Timothy Sheard

Hi. I'm a veteran nurse and have worked for 40 years in hospitals. I want to tell the world what it's really like on the front lines of the American health factory. So my crime stories capture the gritty, scary, funny and loving events I see every day in the hospital.

I'm also active in the National Writers Union and the labor movement, because working people need a champion to defend our livelihood and our dignity. So my stories include the struggles that everyday working people encounter on the job and in the community. I'm proud to tell these stories. They need to be read more widely.

Through the NWU I've helped nurture many aspiring writers. Quite a few have gone on to be published. I moderate two writing groups a week, one on the job, one at work. If you have a desire to write and become published, I urge you to join the NWU and join or form a writers group - it's the best way to develop your craft and learn how to break into publishing.

I recently launched a publishing company, Hard Ball Press. The company is dedicated to helping working class people write and publish their stories. I believe that when workers write and tell their stories, they are combating the constant attacks from the wealthy One Percent, who put out slanderous, demeaning descriptions of unions and workers. Through Hard Ball Press I want to build union strength and rank and file solidarity by publishing honest, accurate stories about work and working class life.

There's lot of good stuff on my web site, www.hardballpress.com.

Check it out.

Good luck,

Tim Sheard