Stanley is an 8-year-old orphan who happens to have an exceptional memory and his curiosity with science and books leads him on the unexpected and comical pathway to medical school. This novel, in the spirit of Roald Dahl, takes a comical and satirical look at medical school education, as Stanley is accepted into school and navigates his way through the first year, encountering a variety of colorful characters and memorable moments.

Richard is an author of several medical textbooks, as well as two novels and two prior poetry books, most recently Appointed Times. In this new collection of poems based on characters from the Biblical gospels, Reflecting in the Heart provides an opportunity to imagine what some of the characters who may have played a relatively minor role in the gospel stories may have experienced and thought. This book will hopefully provide a creative way to reflect on the gospels and a prayerful way to reflect on one's own life.