I wrote a two-act play, a book for a musical and a novel before finishing high school. They are memories now; thankfully, none of their pages exist.

When I started at McGill University in Montreal, I was thinking of journalism. My father's advice was precise, and cruel. "You should train for a job that will always exist, no matter what happens. Besides, maybe your writing isn't that good."

So I became a doctor and have had a satisfying career as a neonatologist.  I am also a husband and father, the happiest roles of all.

Eventually, I decided to ignore my father and learn the discipline and craft of writing. On these pages are links to some of the available essays and stories by which, as their quality indicate, I have practiced and learned.

When Mr. Slater, my 11th grade English teacher at Newton South High School, assigned All the King’s Men by Robert Penn Warren, I told him that I had already read it and maybe I could select a different book. He said no, and proceeded to open my eyes to what the novel could do - symbolism, foreshadowing, character arc, tragedy where I had only seen plot. I appreciate the challenge, precision and artistry of the short story, but I love the novel.

Now, after 2 years of research, 4 years of writing and 2+ of editing, I have one of my own. Walk the Earth as Brothers is the story of how two individuals struggle to survive the titanic events of World War 2, and how that changes them and their children.