In addition to the practice of medicine as an ear, nose and throat specialist, my past includes a stint overseas in the US Air Force, several periods as an interim music minister, and an all-too-brief experience as a semi-pro baseball player.  Not too many years ago, I retired after a quarter of a century as a private practitioner and a decade as a professor at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center.

 During my medical career, I had the privilege of having over 100 medical papers published, as well as co-authoring or editing eight medical textbooks.  But I had no idea that my writing would continue after retirement. 

After the death of my first wife in 1999, I began writing about my journey through grief.  This evolved into a book, The Tender Scar: Life After The Death Of A Spouse, which was released in March, 2006 by Kregel Publishers.  You can purchase copies of my book, signed personally for you, at this site:
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Along the road, a number of Christian authors and editors influenced and encouraged me, and I turned my hand to writing Christian Fiction.  I've completed two novels, both of which are under consideration for publication, and am working on a third.    I've  written a number of short non-fiction pieces, and have been fortunate enough to be published in Upper Room.  

  Yes, I thought I was retiring in 2000.  Instead, I've just shifted gears.  This web site is an extension of my writing, and I hope you find the material in it worth reading.  Meanwhile, I can hardly wait to see what God has in store for me in the future.