Becoming a man by DeAndre Bright
Few examples remain today. Most great men have been led astray. What is new? Greatness must rise from the dirt. Righteousness remains in the heart of the hurt. A man must suffer to eat. Any other way leads to defeat. …
My ocean by Olivia Stevens
That it was midsummer and i saw you & (it should’ve been nothing but) it was a rainy evening in june & the ocean is falling from the sky That i’m pulled apart by the tide, left untied in the …
You Should Have Asked… by Shannon Schumm
While chopping tomatoes next to a gently boiling pot of pasta, Sarah, still in her work clothes, navigates the following from her family: “Mom, have you seen my baseball pants?” (In the dryer). “Babe…are we out of mustard, I don’t …
One Missing Piece: The PFC Floyd K. Lindstrom Outpatient Clinic by Malcolm McCollum
Originally published in the Veteran Writers Network One of the ten smartest people I’ve ever known told me this story: During the height of the 1930’s Depression, she graduated from high school at the top of her class. At her …
Helping Veterans through Off-Road Therapy by Deven Merriman
My name is Deven Merriman. I am a United States Army retiree and currently a student at Pikes Peak State College. I am the owner and founder of a social cause known as the “VeteranSuicideAwarenessJeep.” Our motto is #NeverGiveInToTheWarWithin. I …
Little Girl by Jennifer Valk
You once asked me what it would take to ease the burdens and sorrows of the little 10-year-old girl living deep within myself. I scoffed. Because – really. Why would I have an answer to that? Little 10-year-old me? I …