We Need More Trombone Christopher Walken was on a famous Saturday Night live set where he asked for “More Cowbell!”  And of course, he made a good point:  cowbell, done correctly with the correct timing certainly can make a piece ascend from good to great. I’m sure all of you are aware of your favorite examples, like Mississippi Queen by Mountain, Born on the Bayou by Creedence and Fool for the City by Read More

We were lucky to welcome a new doctor to our practice from Eastern Slobodan, and so I decided it was time to make him feel at home here in his new country, and of course, that meant taking him to a bar for some cold brews or some manly cocktails so he could get a taste of Americana. We pulled up seats at the bar, a long winding one, with about 20 seats available, so we took two in the middle in front of Read More

Ollie And the Office of National Security “Hello, Torrance Municipal Airport.  How may I help you today?” “This is the office of the U.S. National Security Advisor in Washington.  I had some questions for you about a pilot who recently rented a plane from you.” “Oh really? Well, you sound suspicious, whoever you are, and I have no intention of discussing our clients with anyone Read More

News Flash: Code Blue: A Doctor’s view of his Own Near Death is now Number one on Amazon in 2 categories and #2 in another category. Amazon.com: CODE BLUE: A DOCTOR’S VIEW OF HIS OWN NEAR DEATH EXPERIENCE eBook : Carson, S.R.: Kindle Store #1 in short reads in Religion and Spirituality #1 in Death/Grief/spirituality #2 In Occult mysteries Cool! Read More

Just a brief note to those of you who still find it enjoyable to read my blogs: My short piece on Amazon: Code Blue: A Doctor’s View of his own Near Death Experience, as of yesterday, was number 3 on Amazon’s list of spiritual/near death books. Just saying. Maybe some people still want to read it. Read More

Sorry to bring up Christmas so early, because I am one of those who doesn’t want to hear Christmas Carols until maybe, three days before Christmas at the earliest, but here I am writing about it.  Must’ve been something I drank last night I guess.  The truth is, I care not a lick if I receive any presents on Christmas. Nadda.  Zilch.  Don’t care. However, I do like to give them to Read More

He remembered that she loved to fly with him, and especially enjoyed their short flights from Torrance, CA airport directly over the ocean to Catalina Island. She loved to watch the beautiful sparkling ocean, and the heart pounding landing on a cliff, just off the end of the runway, on the Island. He remembered that before each landing, she put her hand on his leg for security. and to calm her nerves. They Read More

If you are tough and resilient, adaptable to change, and hard to kill, then, some may call you superman, Rocky Balboa, Iron Man or perhaps the Rock of Gibraltar, I suppose. They may even call you tough as nails.   But when it comes to animals, then, the toughest is without question, the mighty Tardigrade. What is a Tardigrade?  They are called water bears, and are basically aquatic animal Read More

For those of you who were waiting for the audio book, it is now available on Amazon, same link that is provided here, click on the “store” tab at the top of this page. Amazon: amzn.to/45bXWKO Enjoy! Carson Read More

Blue Shadows is my thriller that has taken me 7 years to write and publish. It is unique combination of medical drama. terrorism and counter-terrorism, patriotism, hot romance and a bit of spirituality. It will be available on my store on my website in the near future. Until then, here is the amazon link: https://amzn.to/45bXWKO Read More