Case Studies of Our Time. Musings, Letters, and of Course, Case Studies. By the Learned Dr. W.B. Hachenbracht, M.D.

The case studies are reported with an eye towards satire and a hand towards the knee of that cute chick who sat next to you in study hall. "Woody Allen meets Thurber meets Guy Noir meets Groucho meets Freud," is how one reader described this novel. If there was a second, he might say, "It was a great way to level out my coffee table's short leg!"

The subject matter in this short collection of modern-day neuroses ranges from smoking cessation to out-of-control environmentalism to internet addiction and advice on how discover if your landlady is conspiring against you. It also answers the pressing question, "Which is better; a bologna sandwich or heaven?" There is truly something for everyone. Except perhaps for your sixth grade teacher. But what the hell did she ever do for you anyhow?

A life-long resident of the Buckeye State, Jeff Wherley was born in Columbus, Ohio. He grew up in a more rural county near Akron, where the favorite past time was cow-tipping. Always generous to a fault, Wherley would leave at least a twenty-percent gratuity.

God only knows how he managed to get a Bachelor's of Arts from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, with all the drunken gadding about he did on that campus, but he did. He also served as chief writer and editor for "The Scuttlebutt," an unofficial campus humor rag, before graduating in 1992.

Wherley has worked as fence-builder, floor-washer, radio guy, and newspaper reporter. He currently is employed as a public servant. He is married to Patty, a beautiful and enormously patient woman. They have two small children and one big dog.