Cover of Help Is on the Way. My Break Is Not.

New book · A funny puzzle book for EMS & Fire 911 dispatchers

Help is on the way.My break is not.

100 original dispatcher puzzles. Seven formats. Complete answers.

Search the console, restore missing vowels, climb word ladders, solve mini crosswords, match the logic, decode number codes, and work through break-room brain teasers made for the people behind the headset.

100 original puzzles7 dispatcher-focused formats166 crisp black-and-white pages
Coming soonPaperback · 8.5 × 11 large format · Published by Pencil Break Press.

WHAT’S INSIDE

Seven ways to reset
between the beeps.

Word searchesMissing vowelsWord laddersMini crosswordsLogic puzzlesNumber codesBrain teasers

Dispatcher-specific humor, a large-format layout, and a complete answer section for every puzzle.

ACTUAL BLACK-AND-WHITE PAGES

A break that fits
behind the headset.

These are real pages from the finished interior, with clean open word-search fields and dispatcher-specific puzzle formats.

Interior sample: Word searches

01 · DISPATCHER PUZZLES

Word searches

Find console, CAD, radio, and shift-life vocabulary in every open letter field.
Interior sample: Missing vowels

02 · DISPATCHER PUZZLES

Missing vowels

Restore the vowels to dispatcher phrases without losing your place between calls.
Interior sample: Mini crosswords

03 · DISPATCHER PUZZLES

Mini crosswords

Fill compact dispatch-themed crisscrosses built for a real five-minute break.

THE RADIO CAN’T TAKE A BREAK. THIS BOOK CAN.

A quiet minute
in paperback form.

One hundred original puzzles, seven different formats, and complete solutions made for call takers, radio dispatchers, communications centers, appreciation gifts, and the rare moment when every channel is quiet.

100 original puzzles8.5 × 11 large formatAnswers included
Coming soonPaperback · 166 pages · Published by Pencil Break Press