Author Biography
The author is a pediatrician who has been practicing medicine for nearly 30 years. Charlie was born in Bridgeport, Connecticut. He studied graduate level biochemistry before attending medical school in the Midwest. His interests are broad. They include spirituality, philosophy, medicine, physics, literature, bird watching, hiking, science fiction. Shamanic medicine has served to bring together three of the most important aspects of his life: spirituality, meditation, and healing. He has studied shamanism with numerous highly regarded shamanic native healers from Peru, Hawaii, Mexico, and the mainland U.S. Charlie currently lives in Oregon with his wife. He has four beautiful and precious children. He has co-authored a number of articles in scientific and medical periodicals. This is his first work of fiction. His tale attempts to touch on many aspects of the human experience relevant to many of us in our daily lives.
