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A Book Review of Writing War

Ron Capps wrote this book on writing for use by The Veterans Writing Project in their writing seminars and workshops. This book is a delightful read. It is a comprehensive guide to the craft and art of writing.

Writing War is a meticulously researched and well thought out book on writing fiction, non-fiction, and poetry. Throughtout the book, Ron Capps utilizes  examples from Veteran writers, so that his efforts will resonate with his intended audience.

The Veterans Writing Project. 2014. 148 pages.

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A Book Review of Soft Target

Rachel Brune has hit the soft spot I have in my heart for thrillers. In her debut novel, a reporter and a NYC cop “team up” and uncover a terrorist plot in NYC. Rachel Brune demonstrates at least four aspects of her expertise by writing this fast paced and action packed novel.

Infamous Scribbler. 2013. 206 pages.

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A Book Review of Permanent Change Of Station

Lisa Stice is a military spouse that is at home with her love of family and poetry. Poetry is best when rendered with words sparingly. There is beauty evident in the thought process necessary to expose that which is necessary to convey meaning. Lisa Stice packs much into each word she writes, and shares what must be shared to bring us closer to her life experiences.

Middle West Press LLC. 2018.  86 pages.

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A book review of Hugging This Rock

Eric Chandler is a former F-16 fighter pilot. He endured three deployments to Iraq and one deployment to Afghanistan.  Eric offers us that higher view of our earth bound lives. His gift of focusing on what is important to know, what is best to ignore, and what is important to share, is given to us poem by poem. This is Eric Chandler’s first book of poetry.  Bravo Zulu.

Middle West Press LLC. 2017. 106 pages.

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A book review of Welcome To FOB HAIKU

This collection of war poetry by Randy Brown leverages both humor and haiku. The author does his best to demystify the process and jargon of war. The broken places in my own mind are stronger and calmer now that I’ve read this book of war poetry. Thank you, Randy Brown.

Middle West Press LLC. 2015. 81 pages.