David P. Ervin served as an infantryman in the Iraq War in 2005. We covered his work Leaving the Wire: An Infantryman’s Iraq in another post. At around the same time David joined one of our writing workshops and completed a story for the recently released Blue Nostalgia: A Journal of Post-Traumatic Growth, the literary…
The beginning of a new year is ripe for reflecting on days past. In the past year, contributors and supporters of Military Experience and the Arts have accomplished many feats for bridging the military – civilian divide through arts and education. One very noteworthy event is the award poetry contributor, Patricia Stotter received this past…
The Lubeznik Center for the Arts located in Michigan City, Indiana is featuring the special exhibition Citizen. Soldier. Citizen. The exhibition is a collection of art made by former military service-personnel, many of whom have been featured in JME. The exhibition is curated by JME’s Art Editor, Tara Tappert. The entire catalogue of the art exhibition is available…
Please join us in congratulating Brian, Managing Editor of the Journal of Military Experience for winning the Michael Kelly award for his story “The Living and the Dead.” His short story won him $25,000 for his exemplary, 18 month research-journalism on a platoon (and often outside the wire). You can read experts on the Kelly award page…