Dad died on Thursday, May 9, 2013. I originally wrote this tribute on Facebook the night he died. I wanted to share it here as well. This is an appropriate place since dad and I shared the whole Army thing. He didn’t talk to me for a month after I told him I was enlisting, … Continue reading
Women in Combat: Part I
So I know yesterday was supposed to be my Swan Song of sorts, but I am hearing so much nonsense on the topic of women in combat lately, I just can’t keep my mouth shut. So I’m going to write a series of posts that address some of the main points of this discussion, as … Continue reading
So Long, Thank you, and Please Stay Tuned
So much has transpired since my last real blog entry, I’m not even sure where, exactly to begin. The truth is, I initially wrote this update by hand almost two months ago, and even more has transpired since then! But I will do my best to pickup where I last left off … The Cliff … Continue reading
In Memory of SGT Mason Lee Lewis
Reblogged from onlyspartanwomen: SGT Mason L. Lewis 26 February 1981 – 16 November 2007 When I lived in NYC, I was always aggravated by the subway ads, not only because I was very cognizant of myself as a captive audience, unable to look away, but because my mild OCD made it impossible for me to … Continue reading
In War
That immortal place in time and space … There is no human experience more solid, concrete, real. There is no experience here, in this place we call life, that reaffirms more, you exist, with and without limitation, all at once, endless and boundless, defined and tied, inextricably to not your pain, but your exhaustion, until … Continue reading
Being American: The Massacre & the Olympics
Reblogged from Call Me Bookish: If you’re anything like me, then you’re “over” the Colorado shooting that claimed the lives of 12 people. It’s depressing, it’s scary, and, thanks to the media, it’s everywhere. That being said, I welcomed the Olympics as more than just a sporting event; for me and my fellow Americans, the … Continue reading
