day passed, sleep improved and a new vista […]
Still Boys

Bozeman was small then. Its dusty main street held eight buildings, counting the farrier and the feed store. Recently, a vacant hardware store had been repurposed as a Patagonia outlet. Within, Peter saw signature fabrics in saffron or violet, and loose fitting but purposeful canvas clothing. So this, he thought, was the California where he […]