Okay, well… the way things are going, we’re still not circling back to the Change Series just yet. If I’m going to tell that story properly—especially the part between the Army and civilian life—I need more time to flesh it out. I rushed past too much in the first …
Continue reading Oh Yeah, He’s Dead
Another delay on the blog series about change, because… well… from the Department of What the Fresh Hell Now, comes today’s lovely update from our once beautiful seat of government in Washington. It would seem that our dear leader has decided that if you're a veteran—and either …
Damn writer’s block. The weekend was kind of off for me. One of the things I’ve been doing lately—especially when I’m having a “bad day”—is throwing myself into some kind of project. Distraction therapy, I guess. The idea is that if I just push through something useful, it might shake …
Continue reading Scars, Strength, and the Truth About Trauma
As Joan Rivers used to say, Can we talk? In the last post, I covered the not-so-smooth landing that brought me out of the Army. Like a lot of former military folks, I’ve had moments—usually over a drink—where I’ve muttered, “I should’ve just stayed in.” But at the time, fresh …
Continue reading Change Series: Part 2 – From Combat Boots to Compression Socks
