In Country: A Viet Nam Sequence

Louis DorwaldtAugust 8, 2020

In Country: A Viet Nam Sequence written by: Louis Dorwaldt   An eternity of days Trekking and shivering We trade dog tags The boy and I Each on his chest ...

EnglishPoetry2 min read

Funeral Strains

Gary BeckJune 29, 2020

Funeral Strains written by: Gary Beck   Scene 1 (Pre-show. Offstage. Blaring sounds of anti-gay, anti-military protest, by a radical church group, atte...

EnglishLiterature10 min read

Phoenix Mode

Sharona ReevesJune 4, 2020

Phoenix Mode written by: Sharona Reeves   I was there during Her death Sat there and watched as She took Her last breath Knew then and now had come an...

EnglishPoetry0 min read

If I Move My Foot

Russell ColcloughJanuary 8, 2020

If I Move My Foot written by: Russell Culclough   My legs are feeling heavy, bit wobbly, but I'm ok. I bet my young brother Sam is at school now, well...

EnglishLiterature2 min read

Girl Of His Dreams

P.A. O'NeilOctober 24, 2019

Girl Of His Dreams written by: P.A. O'Neil   “Yes, Sir, he’s in the second bed on the left. I am sure he’ll have the strength to talk to you if h...

EnglishHalloweenLiterature40 min read

A Soldier, Home

Steven M BairdSeptember 26, 2019

A Soldier, Home written by: Steven M Baird @SMBairdOrd   I. He was a quiet man, seated next to her; a soldier, he said, of no sustainable means. T...

EnglishLiterature1 min read

2212

Bayley KellySeptember 17, 2019

2212 written by: Bayley Kelly   World War IV Sergeant Jackson in the war English army Sent to France French are taking over Europe Already they...

EnglishPoetry1 min read

Rodina-mat Zavyot!

Olja DobricJune 18, 2019

Rodina-mat Zavyot! written by: Olja Dobric   Thump. Thump. Thump. Thump-thump-thump. Misha was desperately attempting to normalise his breathing in...

EnglishLiterature11 min read

Soldier

Tylia FloresApril 20, 2019

Soldier written by: Tylia Flores @stompingoncp1   Fighting in the battlefields, Getting wounded in the process, Each way I turn, A new battl...

EnglishPoetry0 min read

The War Within

Sharona ReevesApril 18, 2019

The War Within written by: Sharona Reeves   Tainted soldier, a heart waged in war, a soldier with a body rich in strength, yet in his life, this soldi...

EnglishPoetry1 min read

Valentines Day 1918

Steve GreenFebruary 14, 2019

Valentines Day 1918 written by: Steve Green @Word_Massager   We greet the dawn from our bed of mud in a nameless place that we must defend Blan...

EnglishPoetry1 min read

Old Shoes

TrishaJanuary 9, 2019

Old Shoes written by: Trisha   I am exhausted... Well, it is because we walked a lot today... It started in the morning, like any other day. I figu...

EnglishLiterature4 min read

Dear December

Papia RayDecember 20, 2018

Dear December written by: Papia Ray   Ah, December! You come calling again---- Your annual visit I long to welcome, Bringing fond memories of Christm...

ChristmasEnglishPoetry1 min read

The Telegram

Luiz SyphreJuly 30, 2018

The Telegram written by: Luiz Syphre @luizsyphre   Oh! I've just come from where the land meets the Sun from a war that must be won! for we are sold...

EnglishPoetry1 min read