Steven H. Miles

I am a retired geriatrician and internist and Professor emeritus of Medicine and Bioethics at the University of Minnesota. I love to read especially ancient classics from any culture. My all-time favorite is the Oresteia by Aeschylus. I have traveled to about 90 countries.

My diverse career has included working in refugee camps, public hospitals, and nursing homes. I spent more than a decade studying and testifying against doctors who torture for their governments. I have written two nonfiction books and one novel based on those experiences.

After retiring, I became a Master Gardener. I have just written a book on gardening, The Tao Te Ching, and the Anthropocene.

I am a master gardener who also cares for rescue dogs. Lin, in my picture, is named for a founder of the women's suffrage movement in China, Lin Zongsu,