Henry Lansing Woodward

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jan, 2022

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“The Pony Cart Massacre” by Henry Lansing Woodward

Submitted to Contest #267

The Pony Cart Massacre That impact also destroyed the entire cart, including the wheels. The smells of blood, manure, and urine were overpowering, and to my amazement, There was also the smell of gunpowder.  It was one of those sparkling August days for which we all waited in great anticipation.  The weather in the Pacific Northwest corner of the United States is cold and wet for about eight long months a year.  When a day like this comes along, almost everyone is outside in shorts and tee shirts, taking full advantage of th...

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“The Stubborn Bastard” by Henry Lansing Woodward

The Stubborn BastardThe man’s face was blue, and he was not breathing.I turned and ran to the emergency room doors,pushed one of them open and yelled,“Cardiac arrest in the parking lot!” We were working our regular twenty-four-hour shift for the 911 emergency ambulance service in Reno, Nevada and had just discharged our last patient.  He was a man with a self-inflicted shotgun wound to his leg, and we were still parked in the ambulance parking area in front of the double doors leading into the emergency room.  After each transport...

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“The Casino Patient” by Henry Lansing Woodward

Submitted to Contest #180

The Casino Patient A story about casinos and casino towns This story contains vile, filthy, demeaning, and shaming verbal violence. Don’t continue reading if you are offended by this type of language. If you are, do not begin to read this story. Oh, where to begin. It was about 3:30 am on a cold Reno Friday night or early morning, depending on your viewpoint.  My partner and I were staffing the downtown Paramedic unit, and the casinos were packed.  As management intended, everyone was plastered on the “free drinks while you ...

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“One Night in a Reno Parking Lot” by Henry Lansing Woodward

Submitted to Contest #147

One Night In a Reno Parking Lot The tale of an  ignored hero Except for occurring in the middle of the night, this call was relatively easy for my partner and me.  Some are.  Then there are those calls that are ugly and terrible and end or alter people's lives forever.   Another type of call we see all too often is the one for people who have been ill for years with real medical problems and the only new problem is their medicines have run out.  Although this is not an emergency, they call 911 because when...

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Author bio

You may find Mr. Woodward’s first book, “Yard Sale Today,” on Amazon and Kindle. Mr. Woodward was a Paramedic in Hawaii, Reno, Nevada, and Vancouver, Washington State. This profession led to his second book, “CODE THREE, One day in the life of a Paramedic,” which is currently in editing. It consists of thirteen Paramedic ambulance runs which were completed by his partner, and himself, all during one twenty-four-hour shift in Reno, Nevada. He also has another manuscript ready for publication. It is “The Story Book of Poems” and contains fifty-eight “story poems.” Mr. Woodward has traveled extensively, visiting or living in forty-six countries, all the while keeping a journal of the entire sixteen-year adventure. Many of his stories and poems are derived from those journals. More books, stories, and poems are in progress.