The dialogues of time and entropy

by Aryeh Lev Stollman

"Most of Stollman's stories address the simultaneous gift and burden of prodigious talent - the euphoria of creation and discovery, balanced by the weight of responsibility and the distractions of success. In "Enfleurage," we meet a cantor haunted by regret; in "The Little Poet," an eleven-year-old aspiring bard whose literary gifts and aspirations outweigh his compassion. In the title story, "The Dialogues of Time and Entropy," a medical researcher's possible discovery of a cure for a rare and fatal disease threatens to destroy his life as his marriage deteriorates and his ambivalence toward his autistic daughter increases.". "These are stories infused with a deep sense of humanity and an impressive range of knowledge - of science, music, religion, and language itself. In them, Stollman examines our weaknesses while always evoking a sense of awe, and delight in the face of seemingly limitless human potential. As in his novels, he blends the everyday with the mystical, the mundane with