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Dreading Mother’s Day: Finding Solace in Brotherhood and Sisterhood
This first appeared in The Havok Journal on May 8, 2016. Mother’s Day... at the first mention in the week leading up to Mother’s Day my conscious Continue Reading
The Travesty of Politics, the Tragedy of Empathy
This article was first published in the Havok Journal on October 24, 2017. __________ Speaking only from my experience, people who politicize tragedy, Continue Reading
Two Minutes for Ernie
by Frank Pauc This first appeared in Frank’s blog on August 19, 2017. It is republished here with the author’s Continue Reading
From Ritual to Reality: Because He Lives
My annual nostalgia of Easter now blossoms in reverse. My firstborn was killed in Afghanistan in the fall of 2011, the wild season of skeletal trees Continue Reading
“Goodbye”: My Daily Burden from Suicide
by Shara Hegr In 2011 when my husband was critically wounded while serving in Afghanistan, I incorrectly assumed I knew the greatest depths of Continue Reading
Stop Hurting and Retraumatizing Gold Star Parents
Stop Hurting and Retraumatizing Gold Star Parents by Scoti Domeij This first appeared in The Havok Journal October 27, 2016. It is republished Continue Reading