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How to Write About a War You’ve Never Experienced
I have just released Rebecca Benson’s War on Amazon.com. Rebecca Benson is woman who can’t forgive her husband Adam for dying in Vietnam, in a war he volunteered to join. Rebecca struggles to honor her husband’s service, but she can’t ignore her … Continue reading
Posted in military service, mourning, Politics, Vietnam
Tagged anti-war protests, Daughters of the American Revolution, gold star flag, marriage, USMC, UUUU, Vietnam War, widows
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The Mourner in the Corner
Remembering the Father of My Children On this Father’s Day, I am thinking of my children’s father, and my children. At his funeral last December I was the “mourner in the corner.” Widows can weep openly, but ex-wives ache–ache over lost … Continue reading
Posted in family, marriage, mourning
Tagged children, ex-wife, father, Father's Day, grief, marriage
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