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Set in the San Francisco Bay area, Dr. Severance's character sets up his last practice. This time it will be independent, on his terms, and in the manner that he feels will facilitate the best effects of psychotherapy. All aspects of the daily life of a full-time psychologist are incorporated. The listener is presented with the often heart-wrenching stories of his clients and the delicate intricacies of a man who possesses the same desires and vulnerabilities. As always, Dr. Severance brings it all together in an unexpected and tense finale.

An eclectic selection of short stories.

If someone observed us from afar, they could claim that our civilization was a civilization of walls. That was its main purpose. Such observers would likely not be able to explain why. I cannot either. Walls do not protect. They just trap and kill. Three short stories about a dystopic future, about people turning into machines, about walls and fences, about the way history works. Three short stories about now.

When James "Reggie" and Carol Sumner moved to Jacksonville, Florida for their retirement, they had visions of good health and happiness. They never thought that their overnight invitation to longtime South Carolina neighbor, Tiffany Cole, would end up the way it did - with the Sumner couple being buried alive.

“A powerful memoir of one man’s struggle for freedom, 15 to Life tells in vivid prose the story of Anthony Papa, a painter and a casualty of the War on Drugs. This journey of a soul shows the power of art to transcend the violence of prison, and all that is possible when the human spirit refuses to be contained. Papa’s account should be required reading for New York lawmakers and all Americans who care about civil liberties.” (Sister Helen Prejean, author of Dead Man Walking)