Bruce
@denverauthor5.bsky.social
Writer, mainly nonfiction. Gardening, opera, fitness and Wing Chun. New book, a biography: "The Man Who Saved Basketball" Junius A. Kellogg and his friendships.
I was so incredibly honored to be a part of the panel discussion.
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World AIDS Day
YouTube video by Richard Skipper Celebrates
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December 1, 2025 at 11:50 PM
I was so incredibly honored to be a part of the panel discussion.
www.youtube.com/live/bb5NH14...
www.youtube.com/live/bb5NH14...
I am honored to be doing a podcast with international talk show host Richard Skipper for World AIDS Day on my book, The Sea of Peroxide.
November 22, 2025 at 3:35 PM
I am honored to be doing a podcast with international talk show host Richard Skipper for World AIDS Day on my book, The Sea of Peroxide.
This was the most difficult book I ever had to write. To do so, required me to dredge my #depression and #ptsd. My partners were heroic and most of my patients became angels.
November 15, 2025 at 5:14 PM
This was the most difficult book I ever had to write. To do so, required me to dredge my #depression and #ptsd. My partners were heroic and most of my patients became angels.
I see Giuliani was pardoned. I well remember him from my #NYC #Paramedic days when he shut down #EMS. While I have no gripe against FDNY, I sometimes think the ex-mayor throwing EMS under the bus, so to speak, was a Karmic act that caused hair dye to flow and all his legal problems.
November 12, 2025 at 4:03 PM
I see Giuliani was pardoned. I well remember him from my #NYC #Paramedic days when he shut down #EMS. While I have no gripe against FDNY, I sometimes think the ex-mayor throwing EMS under the bus, so to speak, was a Karmic act that caused hair dye to flow and all his legal problems.
I wrote this book to remember the #AIDS crisis and those of us who did our best to comfort the poor souls who were passing of the disease. It changed me. It changed everyone...except for an indifferent government and healthcare system. Avail. Amazon.com, paperback or Kindle.
November 4, 2025 at 9:31 PM
I wrote this book to remember the #AIDS crisis and those of us who did our best to comfort the poor souls who were passing of the disease. It changed me. It changed everyone...except for an indifferent government and healthcare system. Avail. Amazon.com, paperback or Kindle.
Now available on Amazon.com, either paperback or Kindle.
October 16, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Now available on Amazon.com, either paperback or Kindle.
You there, stop scrolling already. Enjoy life. The same drivel will be here tomorrow.
October 11, 2025 at 3:20 PM
You there, stop scrolling already. Enjoy life. The same drivel will be here tomorrow.
In the beginning, they took sides, then it came for the self-righteous. As a #NYC #Paramedic during the #AIDS crisis I can safely share the dead and dying, regardless of their ego and politics looked identical. Regardless of faith, it was always gut-wrenching.
www.amazon.com/Sea-Peroxide...
www.amazon.com/Sea-Peroxide...
October 8, 2025 at 4:04 PM
In the beginning, they took sides, then it came for the self-righteous. As a #NYC #Paramedic during the #AIDS crisis I can safely share the dead and dying, regardless of their ego and politics looked identical. Regardless of faith, it was always gut-wrenching.
www.amazon.com/Sea-Peroxide...
www.amazon.com/Sea-Peroxide...
Remembering Tracey Allen Lee, #NYC #EMT while I was a #Paramedic. She passed of #AIDS after being cut, then exposed to blood on a call. Mayor and his hacks withheld benefits until #FDNY and union fought like hell for her. None of us were surprised by the gov't arrogance. Nothing's changed anywhere.
October 4, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Remembering Tracey Allen Lee, #NYC #EMT while I was a #Paramedic. She passed of #AIDS after being cut, then exposed to blood on a call. Mayor and his hacks withheld benefits until #FDNY and union fought like hell for her. None of us were surprised by the gov't arrogance. Nothing's changed anywhere.
Now, as in the #AIDS era when I served as a #NYC #Paramedic, it was common to dismiss the poor and sick as inconveniences. Unfortunately, the lessons of the past have not been learned. My book on the era is not a time capsule, it is a warning.
www.amazon.com/Sea-Peroxide...
www.amazon.com/Sea-Peroxide...
September 29, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Now, as in the #AIDS era when I served as a #NYC #Paramedic, it was common to dismiss the poor and sick as inconveniences. Unfortunately, the lessons of the past have not been learned. My book on the era is not a time capsule, it is a warning.
www.amazon.com/Sea-Peroxide...
www.amazon.com/Sea-Peroxide...
I received a beautiful and heartfelt note from a social worker who specialized in treating #PTSD during the 1980s and 1990s. She understood. I wish the #healthcare system cared as much about #EMTS and #paramedics as she did. I wish our community still wasn't viewed as disposable.
September 20, 2025 at 7:27 PM
I received a beautiful and heartfelt note from a social worker who specialized in treating #PTSD during the 1980s and 1990s. She understood. I wish the #healthcare system cared as much about #EMTS and #paramedics as she did. I wish our community still wasn't viewed as disposable.
Had minor eye surgery yesterday and it went well. What truly hurts (and I'm hardly the only one who notices this), the degree of #Ageism from technicians to nurses to physicians is absolutely astounding. They see a DOB and gray hair and assume you are excess baggage. So, why bother staying healthy?
September 19, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Had minor eye surgery yesterday and it went well. What truly hurts (and I'm hardly the only one who notices this), the degree of #Ageism from technicians to nurses to physicians is absolutely astounding. They see a DOB and gray hair and assume you are excess baggage. So, why bother staying healthy?
Everyone, please remember to take at least one deep breath away from a digital device today. Hopefully, it will lead to several deep breaths.
September 19, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Everyone, please remember to take at least one deep breath away from a digital device today. Hopefully, it will lead to several deep breaths.
This afternoon I witnessed a large tween or young teen bullying much younger, smaller kid. I asked the smaller kid if he was OK? Big kid looked at me, "Is there a problem?" Told him to move on. I Felt bad, like I shouldn't have done anything. Was I wrong? Or was I right to step in, say something?
September 18, 2025 at 11:09 PM
This afternoon I witnessed a large tween or young teen bullying much younger, smaller kid. I asked the smaller kid if he was OK? Big kid looked at me, "Is there a problem?" Told him to move on. I Felt bad, like I shouldn't have done anything. Was I wrong? Or was I right to step in, say something?
Last evening, talked with man who lived through the #AIDS crisis while so many of his friends died. Became clear the #healthcare system simultaneously failed victims and EMS providers who met them at street level. Judgment continues to now. In past 2 weeks, I heard two diff. comedians mocking crisis
September 14, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Last evening, talked with man who lived through the #AIDS crisis while so many of his friends died. Became clear the #healthcare system simultaneously failed victims and EMS providers who met them at street level. Judgment continues to now. In past 2 weeks, I heard two diff. comedians mocking crisis
I am an old man. In my lifetime, spanning infinitely more years passed than ahead, I have never seen such divisiveness permeate every fiber of this country. I've become disenchanted and unimpressed with technology, social media and politics, if this is where we've all been led. #writingcommunity
September 11, 2025 at 10:46 PM
I am an old man. In my lifetime, spanning infinitely more years passed than ahead, I have never seen such divisiveness permeate every fiber of this country. I've become disenchanted and unimpressed with technology, social media and politics, if this is where we've all been led. #writingcommunity
Hello "Plant People." I saw this at the botanical garden, but it didn't have an identifying tag. So unusual and beautiful. Does anyone know?
September 11, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Hello "Plant People." I saw this at the botanical garden, but it didn't have an identifying tag. So unusual and beautiful. Does anyone know?
I so value this image. This is a close-up of tiny shoots growing from a 250-year-old Bonsai (Denver Botanic Garden). It is not too late for you, my friend.
#writingcommunity
#writingcommunity
September 10, 2025 at 4:26 PM
I so value this image. This is a close-up of tiny shoots growing from a 250-year-old Bonsai (Denver Botanic Garden). It is not too late for you, my friend.
#writingcommunity
#writingcommunity
Just returned from the gym!
September 7, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Just returned from the gym!
#WritingCommunity I don't usually share these links but this is important. It is amazing what writers can do when they work rather than finding ways to tear one another apart.
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Anthropic to pay book authors $1.5B | LinkedIn
Anthropic will pay $1.5 billion to settle claims it used copyrighted books to train its AI models.
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September 6, 2025 at 4:17 PM
#WritingCommunity I don't usually share these links but this is important. It is amazing what writers can do when they work rather than finding ways to tear one another apart.
www.linkedin.com/news/story/a...
www.linkedin.com/news/story/a...
Greetings from the Denver Botanical Gardens on this sunny Labor Day. Wishing you peace and love.
September 1, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Greetings from the Denver Botanical Gardens on this sunny Labor Day. Wishing you peace and love.
Well hello, everyone, from Denver and the "kitty of my heart, Marguerite.
August 29, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Well hello, everyone, from Denver and the "kitty of my heart, Marguerite.
The Sea of Peroxide, on promotion, is currently trending #1 in the Amazon Kindle store in the #AIDS/#HIV category. My hope is that it helps just one #EMT #Paramedic or family member to heal.
August 28, 2025 at 9:46 PM
The Sea of Peroxide, on promotion, is currently trending #1 in the Amazon Kindle store in the #AIDS/#HIV category. My hope is that it helps just one #EMT #Paramedic or family member to heal.