by Clay D Munchkin I love you and even though I don't always show it or act like it please never doubt it. I know this is going to be hard because Continue Reading
Afghanistan and the Sound of Silence
For many, silence is peace, and the sound of breaking waves off the coast of Carmel California is the most relaxing sound. It brings the inner peace Continue Reading
The Ramp
I was but maybe a month or two old, not truly but in war we are reborn. A newborn thrust into this world, cold and alone. I was riding that Continue Reading
The Fear We Carry
“Courage is fear holding on a minute longer.” – Patton Those lucky enough to have children have probably heard it before—“My dad isn’t scared of Continue Reading
Teaching Her Power, Learning My Own
Teach your daughters violence so they may never fear man. Teach them compassion so they may know its true strength. – Clay As I sit at yet another Continue Reading
We Are Not Four Letters
“When educating operators on Operator Syndrome, the most common response is: How did you know? This response is usually expressed with a tone of Continue Reading
Retrogression
Its generic blue tint looks like a night’s rest that for the last few weeks has escaped. Never did I think that one day it would turn into the Continue Reading
The Switch
72 hrs, give or take, is the breaking point where the lack of sleep catches me—embracing me like a lost lover whose touch can ease the pain. The line Continue Reading
Reply to Hannah
by Clay D You ask to keep the faith; I ask how could we? We are thrown to the wolves because we are dad, a product of toxic masculinity of the 90s Continue Reading
Folded Flags and Purple Hearts
" A warrior is defined by his scars, not his medals" - Matshona Dhiwayo _______________ Many men vie for the shine, the glisten that comes from Continue Reading
A Girl Named Jasmine, the Afghan Face of Sharia Law
I’d heard a lot about stoning prior to going into the fray. I thought this would be like any other day. We sat and watched, watched and sat over the Continue Reading