To paraphrase Henny Youngman, when my doctor told me about the evils of drinking, I gave up my doctor. This might explain some of what you read in this first-time published collection of prose and poetry.Real or imagined short pieces for the reader to ponder and reach their own conclusions. Ranging from playful to more serious in nature, having evolved from observations, overheard conversations and nothing at all, these works are loosely connected through themes of loss, life, people and interactions.