Writing
Jul 8, 2025
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6 min read
How I learned to live with the weight of taking a life at knife-point. Twenty-three years later, the healing continues.
Jun 27, 2025
5 min read
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.
Jun 9, 2025
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.
Jun 5, 2025
4 min read
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.
May 31, 2025
3 min read
The marks on my skin echo deeper marks within. Some wounds become wisdom when there's no way to erase them.
May 26, 2025
A Memorial Day Story
May 23, 2025
Before the barbecues begin, take a moment to remember the empty chairs. Their sacrifice bought our freedom to gather around full tables.
May 14, 2025
A meditation on living with trauma's shadows. Finding peace not through avoidance, but through acceptance.
May 10, 2025
Where survival means transformation, and coming home means never being the same.
May 7, 2025
Where ink meets skin and mountains touch the sky. A journey from darkness to dawn.
