"Wheeling Into Manhood" is a collection of short stories exploring my love affair with wheels bicycles, cars, trains, etc] as an adolescent. All of these stories are true stories except for "Betsy." Most of them are humorous except for a few that quickly matured me into manhood. I hope these stories bring back nostalgic memories of your coming of age.

From the author of the coming-of-age memoir "Wheeling Into Manhood" comes this new book of poetry and musings. Al Olinde M.D. shares just a fraction of the many poems he's written with overflowing artistic energy and imagination. A good poem is a yellow balloon, slowly drifting, softly landing deep in the sanctum of your mind to settle there next to castles and knights, Abe Lincoln, skyscrapers and sputniks. May his poems awaken a million thoughts and reveries. Enjoy

From the author of Wheeling Into Manhood, A Yellow Balloon, Mirror Lake and Magic Memories comes a fifth volume: Just Me and the Moon. Retired psychiatrist Al Olinde, MD, is a prolific writer and this is yet another compilation of poetry and almost-poetry about love, nature, trees, sunsets and other topics.