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.

Articles

Writing

Jul 15, 2025

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6 min read

Above the Treeline

Where silence heals instead of threatens, and peace becomes possible again.

Eric Brown

Writing

Jul 8, 2025

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6 min read

The Blade's Echo

How I learned to live with the weight of taking a life at knife-point. Twenty-three years later, the healing continues.

Eric Brown

Writing

Jun 27, 2025

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5 min read

The Unspeakable Bond

The bonds forged in combat resist translation to civilian life, leaving veterans caught between two worlds that speak different languages of connection. Even with therapy and genuine effort to open up, some experiences remain too profound and terrible to bridge the gap between those who were there and those who cannot imagine.

Eric Brown

Jun 9, 2025

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5 min read

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 5, 2025

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4 min read

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

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3 min read

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