Writing
Feb 7, 2026
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7 min read
The war changed me, but I chose what to do with that change. Most of my wounds came from the years after, not the mountains themselves.
Jan 25, 2026
2 min read
I watched brothers die so Americans could live free. I won't stay silent while Americans die in American streets.
Dec 31, 2025
10 min read
Some endings are just thresholds. Some weight follows you through every door
Dec 6, 2025
4 min read
He got twenty-one years. I've spent twenty-four refusing to let him disappear.
Nov 17, 2025
5 min read
They trained me to gather intelligence. That night, I learned to fight.
Nov 11, 2025
Honoring all who served - the mechanics and medics, the clerks and cooks, the living and the dead. Service doesn't require heroics, just commitment.
Sep 30, 2025
3 min read
Some memories cut like broken glass, others smooth into worn stones. Both carry weight that shapes who we become.
Sep 22, 2025
When Physics and Death Dance Together
Sep 7, 2025
The calendar marks days, but healing requires choice. In the space time creates, we learn to build ourselves anew.
Sep 1, 2025
The weight of what happened in Afghanistan lives in the stories I can't tell. Twenty years later, I'm learning that some truths are too heavy for words, too sacred for anything but silence.