Personal Training & Health by Richard Ferri

Richard Ferri

Richard’s clinical writing took a turn to fiction when he realized that there was an opportunity to entertain and tell stories that could also help people see healthcare in a different light. His bestselling novel Confessions of a Male Nurse looks at the adventures of Steele, who finds himself in nursing school by sheer accident, and falls in love with the profession. Along the way Steele encounters a somewhat colorful cast of individuals from the serious to the ridiculous. However, each one is painted with strokes of undeniable truth. Confessions of a Male Nurse has receive universal praise for it’s realistic telling of the tales of medicine, gay culture, and the beginning of the AIDS epidemic with political incorrectness, outrageous humor, and a surprisingly touching story. In other words, he told the truth instead of the bullshit. Confessions has also been selected as recommended book the InSightOut Book Club, been translated into Turkish, and has been added to the Gay and Lesbian Library of Denmark Richard has just completed sequel to Confessions, is working on a book of short stories and essays – called “Self-Inflicted Wounds.”

Alyson Press selected Richard’s short story, “I do – I don’t”, for inclusion in their collection of the Best Gay Love Stories of 2006. It looks at two men trying to make trying to make some fast money and fame off of the same-sex marriage issue yet find something totally different. Richard is currently turning this short story into a one act play.

POZ magazine awarded Richard a fiction award for his story Shopping with Alice in 2005. It is a sweet story about lima beans, testing HIV positive, love, and truth. Shopping with Alice, converted into a one act play, was selected by the New Provincetown Players for a staged production in their 2008 Fall Playwriters Festival.

Richard is currently at work on several non-fiction projects and is the Health Care Expert on eHow.com.

Richard has also done many essays on personal and social issues that have appeared in print and on the air. You can hear him perform his essays on National Public Radio.

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