True Tales From The Bedpan

by Mark Downey

Overview

This book is the first volume of short stories based on a collection of some successful blog posts I have written over the years. Many of them have been expanded from the original as I remember new facts. Use this book however you choose. Either start at the front and read to the end or click on a highlighted heading that may interest you from the table of contents.

Many of the stories are are downright funny. Some are irreverent and should be read with your tongue firmly implanted in your cheek. A few are poignant and are designed to have you thinking about your concept of nursing. There's a sprinkling from my time as a nursing teacher and contain subjective opinions on my ideas of what education and the nursing profession should be all about. You might have a completely different view, and that's fine.

Some have a philosophical bent to them. Each story has been written from a personal perspective and everything you read actually happened.  Nothing has been made up, although occasionally one or two facts may have been slightly embellished to help the stories jump out of the page. Indeed, life can be stranger than fiction.

I hope you enjoy reading them as much as I've enjoyed reflecting on and writing them down for posterity. Even though some of the incidents I refer to weren't that much fun at the time, looking back in hindsight, I can see that they have contributed to my development as both a person and my nursing persona.

If you'd like to comment on anything you read here or would like to ask me a question about anything in this or the other books I have published, please send an email to my email address. It cab be found online by googling markdowneybooks.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940163679003
Publisher:	Mark Downey
Publication date:	07/20/2019
Sold by:	Draft2Digital
Format:	eBook
File size:	223 KB

About the Author

Mark Downey was born, raised and has always lived in Brisbane, the capital city of Queensland, Australia.

He is a budding Indie Author and currently pays the bills working as a Nurse Educator. He lives with his wife (an amazing editor) and children who come and go and two dogs, Jack and Missy the wonder dog as well as three gran dogs - Loki, Winston and Storm who visit from time to time.

Amongst other things he is a fiction author and novelist, writing primarily in the suspense and thrillers genre with the ultimate goal to leave as few spelling and grammatical errors as possible (which unfortunately to his editors horror rarely happens). His writing is raw, compelling and pulls no punches and is a mixture of mystery and action with a sprinkling of dark humour thrown in for good measure. Written in a style designed to get your heart racing, with compelling plots, you will be kept guessing until the very last page. Don't be frightened by the headshot. In real life, he's nowhere near as scary to look at.

He also authors a blog, www.fullhalfglass.com with the by-line - achieving a life balance, half a glass at a time. It's an eclectic mix of social commentary, educational and philosophical posts about nursing, stories from his childhood, reviews and interviews.

Written with a lighter touch than his novels, the posts are entertaining, thought-provoking and often hilarious.

Coming Soon ...

Luc Bruget Detective Series

From Ireland to Rome - available now as a free download on BookFunnel

The Trilogy

Knick Knack Paddy Whack
Give A Dog A Bone
Rolling Home

Non Fiction

True Tales From The Bed Pan