Posts Tagged: marines
Marine Base Alchemy
We drive out, shedding tears inside, only for ourselves, only for the beauty.
...moreThe Constituent Parts
I was seven the first time I fired a gun.
...moreRumpus Exclusive: “Iron Heart”
Speech seemed like an irreverence, as if the empty schools were tombs.
...moreOn the Front Lines
When you pick up a pen instead of a rifle, you’re fighting an entirely different battle. This is my duty. This is my patriotism.
...moreSaid Not Said by Fred Marchant
We have met the enemy on a raft of our own dead, and the enemy is us. Is it any wonder so many poets and others engaged with the arts are also devoted to exploring science?
...moreWar Narratives #8: Flashes of War by Katey Schultz
Schultz enables readers to see past their own perspectives and empathize with both the Afghan child and the American war widow.
...moreWar Narratives #6: The Rumpus Interview with Phil Klay
When you’re writing fiction, you can follow your own ignorance. You can write something and realize how flawed you are.
...moreRapid Fire
Stanton re-gathered himself, still wearing a smile after being shot in the face, and went back to work.
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