Thomas Fiffer
tfiffer.bsky.social
Thomas Fiffer
@tfiffer.bsky.social
Co-founder, literary agent, and publisher at Christmas Lake Creative. Focus on fiction, memoir, mystery, fantasy, creative non-fiction.
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TRAINING IN CHARITY's Dr. Allen Saxon on @wgvupublicmedia.bsky.social discussing "how transformative medical education is in terms of the fact that you learn skills that can really benefit our society as a whole as well as the individual patients you take care of" bit.ly/4ePy8Mh @tfiffer.bsky.social
May 13, 2026 at 4:47 PM
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Listen to Dr. Allen Saxon on KLWN Radio's Lewis at Large discussing his novel TRAINING IN CHARITY, safety-net hospitals (including the one he trained at in New Orleans), and the state of medical education today: bit.ly/4n57p05 @tfiffer.bsky.social
May 3, 2026 at 1:52 AM
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"All of the cases that are described are things that I encountered at some point in my career—either back as a medical student, resident, or in practice." Listen to Dr. Allen Saxon on WICN Radio's The Public Eye discussing his novel, TRAINING IN CHARITY: bit.ly/3OEbEm6 @tfiffer.bsky.social
February 22, 2026 at 1:50 AM
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"It deals with the transformative experience of medical students when they go from an academic classroom to taking care of real people." Listen to Dr. Allen Saxon discussing his novel, TRAINING IN CHARITY, on Rick Flynn Presents: bit.ly/470TBwL @tfiffer.bsky.social
February 19, 2026 at 1:28 PM
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"I tried to capture what it meant to begin a life in medicine before computers and technology softened the edges—a time when skill was learned by doing, and compassion was earned at the bedside." Q&A with Dr. Allen Saxon about TRAINING IN CHARITY, via ShoutoutLA: bit.ly/4cimaJR @tfiffer.bsky.social
February 17, 2026 at 2:02 PM
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Q&A with Allen Saxon about his new novel, TRAINING IN CHARITY.
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February 5, 2026 at 12:46 PM
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Don't miss Dr. Allen Saxon on Born to Talk discussing his novel, TRAINING IN CHARITY, which is set at an infamous hospital in the gritty heart of 1970s New Orleans: bit.ly/4t4epgk @tfiffer.bsky.social
Dr. Allen Saxon - Born To Talk
Dr. Allen Saxon is a retired general surgeon, Part time faculty at two medical schools and author of Training In Charity.
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January 29, 2026 at 2:31 PM
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Heads up, Chicago! Dr. Allen Saxon, author of the novel TRAINING IN CHARITY, will be in conversation w/ Steve Fiffer at The Book Stall in Winnetka at 6pm this Thursday, 1/22. Come hear them discuss the book and the state of medical education today. More info here: bit.ly/4ioovUi @tfiffer.bsky.social
January 20, 2026 at 12:04 AM
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Another great blurb—this time from FARNSY author William Anthony—for Allen Saxon, MD's novel, TRAINING IN CHARITY, due 1/13 from Christmas Lake Press. Pre-order here: bit.ly/4pJgnk4 @tfiffer.bsky.social
December 30, 2025 at 7:28 PM
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Another nice endorsement—this time from author Mike King—for Allen Saxon, MD's novel, TRAINING IN CHARITY, due 1/13 from Christmas Lake Press. Pre-order here: bit.ly/4pJgnk4 @tfiffer.bsky.social
December 20, 2025 at 4:31 AM
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Save the date, Chicago! Dr. Allen Saxon, author of the novel TRAINING IN CHARITY, will be in conversation with Steve Fiffer at The Book Stall in Winnetka at 6pmCT on January 22: bit.ly/4ioovUi. Come hear them discuss the book and the state of medical education today.
November 28, 2025 at 6:57 PM