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 | Fight | w. e. turner | Novel | Literary Fiction | 3 | n/a | Jan 19, 2012 |
Summary:This is a story I wrote some time ago (mid-to-late '70s). After I wrote it I attempted to get it published, received rejections each time I submitted it, then shelved it. After joining this site recently, I decided to post it here to see if it has any merit, which I believe, or none, which the editors who rejected it seem to believe.
Note: On attempting to insert the story text, I was informed it was "Over Limit" so it will be published in two parts.Chapters: |
 | By Order of the Synod | GPyrenees | Short Story | Science Fiction | 7 | 2.45 | Nov 18, 2011 |
Summary:A post-apocolyptic tribe of women survives through neuron regeneration implants and assisted reproductive techniques. Men? Neither needed nor wanted, except for one thing.
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I wrote this story purely on a lark, to escape "Client Relations," I suppose. I grew up loving Heinlein, Bradbury, Ellison, Asimov, Herbert... so I had a fun time with it. It's been submitted to 2 or 3 publications.
I'm posting it here: (i) to needle the most sexist men on this site (wait - who?); (ii) to see if anyone thinks it's as fun to read as it was for me to write; (iii) for suggestions on what publications might like it; and (iv) for feedback and comments, of course!!
But it's item (i) - oh yeah, I'm talking to YOU! - that inspired me to post it, right here, right now. : )Chapters: |
 | My Other Car is an Ambulance | medic38 | Novel | Memoir | 27 | n/a | Jan 25, 2008 |
Summary:Modobenny has been twisting my arm. She has finally convinced me to begin the process of coalescing these stories into a novel format.
Some of the chapters are simply cut and paste from the Short Story postings. Others are new. As always, have at it with suggestions. Lord knows, I wouldn't let any of you off the hook. Thanks again, to all who have helped me get even this far. I couldn't have done it without you.
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 | Bay Rescue | medic38 | Short Story | Memoir | 18 | 2.31 | Dec 4, 2007 |
Summary:This story took place two years ago. I still can't talk about it without choking up. Read, offer points and suggestions. My intent is to show what some of these calls do to emergency workers.Chapters: |
 | Quarantine? | Rphil205 | Short Story | Memoir | 11 | 1.99 | Jul 24, 2007 |
Summary:A ship loaded with iron ore comes in to dock at a steel mill. Because a crew member has a febrile illness, the company's medical director must determine if the illness is a communicable disease requiring the ship to be quarantined. Any suggestions about the Spanish (or anything else) are welcome although I don't want Joe's to be too accurate. Also, I'm concerned about some of the extraneous stuff, i.e. the Chinese flu, the Swedish ship.Chapters: |
 | Bad Weed | medic38 | Short Story | Memoir | 16 | 1.53 | Jul 9, 2007 |
Summary:When working in San Francisco you have to ask, “Is pot still illegal?�
Young Jason has taken his first hit of marijuana. It's not sitting well with him. Jason also has a date.
I sort through the medical issues while tempering the affections of the two lovebirds. In San Francisco, normal is a little different.
Before the story, I've included a "Snippet", a totally unrelated flash. I've got these lying around and wanted to get some thoughts on them as well.
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 | Tact | medic38 | Short Story | Memoir | 16 | 0.99 | Jun 12, 2007 |
Summary:A woman has died and telling the family is my job. While I don't relish the duty, it must be done with a careful choice of words and compassion. Of course, there are other ways to do it, too.Chapters: |
 | Scientific Sex | Rphil205 | Short Story | Humor | 11 | 0.18 | Jun 7, 2007 |
Summary:After a writing class in which we discussed how to write about sex (street terms vs anatomical), I came home and wrote this piece of nonsense using every anatomical term I could find. Strictly for fun. Rphil205Chapters: |
 | Low Acuity | medic38 | Short Story | Memoir | 17 | 1.74 | May 20, 2007 |
Summary:Let’s just say an abscess doesn’t happen overnight. When Danielle and I get called at three in the morning, the patience line is a little thin. The ambulance is locked inside a parking lot and I must play twenty questions to find the key to the gate. It’s now four in the morning and I blow my top. These are the calls that eat paramedics alive over the years.Chapters: |
 | Contrast | Rphil205 | Short Story | Other | 11 | 2.70 | May 15, 2007 |
Summary:Constrast is about two female patients and the doctor that helped care for them. The rich woman had a minor problem; the poor woman had a major problem. The story deals with how they handle themselves and the young doctor's reaction to them. It is a bit long but I felt the length was needed to tell the story. If you make it through to the end, I will appreciate your comments.Chapters: |
 | AS GOD IS MY JUDGE | Rphil205 | Novel | Mystery and Crime | 5 | n/a | May 5, 2007 |
Summary:Mallory Glass was a beautiful, ethereal young woman whose death had a profound effect on the three men in her life—her father, her brother, and her husband. Dr. Jeff Lassiter knew each of them, and he tried to understand what went wrong.Chapters: |
 | The Bleed | medic38 | Short Story | Memoir | 16 | 2.98 | May 5, 2007 |
Summary:The cops have found a lady in the communal shower of a hotel. She’s not talking and there is some blood on the floor. Sleep deprived and grumpy, an engine crew, James, and I tromp up the stairs to find out what emergency woke us all up.
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 | Epistaxis | medic38 | Short Story | Memoir | 18 | 2.49 | Apr 25, 2007 |
Summary:Betty Kay (or is it Kay Betty?) has a nosebleed. She won’t give a straight answer and I am losing my mind just trying to get her name. In the end, I am exhausted after verbally jousting with a difficult patient and even more shocked to find out why her nose started bleeding in the first place.Chapters: |
 | The Delivery | medic38 | Short Story | Memoir | 4 | 2.21 | Feb 2, 2007 |
Summary:It’s time to deliver the baby. Dad’s having a hard time sitting still, Mom is Deaf, and we’re all stuffed inside a ten-foot by four-foot ambulance.Chapters: |
 | Fire in the Building (Updated 12.13.09) | medic38 | Short Story | Memoir | 10 | 2.83 | Oct 19, 2006 |
Summary:Balancing the needs of my patients sometimes leaves an emotional mark that must be faced... after the work is done.Chapters: |
 | Daryl Robert Preston | medic38 | Short Story | Memoir | 21 | 2.06 | Oct 10, 2006 |
Summary:Damn, this guy’s got…one, two, three… My fingers follow the progression of bullet holes I have found…four, five,…six,…seven holes in him. Who’d he piss off?
Daryl Robert Preston has been shot – seven times. It’s EMS at its fastest. The patient is talking when the fire crew, my partner, and I get to him. Problems keep popping up. A helpful firefighter and I have to solve them all at the same time while rocketing to the hospital. Can the patient be saved? He's got eight minutes.Chapters: |