Archive for March2015
Visit
Yesterday the once notorios, feared and downright incouragable “Morse Brothers” visited Chester Barrows School in Cranston as guests of “Gramma Muggle,” aka Pat Blackman, friend and fierce supporter of our troops and the Providence Fire Department. Her “Little Muggles” have been sending letters and treats to the soldiers in the 1207th for a while now, […]
Life Goes On… and it even gets better
I knew that my new book, Mr. Wilson Makes it Home had value for my colleagues in Fire/EMS, but I couldn’t figure out how best to convey that message. I blundered around with obscure posts and descriptions of the book, and the response was pretty much exactly what was deserved; a big, giant yawn. Then, […]
Classmates
It is an awful place, the end of the road. At 0130 we entered through the front door, past the regulars, empty vodka bottles and spent cigarette butts leading the way. Some slept on benches, covered with little more than rags. Others stayed awake, staring into space. We wheeled the stretcher past them on the […]
Blog Information
Kenneth “Hoppy” Hoskin; “the inventor of salty.”
Well done L1104. God's speed Hoppy
2020-04-11 00:58:22
No Hugs! (unless you are Scott Grace)
I will hug you if I ever see you
2020-03-05 23:44:45
The Blog
I just want to say thank you for your openness and honesty about mental health. It means a lot to me as a firefighter's wife and a clinician. Praying for a day that more first responders are willing to open up and share what they go through. It's an incredible job with lots of rewards…
2020-01-12 16:59:42
The Men in the Red Suits
So, be good for goodness sake. Well done, Michael.
2019-12-22 15:12:27
Now Available
Signed copies of Rescuing Providence and Rescue 1 Responding, my first two books in one new edition, from Post Hill Press. $16 - plus S&H (approx. $4)
