Chris Ellis is a general practitioner in Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. He has been in medical practice for over 50 years. He is an award winning medical journalist and author. This is his second anthology of poetry and clinical portraits created from the events of everyday medical practice. Dimitar Dobrev works as an architect and designer in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal. He is a versatile artist who captures the essence of life through a blend of realism and abstraction, using a range of mediums and imagery. Critics comments on Chris Ellis's previous books: "A talent for combining medical humour with compassion" Cape Times "There is more than humour. There are heart-warming encounters with people in distress" South African Family Practice "Delightful moments in the life of a quite ordinary person who happens to be a doctor" Pretoria News "Underlying all his pieces are the very serious problems which can beset a general practitioner". Talking of Books