I found talking to two Afghan social activists and human rights advocate Crystal Bayat incredibly cathartic - I think during the interview I even Continue Reading
Profiles in Havok, Episode 81 – Torie Fisher
No two veteran’s stories are the same. But Torie Fisher’s life is one that a lot of veterans can probably relate to. After a rough initial exit from Continue Reading
Profiles in Havok, Epsiode 79 with Steve Callahan
Steve Callahan is a writer, a poet, and a former Marine infantryman. Bursting with creative efforts, Steve runs a poetry site, podcast, and is heavily Continue Reading
Profiles in Havok, Episode 77, Christopher Soucy
Army combat veteran Christopher Soucy is an actor, puppeteer, director, screenwriter, and playwright living in Savannah, Georgia. He has been writing Continue Reading
Profiles in Havok, Episode 76 with Dale Comstock
It is important for veterans' experiential wisdom to, well, not die with them. Passing on the lessons learned - the best practices, the frank Continue Reading
Profiles in Havok (Episode 75) with Chris Sparks
Chris Sparks is an Army veteran who could speak Arabic, a former police officer, and a current stand-up comic. More than that, he's an incredibly Continue Reading
Gun Control and the City
In 1991, I began studying Karate in New York City’s West Village under Seiko Shihan Shigeru Oyama. I first studied Capoeira in 1993 under Mestre Continue Reading
The First Generation of the “Warrior Class?”
I live next door to musicians. There are three of them, all in their mid-twenties. They're really friendly, even when they drink and smoke dope. But Continue Reading
The Death of a Civilian: The Day I Joined the Army
Note: The following is adapted from a chapter of Christopher Paul Meyer’s memoir, Icarus Falling: A True Story About the Broken Dreams, Broken Heart, Continue Reading
Semper Fight: A Former Marine and the Bar Fight Scene
Note: The following is adapted from a chapter of Christopher Paul Meyer’s memoir, Icarus Falling: A True Story About the Broken Dreams, Broken Heart Continue Reading
The Soft Landing, Part II: Customer Relations
Note: The following is adapted from a chapter of Christopher Paul Meyer’s memoir, Icarus Falling: A True Story About the Broken Dreams, Broken Heart, Continue Reading
The Soft Landing, Part I: Landing A Security Gig
Note: The following is adapted from a chapter of Christopher Paul Meyer’s memoir, Icarus Falling: A True Story About the Broken Dreams, Broken Heart, Continue Reading