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FANWOOD, N.J. 鈥� The new novel 鈥� by Tom Kranz is a riveting, sometimes heart-breaking story of a man juggling his volunteer passion with the reality of the working world while self-medicating to deal with the stresses of both.
鈥淚 tapped into some actual experiences from both my volunteer life as an EMT and my full-time job as a senior producer at CBS News,鈥� says Kranz. 鈥淚t鈥檚 the old writer鈥檚 axiom, write what you know.鈥�
Kranz was an active, volunteer EMT with the Fanwood Rescue Squad from 1999 to 2020. He remains a Life Member. For eight of those years, he commuted to New York for his CBS job which required 24/7 responses to breaking news around the world. Working in a stressful job by day, then responding to 911 calls nights and weekends made for a unique kind of exhaustion often soothed by alcohol.
鈥淭he protagonist in 鈥淲reck and Return,鈥� Griffin Ambrose, graduates from casual drinker to active alcoholic,鈥� says Kranz. 鈥淗is partner is concerned, but she gives him the benefit of the doubt. She comes to regret it during a fateful ambulance transport.鈥�
Kranz credits his EMT experience with motivating him to quit drinking altogether.
鈥淏eing an EMT was a goal I鈥檇 had for many years, and I didn鈥檛 want to screw it up. I also didn鈥檛 want my wife and kids to watch me pass out in my chair every night. So, I quit. My 22+ years of sobriety have been a gift. Part of my goal in 鈥� was to create a fictional, worst-case scenario as a cautionary tale while shining a light on the everyday good works of volunteer EMTs.鈥�
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