: About Me

Ed Coet is a retired US Army officer and professional educator. Currently the editor of the Blue Fog Journal, Ed Coet is also a widely published freelance writer and poet. Ed's short stories and poems were published in over 30 magazines and journals world wide. Ed's anthology credits include Namaste Fiji The International Anthology of Poetry Book, The "Breaking Silences" Poetry Book Collection, the 2007 Scars Poetry Collection Book - We The Poet's, "A Hudson View" Poetry Digest - Winter 2008 International Collection and South African Poet's Printery's, "Tonight, An Anthology of World Love Poetry." Ed Coet's newly released book "Poet Coet" is now available at major on-line book outlets such as Amazon and Barnes & Noble. Visit with Ed Coet at "The Coet Blog" at http://thecoet.blogspot.com/.

My passion is ...

Writing

I know too much about ...

Politics

My parents always told me ...

Wisdom only comes with age and experience or listening to those that have wisdom.

My childhood ambition ...

To become a rich and famous (same ambition that most kids have).

My favorite memory ...

Meeting my wife.

Why I write ...

It's my passion. It will also be an important part of my legacy.

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

I'm rereading "Poet Coet," of course.

My first job ...

Sacking groceries (age 10)

My best moment ...

Toss up: Marrying my wife and the birth of my kids.

My inspiration ...

My Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, then great leaders. Grandma Coet also ranks high.

Creative Writing > Memoirs Testimonies: Surviving an attempted suicide

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I am a suicide survivor. I am also a Christian. This article explains how anyone, but especially people of faith, can survive or help others to survive the tragedy of a suicidal death of a family member or close friend. My father committed suicide with an overdose of prescription medicine taken in conjunction with alcohol. Alcohol is a depressant that exacerbates suicidal tendencies in those who are prone to such self-destructive acts. I was 16 years old at the time. I was wrongly ashamed of my father's suicide for most of my life. In fact, that feeling of shame is one of the great regrets...

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