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The Poison House. Winter Nonfiction Winner.

February 5, 2021February 4, 20214 Comments

Now they had religion. It was time to buy a house.

Character Development: Putting the Other on the Page

January 27, 2021January 27, 20211 Comment

Character development is an elastic exercise. It is also a moral one.

To My Sisters. Fourth in a series of veterans’ responses to the insurrection.

January 22, 20211 Comment

We finally know how our mothers felt when we were the ones in uniform.

A Thin Line. Third in a Series on the Insurrection.

January 21, 2021Leave a comment

Soldiers were for war, not airports.

The Widow and The House. Second in a series on the Insurrection.

January 17, 20211 Comment

I had seen this before, in Iraq.

When I first saw true hate. First in a series.

January 15, 2021January 15, 20211 Comment

Part of our mission was to directly fight insurgents; the other part was to stabilize and protect communities that were being terrorized by small groups of radicalized insurgents.

The Clarinet. Fiction Honorable Mention. Fall 2020.

December 14, 2020December 13, 20201 Comment

“Did you ever?” I said. “Ever what?” he said. “Ask your question.” “I don’t know…wish things had gone different somehow? Ever feel like you missed a chance?”

Never a Goodbye. Nonfiction Honorable Mention. Fall 2020.

December 14, 2020December 11, 2020Leave a comment

Al was my new-found brother, filling the sibling gap of an only child. We matched each other in height, though I was always the skinny kid and Al was more round, of face and body, and that never changed.

Scholarship Student. Poetry Honorable Mention. Fall Contest 2020.

December 14, 2020December 10, 2020Leave a comment

We rode four across the back seat me in the middle without a seatbelt. I was shy and the others’ buckles dug into me.

Craft Essay: Does lyric essay start with essay? Or does it start with music?

November 30, 20202 Comments

It’s wonderful we can be creative, be loose with the truth and not worry about accusations.

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“Tegucigalpa” by @rdetman2018 is our Winter Fiction Winner. It’s a great look into just trying to get by when everything breaks down. #fiction #honduras #bandits #busdriver #survival
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