Number 28: Stroke

Longlisted for the The Furphy Literary Award 2022



Martini Russo, aka Olive, decides to give Jono a schooling in The Bard, using relevant Shakespearean quotes to highlight when her crewmate’s being cynical. But unfortunately Jono’s always at his grumpiest within a shift or two from his annual leave. And what’s more they’re backing up a doctor, who unwittingly calls them ambulance drivers…



One in a series of humorous short stories about Jonothan Byrne, an Intensive Care Paramedic responding to emergencies in Brisbane, Australia (4,643 words). The books can be read in any order as the number in the title refers to the codes used to dispatch ambulances.