Dyes and Drugs
It started with the desire to look beautiful. The quest to create medicines on an industrial scale sprang from the chemical industry’s success in dyeing clothes — to look more fashionable,…
Rendezvous in Samarra
Rendezvous in Samarra I am very sure I saw Death itself. I was getting a new horseshoe for my master’s stallion– the one he purchased merely a day ago. I knew…
The Lion I Couldn’t Become
The Lion I Couldn’t Become Imagining a way out of the obstacles I was a lion.No, seriously, I was — or at least I used to be.I grew up in…
The Smoking Nirvana
The Smoking Nirvana Prologue Somewhere in Central Europe. About 25,000 years ago.He has been lying for more than three hours now. Motionless on his stomach, ears cocked for the faintest…
Writing for Pleasure
Writing for Pleasure How do you write better? An eternal question, a constant battle inside a writer’s mind– how do I refine my craft, write compelling stories? It seems almost…
Goodbye, Paul!
Goodbye, Paul! I’m deeply saddened by the death of Paul Farmer— an amazing human being, global health expert, physician and truly, a man who would cure the world.This is a devastating loss for…