COMING SOON!

From the ashes of trauma comes a voice that refuses to stay silent.

Originally released in 2017 as What Happened to Me, this reimagined and deeply personal novel returns with new breath—rewritten, expanded, and more hauntingly human than ever before. In The Quiet After the Sirens, Richard White—poet, veteran, and former EMS Lieutenant—peels back the layers of uniform and armor to reveal the silent battles that follow the noise.

From the scorching sands of Iraq to the dim, echoing aftermath of emergency calls, White delivers a gut-punch narrative of PTSD, depression, and survival. But this isn’t just a story about what breaks a person—it’s a story about what holds them together. With lyrical honesty and unflinching vulnerability, he illuminates the moments most first responders keep hidden: the quiet grief, the invisible scars, the long nights no one talks about.

This is not a story of heroes and happy endings.
It’s a story of endurance, of unraveling—and rebuilding.
Of learning to breathe again in the silence that follows chaos.

A raw and necessary read for first responders, veterans, and anyone who’s ever wondered what happens after the sirens fade.
This is not who Richard White was.
This is who he became.