Berto's World: Stories

Join Dr. Robert Galen, or Berto, on a journey through his childhood tenement, where intriguing characters abound. Encounter the Mad Russian with a penchant for meat cleavers, Joe the Junkman navigating poverty, veterans bearing war's scars, a secretive clockmaker, and a not-so-sweet Candy Lady. Witness a young Jewish dentist's triumph, and meet Berto's friends as they navigate the complexities of youth and love. Guided by Dr. Agnelli and inspired by unforgettable personalities, Berto's World is rich with tales of mentorship, mystery, and the march of time.

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About the Author: R. A. Comunale
R.A. Comunale is a semi-retired physician in family practice and specialist in aviation medicine who lives and works out of his home office in McLean, Virginia. He enjoys writing, gardening, electronics, pounding on a piano, and yelling at his dimwitted cat. He describes himself as an eccentric and iconoclast.

The cat is seeking legal counsel.
Come and spend a little time with Dr. Robert Galen, aka Berto, as he traverses the memories of the tenement neighborhood of his youth. Meet the Mad Russian—why does he always carry a meat cleaver whenever he goes to get a shave from Thomas the barber? Then there's Giuseppe—Joe the Junkman—who roams through a neighborhood too poor to throw anything away. There are the Old Guys, veterans of the Great War, one a radio repairman who returned home with shell shock, the other a shoemaker with nothing below the waist. There's Mr. Buck, the clockmaker, who shares a secret with his young apprentice. There's the Candy Lady, who isn't so sweet, and the little Jewish dentist who defeated the Nazis but falls victim to Cupid's arrow from a most unexpected direction. Be sure to meet Sal, Tomas, and Angie, Berto's pals who help him confront life's greatest mystery: the opposite sex. And above all there is his mentor, Dr. Agnelli, who along with a dead lady sets Berto along his life's path.

Come and meet them—and all of the unforgettable denizens of Berto's World.

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