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S.R. Carson is a physician specialist and a published fiction and non - fiction author. He appreciates the gift of life and writes about it on his blog which includes a variety of posts including humor, satire, inspiration, life stories and spirituality.

A Brief Second That Almost Changed a Lifetime

Posted on January 4, 2016 by main

I probably should’ve found a ride that day to my first day at Cross Country practice, admittedly, a demented sport, but really I had no choice. Both parents were gone to work of course, and since we lived out in the country, I didn’t have any friends available with parents to drive us. Truth is, I wouldn’t have asked them anyway unless I was on my death bed. Turns out that bed could’ve been clos Read More

Ferrari in the Garage

Posted on December 28, 2015 by main

“It was like having a brand new Ferrari in the garage, and nobody wants to race it because you might dent the fender.” Pete Schoomaker Sam needed a beer, it had been way too long and that facility refused his requests. He found the first bar that he could find on foot, and after counting the Harleys lined up outside the bar, noting their proximity to the entrance, and the location of the back Read More

My Late Friend: Did You Hear my Prayer That Day?

Posted on November 16, 2015 by main

Back then, I was in seventh grade in Junior High School, although I think now they call them Middle Schools, apparently because it suddenly became demeaning to students to call them Junior I guess. Whatever the reason, no matter what the school was called, I was a typical 7th grader in a public school: naïve, selfish in many ways, awkward around girls, liked to play the trumpet and also play flag football at l Read More

Corvettes, Dad, Determination and Love

Posted on October 7, 2015 by main

At 140 miles an hour, the scenery swooshes by but time itself is meaningless; even seconds of powerful freedom transform into an eternity of powerful bliss. Thankfully his foot came off the accelerator early enough to allow the deer to run across the lonely highway without a splatter of bloody carnage. Hearts always jump immediately into the mouth when that happens, infusing that salty blood taste, and I im Read More

Pump Jockeys Part Deux: “Fill’er up Sweetie”

Posted on August 25, 2015 by main

Back at the gas station another day, the 14 year old, now slightly seasoned and more confident pump jockey nearly always came up to a customer in a car to ask the standard questions: “Fill’er up and check the oil?” Sometimes we would say, “Good afternoon. How may I help you today?” While some of the exact details have flaked away over the cascade of years, you know, the important ones stick li Read More

Where Have All The Pump Jockeys Gone Part 1

Posted on August 24, 2015 by main

I made sure that I took almost my full hour of lunch at a local diner down the street, leaving within 5 minutes to spare before it was time to clock back in. I tried not to spend more than $1.35 at lunch if I could since that is what I made per hour that summer, but then that made no sense either if you think about it. I think that may have bought me a hamburger and coke, possibly fries. So I was heading Read More

Je Ne Sais Quoi, Dr. Carson

Posted on August 9, 2015 by main

Medicine is a field full of challenges as well as rewards, just like any other profession, and way too much has been written about it for me to do it justice at this time. So let’s just make it simple: I have luckily chosen the career path years ago that suited my personality and God – given skills or lack of skills fairly well, and I have no doubt that the spiritual rewards I have enjoyed far outweig Read More

Danish Discrimination

Posted on July 9, 2015 by main

Disclaimer: This short piece is called satire, and is not reflective of the opinion of Danish people in general, but they are words that begged my fingers to type them, so I couldn’t help it, therefore, I am not at fault. I am told by some people who I believe were sober that I appear to be of Danish descent, and for that I am proud. But since I am a Danish descendant (not a “danish”) there are some Read More

Doctors and Lawyers in the Same Hotel

Posted on July 6, 2015 by main

A Short but Whimsical Tale A while back I went to a medical conference to soak in some of the most recent research in my field (s), accumulate CME credit for regulatory agencies and of course, to listen intensely to the well rehearsed pitches of supermodel mannequin pharmaceutical reps in the display halls. (Yes, ladies, there were supermodel male reps there too I am told, but I didn’t notice.) I preferre Read More

Inspiration Sucked Into The Black Hole

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Except for a few reviews of my books that I posted on my blog, I haven’t written a genuine blog piece since May 4. Shame on me. Not a very good blogger am I? I’m told to increase readership and interest in my books I must post several times weekly with interesting content. Hell, for that matter I’m supposed to brush my teeth three times daily and floss daily as well, pull weeds in my yard and pick u Read More

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