The Written Path

A journey of growth through writing—poetry, prose, and the transformative power of words. Weekly reflections on resilience, lessons, and life’s enduring challenges.

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Mar 27, 2025

Where the devil dances with the dust

Where devils dance in desert storms, and dust becomes memory's keeper. Both are carried home from the battlefield.

Eric Brown

Mar 15, 2025

Unburdened

Finding peace in the mountains where memory and possibility converge. A journey from carrying the weight of survival to embracing the gift of life.

Eric Brown

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Jan 06, 2025

Welcome to My Journey

Finding healing through words on a page, from battlefield memories to poetic reflection. A raw and honest journey through war stories, personal poems, and the therapeutic power of putting pen to paper.

Eric Brown

How Did You Live?

A meditation on finding meaning in the aftermath of trauma and the daily choice between letting pain destroy you or letting it forge you into something stronger.

Eric Brown

Jun 05, 2025

Is this it?

Pressed against cold mountain stone with bullets flying, the question "Is this it?" meant everything. Now, years later, that same question has become a daily invitation to make each borrowed moment count.

Eric Brown

May 31, 2025

The black marks

The marks on my skin echo deeper marks within. Some wounds become wisdom when there's no way to erase them.

Eric Brown

May 26, 2025

Everything They'll Never Have

A Memorial Day Story

Eric Brown

May 23, 2025

More Than a Long Weekend

Before the barbecues begin, take a moment to remember the empty chairs. Their sacrifice bought our freedom to gather around full tables.

Eric Brown

May 14, 2025

Keeping the Wolves Away

A meditation on living with trauma's shadows. Finding peace not through avoidance, but through acceptance.

Eric Brown

May 10, 2025

The Divide

Where survival means transformation, and coming home means never being the same.

Eric Brown

May 07, 2025

Between thought and memory

Where ink meets skin and mountains touch the sky. A journey from darkness to dawn.

Eric Brown

May 01, 2025

The Man in the Mirror

Between earth and heaven, a moment of clarity breaks through the chaos of my wandering mind.

Eric Brown

Apr 28, 2025

The Weight We Carry

The mountains taught me to survive; the memories teach me how to live until we meet again.

Eric Brown

Apr 07, 2025

The Crossing

Wading through memories deep as mountain rivers, searching for solid ground. The journey home takes longer than the war, but the current grows familiar with each passing year.

Eric Brown