Brooklyn Transplant

Protector of Children: Béla Schick

Ben Greene is the protagonist of my still-in-progress third novel. He is a senior pathologist (not a surprise …) and former chairman at a large academic hospital pathology department. Soon after his successor as chairman, Alden Morrison, arrives in the… Continue Reading →

Journey to Podstrana – the search for Arthur continues

from the John Boorman film, “Excalibur” Few stories are better known in the Western world than that of King Arthur. In a previous blog post we commented, in some detail, on that legend (1). Who has not heard of… Continue Reading →

October 20, 2019 3

He is Our King – the birth and death of King Arthur through the ages

King Arthur (“Rex Arturus”) rides to seek the Holy Grail (11th century) mosaic, Otranto Cathedral, Puglia, Italy Approximately 20 years ago an Arthurian scholar travelled through Cornwall and Wales, stopping in shops and pubs to try to determine if… Continue Reading →

October 3, 2019 6

Camembert

My childhood was decidedly unsophisticated in many ways, including gastronomically. For the first decade of my life my parents and I lived with my maternal grandparents, both immigrants from different shtetls close to Vilnius in what is now Lithuania…. Continue Reading →

August 9, 2019 8

Fallen Leaves – a short story

2019 GNU Fiction Fallen Leaves By: Stephen A. Geller Today, leaves just beginning to turn, Henry is scheduled to lunch with the new department chair. Henry’s brow furrows when he thinks about the chairman’s agenda for the meeting; there… Continue Reading →

July 17, 2019 4

Tsetse and Me

The tsetse fly is a member of the genus Glossina. This blood-sucking fly is indigenous to the equatorial area of Africa. There are about 30 known species and subspecies of tsetse files, but only nine belong to subspecies of G…. Continue Reading →

July 11, 2019 10

Medical Trivia #5: Johannes Lijdius Catherinus Pompe van Meerdervoort; a story of serendipity

Jeopardy category: Medical trivia Jeopardy answer: Johannes Lijdius Catherinus Pompe van Meerdervoort, the Netherlands Correct response: Who established the foundation for modern medical practice in Japan and from what country was he? Many writers—generally of a certain (relatively advanced)… Continue Reading →

June 20, 2019 3

Adages, aphorisms and more …

Favorite aphorisms, adages, sayings and quotes – (mostly learned, a few made up) – collected over many years … aphorism: a terse saying embodying a universal truth or astute observation. adage: a traditional saying expressing a common experience or observation…. Continue Reading →

April 16, 2019 9

Medical trivia #4: Billroth and Brahms

Using language to convey the magic of Brahms would be like using a wooden classroom ruler to measure the speed of light. … Continue Reading →

March 6, 2019 4

Sweet Emma

The mostly unadorned, dark room slopes down from back to front. There’s room for perhaps 200 people but, as I soon learned, most stand and only about twenty people get to sit in the front, on the floor, on scattered… Continue Reading →

February 10, 2019 6

Musing of a Contemporary Pathologist

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