“The weight of a thousand lives, carried on our shoulders, sometimes leaves a heavy ache in our hearts.” – unknown… Read more Haunted, Part II
“The weight of a thousand lives, carried on our shoulders, sometimes leaves a heavy ache in our hearts.” – unknown… Read more Haunted, Part II
Author’s note: Names, places, and some details have been changed for story flow and to maintain the integrity of my… Read more Haunted, Part I
Trigger warning to my audience: This story discusses suicide and I’m not holding back from what I saw. Please take… Read more It’s Never Just a Mannequin
With the boys starting school and my FMLA coming to an end, I thought I would be okay going back… Read more First Day Back
I can’t exactly remember how many hours I worked that day, but let’s say it was only a 24-hour shift,… Read more Code: Red, White, and Blue
Jim didn’t seem phased by my words of reassurance. He continued to wriggle himself away from me and over to… Read more Gravity is Heavy, Part III
Sam took us lights and sirens through a winding road, between trees, and past several unfinished homes. While sitting in… Read more Gravity is Heavy, Part II
There are two kinds of people in EMS: the white clouds and the black clouds. White clouds are crews that… Read more Gravity is Heavy
They say you can’t save everyone. … I had picked up an extra shift with Chelsea, a good friend of… Read more Back in the Saddle, Part I
Names, locations, and some events described in the below story may have been changed for privacy and legal reasons. The… Read more James, Part I