Table of Contents

Introduction                                                                

The Hermit of Hollywood Boulevard                        

A Prisoner of the Present                                           

An Insult to the Brain                                                 

Rob Rabe Cannot Cry                                                

Portrait of Injury                                                         

The Resurrection of Doug Bearden                            

Ultraviolent Bryan                                                      

Fugue of the Pony Soldier                                          

In All Earnestness                                                      

The Hospital in the Desert                                         

Wood of the Suicides                                                 

Conclusion                                                                 

Appendix:  My Breakfast with Marilyn                      

Notes and Resources                                                  

Resources for the Care and Management of Brain Injuries                                             

Acknowledgements