Marc Sapir

Retired family, community and public health doc, project innovator and justice activist, Marc Sapir, writes plays, essays, fiction, poetry, songs. Essays and articles have been published in numerous venues. A satiric novel about the second Bush war on Iraq (the Last Tale of Mendel Abbe—Sonny Bush and the Wise Men of New Chelm) was self-published (2004). Three of Marc’s plays have been stage read —one a prize winner. His memoir (Deja Vu with Quixotic Delusions of Grandeur) came out in 2024; he now publishes I’ll Fly Away—stories about amazing disabled elders, based on 9 years working with elders as Medical Director of the Center for Elders’ Independence, headquartered in Oakland, CA. With an on-sale date of May 13, 2025 preordering will begin soon. Marc lives in Berkeley with his wife, a short story writer. They keep busy with 4 adult children, 6 grands, 2 great grands, 3 divorces, jousting with windmills. hiking, gardening, skiing.