Richard White's Poetry

The Builder Phase: Where you are and where you’re going – March of the Writers Day 4

There’s a moment in every writer’s life where you stop asking, “Am I really doing this?” and start saying, “Yes. This is the phase.” I’m in my self-publishing era—and I genuinely love it. Not because it’s easy. Because it’s a forge.

A Year Tempered by Wind and Ink

A reflective year in review and a look ahead to 2026—new poetry, Whiskey and the Winter Wind, and the launch of The Gemini Project, an MFA thesis novel exploring truth, power, and deception.

A Year in the Echo of Words — A 2025 Reflection

The wheel of the year turned like a slow tide, and here we stand at its close — rich with stories, hardened by truth, softened by grace. In the quiet places between sirens and silence, 2025 became one of reckoning and resolution. This year I …

When the Wheels Fall Off (Literally and Figuratively)

Life’s been a whirlwind lately—between my Master’s program, EMS shifts, and book marketing, I feel like a tornado that finally stopped spinning. My old truck is gone, my new Dodge Avenger is here, and The Quiet After the Sirens continues to reach hearts.

Burnout in EMS, Acute Stress & PTSD: When the Sirens Fade

The sirens fade, but the silence never does. Long after the call is over, the echoes remain—flashes of faces, voices cut short, the weight of choices that can’t be undone. We carry them into the night, into our homes, into the places where quiet should mean peace. For EMS, quiet is never just quiet—it’s the reminder of everything we’ve seen, and everything we can’t forget.”

— The Quiet After the Sirens by Richard White

Where Light Meets Darkness: An Interview with Richard White on The Quiet After the Sirens

When the sirens fade, and the chaos quiets, what remains? For author Richard White, that lingering silence became the genesis of his newest novel, The Quiet After the Sirens, published by Whispers in the Dark Press.

PRESS RELEASE – The Quiet After the Sirens

Capital District, NY – Whispers in the Dark Press is proud to announce the release of acclaimed author Richard White’s newest novel, The Quiet After the Sirens, available now through poetry.authorrichardwhite.com/
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When the Sirens Fade, Who Heals the Hero?

When the uniform comes off, the healing must begin. Discover how Heal the Hero brings hope to first responders and veterans through science and soul.

The Weight We Carry in Silence: Why I Wrote The Quiet After the Sirens

There’s a sound that never leaves you. It isn’t the siren. It’s the silence that follows. The moment when the call is over, the adrenaline fades, and all that’s left is your heartbeat echoing in your ears as you sit in the rig or stare …

The Storm Within: Visualizing the Silent Struggle of First Responders

These haunting portraits of an EMT grappling with invisible wounds give voice to the untold stories behind the sirens, where pain, duty, and silence collide.