The Chiropractor's Assistant

Among the quirky short stories collected in The Chiropractor's Assistant readers will find :

Epistemology - When Ronda Wickford, the assistant manager of Brandenburg's ShopRite Supermarket, inadvertently hires a middle-age man with a PhD in philosophy to run the fresh produce department, weird things begin to happen. As events unfold, she learns a thing or two about Wittgenstein's linguistic theories, common decency and how to fix a leaky faucet.

Two Pockets - According to Hasidic tradition, everyone must have two pockets, so they can reach into the one or the other, according to need. In the right pocket are to be the words: 'For my sake was the world created,' and in the left: 'I am dust and ashes.'

Leaky Pipes - During an escape weekend on Martha's Vineyard, Bart Schroeder is accosted by a young girl who claims that the retired plumber visited her in a dream. Not a man of many words, the elderly gentleman finds his own wacky way to help a troubled soul make peace with her inner demons

These are just a few of the intriguing stories contained in the collection, The Chiropractor's Assistant. Mr. Rachin favors traditional story telling techniques where intriguing characters and plot are always center stage.

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