Opinion

Post Traumatic Narrative Disorder

by Kyle Larkin War writing is paradoxical by nature. Historically, veteran authors have claimed that war cannot be understood unless…

9 years ago

Adjusting Fire: Redirecting Veterans’ Verbal Energy

by Travis Switalski, Sr. Vietnam had O’Brien, Caputo, and about ten dozen others. World War Two had James Jones and…

9 years ago

Becoming a True Warrior

by David Chrisinger As far as most traditional societies are concerned, being a warrior was a noble and honorable thing.…

9 years ago

Veterans’ Daughters

by Daniel Buckman It was a veteran’s daughter who read my first attempts at fiction, written in spiral binders at…

9 years ago

On Telling War Stories

by Jerad W. Alexander In a bar in the Poncey-Highland neighborhood of Atlanta, I sat across from a woman with…

9 years ago

Our Own Medicine

by Daniel Buckman In 2009 my fourth New York novel was circulating in paperback. I wrote and published four of…

9 years ago

Traditional Students and Veterans: Using Drama to Bridge a Difficult Gap

By Gaby Bedetti “Fantastic show, that’s what education should look like!” said Travis Martin’s generous e-mail in response to our…

9 years ago

Swords to Pencils: Thoughts on the Veteran Experience in Academics

by Daniel Buckman I saw the young veterans filing into my classroom before they saw me understanding them. They patrolled my…

9 years ago

The Dialogue of Our Demons

by Travis Switalski, Sr. I woke up this morning with the greatest idea for a story that I’ve had yet.…

9 years ago

Living With Killing: Lifting the Weight of Moral Injury

by David P. Ervin In “What’s It Like to Kill Someone?” Travis Switalski delved into the depths of an important…

9 years ago