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Politics, News & Issues > Soldiers & Veterans Vietnam, Iraq and baby boomers

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I was not alive for Vietnam. But I did deploy to Iraq. Twice. Are the two wars different? Sure. Does that mean it's WRONG to look at the similarities between the two, and perhaps even apply some lessons learned from Vietnam? Of course not. Although to listen to some people these days, if you use Vietnam and Iraq in the same s... More..

Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: Taking the bus

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The PuddleHe was sitting in a room full of people, waiting. Everyone else was waiting too. He was tired and looked around at the other faces; their lines looked as drawn as his, their skin pale, their eyes blank. He didn't think about what he was waiting for. He was bored with waiting and bored with being bored with waiting. ... More..

Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: A daughter's wedding day

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Your wedding, your princess dreams made realMy little girl dressing up as a bride for HalloweenYou're getting married?It seems only weeks ago that it was me.It was I who stood glowing pink in a white gownDreaming of the day I wouldMake you, meet you, feed youToday, the day you walk smilingly, solemnly,Down the same path as IT... More..

Parenting & Pregnancy > Teen Challenges Preparing your daughter for her menstrual cycle

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Menstruation is not just about bleeding every month. It's not just a simple issue of hygiene and reproductive cycles. Menstruation is, in a way, what defines us as women. How then, should we, as a society, approach this defining characteristic? What should mothers teach their daughters about menstruation? Let's look at two ve... More..

Creative Writing > Memoirs Memoirs: Doing time for Uncle Sam

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OrionI started off my time in Camp Taqqadum, 12 miles from Fallujah, in high spirits, ready to do this thing, fight this war, set up communications in the camp, go out on convoys, DO STUFF. I volunteered for the night shift, from 3 PM to 3 AM early on because it would allow me to do more during the day. I would walk the mile ... More..

Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Weapons

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My M-16I grab it, greasy and greyThe smell of CLP rises from the heavy metalWafts into my nostrilsBringing memories of too many hours spent scrubbing at the armory,My hands black with carbonPerfectly poised in a painful prone positionBone resting on bone, eye aligned with rear sight aligned with front postI slow my breathing:... More..

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1. Short stories: Taking the bus
2. Preparing your daughter for her menstrual cycle
3. Poetry: Weapons
4. Poetry: A daughter's wedding day
5. Vietnam, Iraq and baby boomers
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