Blog & Events

Stories are how we learn to face the dark. As a neurologist, I studied the brain’s response to fear and wonder; as a father, I discovered that both belong at the bedside.

This blog is where I share those lessons—reflections from a lifetime in medicine and storytelling, where the human mind remains the most mysterious landscape of all.

I’ll be sharing my stories across the U.S. and parts of Canada. Take a look at my Events calendar—I hope our paths cross along the way.

DOOMSDAY

DOOMSDAY

DOOMSDAYRandolph B Schiffer
Published on: 20/02/2026

When the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists moves the Doomsday Clock to eighty-five seconds before midnight, most people respond with alarm. This piece does not. Instead, it turns its attention to a quieter, more intimate question: not whether the world ends, but how. Set against the backdrop of a brutal winter storm in Michigan, this reflection explores cold as both literal force and moral metaphor. In seventy-two powerless hours, strangers huddle, hierarchies soften, and an unexpected fellowship emerges in the dark. With dry wit and unsentimental observation, Doomsday considers character, climate, and the curious human tendency to find warmth in the very conditions that threaten us.

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Egor vs. Buffet

Egor vs. Buffet

Egor vs. BuffetRandolph B Schiffer
Published on: 31/01/2026

This blog is a reflective, critical essay about character—how it is formed, tested, and revealed under pressure—and why modern culture often mistakes success, wealth, or repetition (“verbigeration”) for moral substance. By contrasting the quiet, service-driven integrity of Igor, a fictional character from the children’s book, with the celebrated wealth-focused aphorisms of Warren Buffett, the piece argues that true character is measured not by accumulation, but by how one uses what they have in service of others.

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A New Year Comes Part II

A New Year Comes Part II

A New Year Comes Part IIRandolph B Schiffer
Published on: 15/01/2026

A New Year Comes, II offers a candid look at what’s ahead as we prepare for our very first public readings of Bedtime Stories That Will Terrify Children—not to children, but to adult audiences. It reflects on the unfamiliarity of author talks and opens the door to a thoughtful conversation about what makes such moments genuinely meaningful.

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A New Year Comes

A New Year Comes

A New Year ComesRandolph B Schiffer
Published on: 03/01/2026

As the year turns, Dr. Randolph B. Schiffer sets aside resolutions in favour of something far more enduring: identity. With dry wit, literary mischief, and a sharp eye for human habit, A New Year Comes reflects on names, renewal, and the quiet confidence of moving forward without apology. A thoughtful—and entertaining—entry into the winter months ahead.

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