Archive for August, 2013
Before I tell you about the brave woman who talked a school shooter into surrendering in Georgia last week, let me tell you a quick cop story. Back in the mid-90’s I worked for a small police department in Southeast Texas. One of the officers there, “Rick”, was known for two things: being a smart-aleck, […]
Filed under: Cops | 37 Comments
Tags: active shooter, Antoinette Tuff, school shootings
Of Carnivores and Cavalrymen
This was published August 16th by Iron Mike magazine. http://ironmikemag.com/of-carnivores-and-cavalrymen/ ******************************************************** I’ll start by saying this: I don’t, generally speaking, have heroes. But recently I think I found one. I’d really like to tell this man why he’s such an inspiration, but I’m fairly certain I’ll never meet him face to face. So I’ll tell […]
Filed under: Writing | 18 Comments
Tags: carnivore, custer's last stand, dillard johnson, veteran writers, william taylor
The “Loudener”
This article was published yesterday on KitUp.military.com. The editor changed it up quite a bit, but I like my version better (doesn’t every writer feel that way?), so I’ve published the original version below. With one addition; I decided to include the question at the end. This article isn’t exactly “gun porn”, as it’s more […]
Filed under: Afghanistan, Gear reviews, Iraq | 22 Comments
Tags: loudener, snake hound machine
Nunez walked into the officers’ work room to hang out before his shift. He was drinking a Dr. Pepper he bought from a machine in the station, like he always did when he got to work early, just having a drink and relaxing before roll call. A dozen or so evening shift officers were there, […]
Filed under: Cops, Writing | 12 Comments
Tags: cop fiction, safe from the war, veteran writers
Short Afghanistan story
A regular Army infantry officer and I on a mission in the Tagab Valley, Kapisa Province. What does this picture have to do with the story below? Nothing at all! I have a major writing project I’m working on, so I’m not going to be writing much original stuff for a while. I’m going to […]
Filed under: Afghanistan, Writing | 14 Comments
Tags: Afghanistan, veteran writers, war fiction
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