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.
Randolph B SchifferA 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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