It would be hard to commit yourself to the practice of medicine, especially as a surgeon–a general surgeon to be exact. You would have to dedicate–I don’t know–at least fifteen years to schooling. And that’s just the tip of the ice burg. All the stress. The browbeating from superiors. The tightwire dance between life and […]
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Sicario, a Film Directed by Denis Villenevue (2015);Crime Drama
There are some police officers who become cops because they want to protect and to serve. Probably not too many, but there are a few. I’ve never, personally, known a cop like that, but I’ve heard of them. On the news. And I’ve read about them… I knew a cop, once…Well, I knew him before […]

Angel Baby, A Novel by Richard Lange, 2013; Neo-Noir/Thriller; Little, Brown/Mulholland
There’s a lot of running in Richard Lange’s brash thriller, Angel Baby. A vengeful husband chases his liberated wife. A dead end drunk flees from his past. A stone cold killer tries to outrun his worst fear. And a crooked cop ducks out on his gambling debts. Then there’s Luz. She’s running the hardest. That’s […]