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Ken Haller

The Day I Got Fired

I came to Saint Louis in 1986 after having spent a couple of years in Loris, a small town in South Carolina, fulfilling a National Health…

13 min readJan 16, 2023

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Ken Haller

Shadows and Light: A Story for World AIDS Day

In the summer of 1981 I was just beginning my pediatrics residency at Lenox Hill Hospital on Manhattan’s Upper East Side. I had done a…

8 min readDec 1, 2022

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Shadows and Light: A Story for World AIDS Day

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Ken Haller

How do YOU pronounce Daenerys Targaryen?

I saw a meme on Facebook recently that said something along the lines of, “If you can pronounce Daenerys Targaryen, you can pronounce…

6 min readMay 29, 2022

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Ken Haller

That Cool Ride

The sudden death by shooting of a neighbor a block away from me a few nights ago has certainly got me to thinking. I didn’t know this man…

4 min readMay 24, 2022

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That Cool Ride

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Ken Haller

Pediatrician, Heal Thyself

A lifetime ago, my friend, Joel Hershey, had an extra ticket to the Rep. Joel and his partner had season tickets, but his partner (whose…

6 min readApr 13, 2022

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Pediatrician, Heal Thyself

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Ken Haller

Dance Party!!!

“Dance like nobody’s watching; love like you’ve never been hurt. Sing like nobody’s listening; live like it’s heaven on earth.” - Mark…

3 min readJan 11, 2022

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Dance Party!!!

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Ken Haller

Becoming George Bailey: My Complex, Evolving Relationship with “It’s a Wonderful Life”

I had dreams, like every kid has dreams. I dreamed I would travel the world, become an astronomer, maybe even become an astronaut, and go…

9 min readDec 25, 2021

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Becoming George Bailey: My Complex, Evolving Relationship with “It’s a Wonderful Life”

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Ken Haller

How “A Charlie Brown Christmas” Spoke to the Kid Who Was Me

It’s hard to explain what a big deal “A Charlie Brown Christmas” was to me when I was a kid. Or how tenderly I hold it in my heart today.

4 min readDec 10, 2021

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How “A Charlie Brown Christmas” Spoke to the Kid Who Was Me

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Ken Haller

My Dinner with Steve

Stephen Sondheim came to Saint Louis in 2018 to receive the Saint Louis Literary Award. He was the 50th honoree and the first to be honored…

8 min readNov 27, 2021

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My Dinner with Steve

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Ken Haller

“I’m trying to change my life, but I don’t know where to start.”

“I’m trying to change my life, but I don’t know where to start.”

4 min readNov 22, 2021

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“I’m trying to change my life, but I don’t know where to start.”

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Ken Haller

Ken Haller

Pediatrician, Educator, Singer, Writer, Advocate, Actor, Improviser. Views are my own, not those of any institution where I’m employed.

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