By Katey Schultz A little over a year ago, I was thrust into the veteran community whether I was ready for it or not. Sure, I’d spent the last three years of my life researching the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan to imagine stories for my debut collection, Flashes of War. But that was in…
Artist Reviews
“Trying to Make Our Nightmare a Dream”: Hanro Studios Engraving
By David P. Ervin When Hank Robinson got out of the Army in 2010, he thought the only thing he was good at was fighting the enemy. However, he discovered a new talent while navigating his civilian life. After deployments to Kosovo, Iraq, and Afghanistan as an infantryman, he went to welding school on the…
“Citizen. Soldier. Citizen” Art Exhibit
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…
Review: “Veteran ‘On Killing'” (VOK), a Documentary by Zach P. Skiles
By Karen Springsteen In the recent column, “On War, Guilt, and ‘Thank You for Your Service,’” West Point Professor Elizabeth Samet argues that the ritual of thanking the troops for their service is a “poor substitute for something more difficult and painful—a conversation about what war does to the people who serve and the people…