Authors

Ryan Peschman

Document Type

2001-2020 Army

Date

2025

Date of Submission

July 2025

Keywords

Mighty Pen Project, Veteran, Memoir, short story, Animal Death, Iraq War, Autopsy, Rambling, Narrative, Anthology, POV, Milwauk, Southside, Poverty, Drug use, Mental illness, Suicide, Suicide Watch, VA, VA assistance, Hospitalization, Contemplation

Abstract

A stunningly kaleidoscopic narrative that asks, over and over, what it means to be alive.

Articles, stories, and other compositions in this archive were written by participants in the Mighty Pen Project. The program, developed by author David L. Robbins, and in partnership with Virginia Commonwealth University and the Virginia War Memorial in Richmond, Virginia, offers veterans and their family members a customized twelve-week writing class, free of charge. The program encourages, supports, and assists participants in sharing their stories and experiences of military experience so both writer and audience may benefit. CONTENT WARNINGS: Animal death, Autopsy related gore, Child Death, Child Abuse, Drug use, Rape of a minor (non-graphic), Violence

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