Eight year Marine Corps anniversary

There’s a hill behind my apartment that needs climbing. I sit on the left side of my couch, stare through the sliding glass door of the balcony, and imagine myself on that hill, crawling through the juniper, past the shaggy spruce trees, over the bald spot near the crest and to the top. I don’t [...]

Last call

Rated PG
Last call
Recorded from written text in Ramadi, Iraq. A wrap up, really, of a few things that stood out during my tour and what I did to cope.

It’s been seven short months since I put boots on the deck here in Iraq, and I’ll say will no hesitation I’m happy to be leaving. For [...]