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Release of AS YOU WERE: THE MILITARY REVIEW, Vol. 22

We’re proud to announce the release of As You Were: The Military Review, Vol. 22, our latest collection of military-themed literary fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, and artwork.

Like its predecessors, this edition contains work that is representative of the extraordinary effort on the part of the creators to share parts of the human experience with you. What takes minutes to read takes months or years to create, each work having gone through numerous iterations of polishing and honing. Sometimes that process requires the wholesale discarding of original drafts or ideas in order to more effectively and powerfully deliver the themes the writers and artists wish to convey.

Some of the writers within have worked with our editors in that very process. It’s skill, a humble approach to their own work, and an innate belief in themselves that’s enabled them to render these works now available to you.

It’s with pride that we extend an invitation for you to peruse the results of their efforts in As You Were: The Military Review, Vol. 22. You may learn something of the multitude of ways in which the military shapes the human experience and, conversely, the ways humans shape it.

Release of AS YOU WERE: THE MILITARY REVIEW, Vol. 21

Military Experience and the Arts, Inc. is proud to announce the publication of As You Were: The Military Review, Vol. 21, an edition containing more than forty works of military-themed poetry, artwork, creative nonfiction, and literary fiction.

The work of the creators featured herein delves deeply into the human experiences associated with the presence of militaries. Each of the works is emblematic of our organization’s mission of peering behind the curtain of common societal perceptions of servicemembers, their families, and their affected peers to discover rich, multilayered nuances. These are works that corageously bare all to better inform society of truths often unheard.

They’re also resultant of intense effort. The pieces submitted to us are the products of immense amounts of study, experimentation, and, quite often, vulnerability. Our editorial staff collaborates with writers to polish and perfect their creations with these things in mind.

The final piece of the puzzle is you, the reader. It’s with appreciation that we find you here ready to peruse the latest edition. We hope you enjoy the selections in As You Were: The Military Review, Vol. 21. Thank you!

AS YOU WERE: THE MILITARY REVIEW, Vol. 20 Released

MEA is proud to announce the release of As You Were: The Military Review, Vol. 20. This issue contains more than thirty individual works of painstakingly created poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, and visual art.

Our publication seeks to initiate and explore serious inquiries into the human condition within military contexts. These are the voices and visions of active-duty servicemembers, veterans, military families, friends, and neighbors, all of whom have reflections on the myriad effects of the presence of militaries the world over, sharing what they know and feel. The individuals behind the works have worked tirelessly to craft and refine their creations, often with the mentorship of an editor on our staff who similarly believes in the value and necessity of such expressions.

The results of all of these efforts is a collaboration known as As You Were: The Military Review, Vol. 20. We hope you’ll take the time to peruse this edition. Perhaps you will find humor in unexpected places or uncover tremendous depth in the seemingly mundane. Maybe you’ll laugh. Maybe you’ll be moved. Certainly you will come away with a broadened understanding of how military service affects us all.

AS YOU WERE: THE MILITARY REVIEW, Vol. 19 Released

We’re privileged to announce the release of As You Were: The Military Review, Vol. 19.

This installment includes the works of nearly three dozen writers, artists, and poets, individuals who have chosen to artistically convey what they know and feel. These works are not simply war stories. The presence of militaries in societies has incredibly broad impacts whether those forces are at war or not. Service can incur significant health risks. Children’s parents serve at home and abroad, reshaping family dynamics. Spouses and partners deal with absences as well as the joys and potential hardships of their loved ones’ return. Friends and neighbors agonize over the fate of children born into military families, wondering if they’ll carry on a fraught legacy. These many perspectives are representative of only a few of the many ways in which military service affects us all.

The works included in this edition are also emblematic of the intense efforts involved in crafting creative work. Each finished piece or poem comes only at the end of a long, difficult process involving countless drafts and iterations before their creators submitted them to us. In most cases they have continued the process of revision with our editors, who collaborate with them through draft after draft, honing their skills in their respective crafts and polishing their works in preparation to bring them to you, our readers.

Everyone involved shares in the conviction that this is a necessary labor in order to ensure that our society is informed, and that the human experience is recorded. We deeply appreciate your role in this endeavor and hope you can find entertainment, enrichment, and edification in the pages of As You Were: The Military Review, Vol. 19.