Progress

On April 14, 2023 I suffered a life-threatening massive pulmonary embolus. I had a DVT that I had ignored/rationalized for nearly a year that turned out to extend from my mid-calf to lower thigh, and on April 14 a big chunk of it broke loose and tried to kill me. I had major clots in both main pulmonary arteries and ...

Read More »

On Scene: An Excerpt

It was often said that I had no brakes on my Dare Car, and today’s shopping trip proved it. I was browsing the maternity section at Lane Bryant, and not for clothes for Mary. Thus far, Operation Impregnation had produced zero results, but I vowed to soldier on and do my part in the procreation process no matter how many ...

Read More »

LibertyCon AAR

Spent the weekend at LibertyCon in Chattanooga. LibertyCon is a very pro-heavy sci-fi and fantasy con that typically sells out within 30 minutes of opening ticket sales. They had nearly 1500 attendees this year. Larry Correia was 2023 Guest of Honor and did his usually stellar job of being gracious and available for pros and fans alike. Larry typically conducts ...

Read More »

Book Review: “Sirens, Lights and Lawyers”

One of the most egregious disservices to EMS students is what passes for medicolegal education in EMT or Paramedic school. Far too often, students are subjected to myth, dogma and outright bullshit from instructors who have at best a superficial understanding of the subject, most of whom have never had their lessons taught or vetted by an actual lawyer. This ...

Read More »

Memorial Day

Today is Memorial Day. Normally, most of us would have spent the weekend grilling burgers and visiting with relatives, or lounging on a beach somewhere, or watching a baseball game in an opulent stadium, overpriced beer and hot dog in hand, but let’s not forget the meaning of the day. So when you partake in your Memorial Day festivities, try ...

Read More »

Swamp Rabbit Prehospital Medicine Conference

This week to celebrate EMS Week, I had the privilege of giving a few talks at the Swamp Rabbit Prehospital Medicine Conference put on by Prisma Health and the University of South Carolina School of Medicine in Greenville, SC. It was a well-run and attended conference with a great lineup of speakers. Besides myself, there was Scott Weingart holding a ...

Read More »

Kindle Direct Publishing Raises Print Prices

Starting June 20, 2023, Amazon is raising prices on all books published through Kindle Direct Publishing, supposedly to better align with current paper and materials costs. It’s a pretty substantial bump. My full-length books, both hardcover and paperback, will be about $4 more expensive per copy. Get yours while they’re (relatively) cheap.

Read More »

En Route: Hardcover Edition

En Route: A Paramedic’s Stories of Life, Death and Everything In Between is now available in hardcover! Remember, if you’d like personalized and signed copies of my books, click one of the book covers on the right sidebar!

Read More »

A Teaser

Coming soon to Amazon: I’m offering it for one week at a reduced price to newsletter subscribers, along with other cool stuff like serialized novels, Tuckerizing and Red Shirting, and so on.If you want to be one of those, shoot me an email at [email protected].

Read More »

New Book Series!

GREAT NEWS, EVERYBODY! I just inked a four-book deal with Grafenberg Press to write female erotica! I know it’s a bit outside my wheelhouse, but plenty of ladies from 20 years ago will attest that I have the skillz! Now to comb through my old Yahoo Messenger archives for material…

Read More »

Browse by Category