Number 02: Allergy

Jono should’ve known better than to try and get some shut-eye on an arvo shift. He’s dragged back to reality for a job at the nearby shopping mall and has the unusual experience of being the more tactful crewmate. After all, diplomacy is always needed when there’s a doctor on scene…


One in a series of humorous short stories about Jonothan Byrne, an Intensive Care Paramedic responding to emergencies in Brisbane, Australia (4819 words). The books can be read in any order as the number in the title refers to the codes used to dispatch ambulances.