I am a practicing psychiatrist and author.  I live in Baltimore, Maryland.with my wife.  I love languages and words in general.  I've lived in a number of countries and have done a variety of things, including teaching, business and medicine.  I write to hold a mirror up to myself and my present and vanishing world.  My writing often surprises me.  I have learned an enormous amount from and with my patients whom it is an honor to try to help.