World War I…. and an Exciting Announcement!
I’m not entirely sure when the World War I bug first bit me. Perhaps when I was in high school, and my history teacher gave a rather stirring lecture about […]
WWI Aviator Series: The First One
It’s no secret that getting into the Air Corps, during the First World War or any other conflict, is quite a feat. As we’ve all learned from Top Gun, combat […]
WWI Aviator Series: The Boy Wonder
Anybody here like cake? I love cake. My God. I used to be one of those people who bought single cakes from the bakery just because. But do I love […]
WWI Aviator Series: The Balloon Buster
Have you ever met someone from history that grabbed you by the shoulders and completely stole your attention? With one look at a faded photograph, you just knew you were […]
Poetry Break: “Let Me Tell You How I Died” – Dogfight
So… where were we with this poetry series? Those of you who have followed me for awhile might recognize it. A few years back, I tapped into my rhyming writer […]
WWI Aviator Series: The Red Baron
April 21, 1918. It’s a cold, clammy day, enveloped in billowing gray clouds. A scarlet triplane, marked with bold black crosses, hurdles towards the trench-scarred, soupy mud of Europe. The […]
WWI Christmas Truce: Putting Aside Differences
It’s a tale as old as time – or at least as old as the Great War. In 1914, on a frigid Christmas Eve in the middle of trench-scarred Western […]
POETRY BREAK: “Let Me Tell You Where I’ve Been” – Talbot House
It’s time for a poetry break. I know you’re used to my series “Let Me Tell You How I Died,” exploring the sacrifices made by soldiers and civilians in various […]
Poetry Break: “Let Me Tell You How I Died” – The Missing
You know, I was so excited to post this yesterday for 11/11, but sometimes things don’t go as they ought! I took a bit of a tumble off the kitchen […]
Poetry Break: “Let Me Tell You How I Died” – Gas!
It’s been awhile since we’ve checked in with this incredibly long poem, hasn’t it? I figured it was time to post another segment. In the First World War, poison gas […]
