About the author

Joel Berman

<p>I am a practicing surgeon and an author and have written fiction, plays, historical novels, biographies, medical books and a large collection of short stories on a wide variety of subjects.</p><p>One Hundred and Fifty-three New Pieces&nbsp; is a small bit of what I have to offer, and I hope you will these stories, visit my site, and peruse my books available online. If you tire of this or have a bellyache &mdash; I&rsquo;ll be happy to remove your appendix.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>