Fall 2023 | Veterans Voices

id	namefull	peedition	peyear	title	Created Date	Submission Type	Categories	Awards	Edition	Submission	searchbody
152	Trina Mioner			5 Breaths	2023-04-25	PROSE				5 Breaths Trina Mioner I thought to myself that I did not want to do a writing assignment for a group of veterans about what I am thankful for this holiday season. It was to...	5 Breaths Trina Mioner I thought to myself that I did not want to do a writing assignment for a group of veterans about what I am thankful for this holiday season. It was to...
153	Dennis Edward O’Brien	Fall	2.022	Dance, Little Children	2023-04-25	POEM			Fall 2022	Dance, Little Children Dennis Edward O’Brien Fall 2022 Dance, little children, for the river runs deep. You have a long road to walk upon before you can sleep. Sing, little children, for the soul runs dee...	Dance, Little Children Dennis Edward O’Brien Fall 2022 Dance, little children, for the river runs deep. You have a long road to walk upon before you can sleep. Sing, little children, for the soul runs dee...
154	Steven Miller			Stones River	2023-04-25	PROSE				Stones River Steven Miller As the Civil War raged to the south, the 82nd Indiana Infantry was formed in August 1862 to be prepared to meet the threat of Confederate forces movin...	Stones River Steven Miller As the Civil War raged to the south, the 82nd Indiana Infantry was formed in August 1862 to be prepared to meet the threat of Confederate forces movin...
155	Katherine Iwatiw			A 1984 Exception	2023-04-25	PROSE				A 1984 Exception Katherine Iwatiw I was a fresh-faced American soldier with a pocketful of Deutsche Marks out for a night in Nuremburg, Germany. When the city center’s bar and dance ha...	A 1984 Exception Katherine Iwatiw I was a fresh-faced American soldier with a pocketful of Deutsche Marks out for a night in Nuremburg, Germany. When the city center’s bar and dance ha...
156	kim gwinner			Writing Really Does Help	2023-04-25	POEM				Writing Really Does Help kim gwinner Here I am all alone, Sitting at the table here at home. Haven’t seen my therapist in three weeks. My guard is down and I’m feeling bleak. My mind is...	Writing Really Does Help kim gwinner Here I am all alone, Sitting at the table here at home. Haven’t seen my therapist in three weeks. My guard is down and I’m feeling bleak. My mind is...
157	Deborah Ann Cole	Fall	2.022	What Is a King?	2023-04-25	POEM			Fall 2022	What Is a King? Deborah Ann Cole Fall 2022 “What is a king,” I asked myself one day. As I was gazing at the sky, thanking God for his amazing grace, I thought hard about what a king must wear. ...	What Is a King? Deborah Ann Cole Fall 2022 “What is a king,” I asked myself one day. As I was gazing at the sky, thanking God for his amazing grace, I thought hard about what a king must wear. ...
158	Scott Sjostrand	Fall	2.022	Snowquet	2023-04-25	POEM			Fall 2022	Snowquet Scott Sjostrand Fall 2022 Precious flower seeds are in the soil below a blanket of snow, protected when the cold winds blow. Farm-Town Floral supplies us with flowers from afar...	Snowquet Scott Sjostrand Fall 2022 Precious flower seeds are in the soil below a blanket of snow, protected when the cold winds blow. Farm-Town Floral supplies us with flowers from afar...
159	Diane Wasden			A Knock on the Door	2023-04-25	PROSE				A Knock on the Door Diane Wasden I am always worrying, even still today, whether I did or said enough to have stopped it all from happening. I immersed myself with guilt and experienc...	A Knock on the Door Diane Wasden I am always worrying, even still today, whether I did or said enough to have stopped it all from happening. I immersed myself with guilt and experienc...
160	C. Nemeth	Fall	2.022	A Favorite Christmas	2023-04-25	PROSE			Fall 2022	A Favorite Christmas C. Nemeth Fall 2022 All but one of my Christmas holidays have been spent with family and friends. The one exception, upon reflection, is my favorite. Let me explain. In ...	A Favorite Christmas C. Nemeth Fall 2022 All but one of my Christmas holidays have been spent with family and friends. The one exception, upon reflection, is my favorite. Let me explain. In ...
161	Michael Kuklenski	Fall	2.022	The Doc	2023-04-25	POEM			Fall 2022	The Doc Michael Kuklenski Fall 2022 The “Doc” always wondered if he did his best to help his fellow Marines as they fought to resist. The NVA were determined to kill them all, only succ...	The Doc Michael Kuklenski Fall 2022 The “Doc” always wondered if he did his best to help his fellow Marines as they fought to resist. The NVA were determined to kill them all, only succ...
						Submission Type	Categories	Awards	Edition

152

Trina Mioner

5 Breaths

2023-04-25

PROSE

5 Breaths

I thought to myself that I did not want to do a writing assignment for a group of veterans about what I am thankful for this holiday season. It was to...

5 Breaths

Trina Mioner

I thought to myself that I did not want to do a writing assignment for a group of veterans about what I am thankful for this holiday season. It was to...

153

Dennis Edward O’Brien

Fall

2.022

Dance, Little Children

2023-04-25

POEM

Fall 2022

Dance, Little Children

Dennis Edward O’Brien
Fall 2022

Dance, little children, for the river runs deep. You have a long road to walk upon before you can sleep. Sing, little children, for the soul runs dee...

Dance, Little Children

Dennis Edward O’Brien
Fall 2022

Dance, little children, for the river runs deep. You have a long road to walk upon before you can sleep. Sing, little children, for the soul runs dee...

154

Steven Miller

Stones River

2023-04-25

PROSE

Stones River

Steven Miller

As the Civil War raged to the south, the 82nd Indiana Infantry was formed in August 1862 to be prepared to meet the threat of Confederate forces movin...

Stones River

Steven Miller

As the Civil War raged to the south, the 82nd Indiana Infantry was formed in August 1862 to be prepared to meet the threat of Confederate forces movin...

155

Katherine Iwatiw

A 1984 Exception

2023-04-25

PROSE

A 1984 Exception

Katherine Iwatiw

I was a fresh-faced American soldier with a pocketful of Deutsche Marks out for a night in Nuremburg, Germany. When the city center’s bar and dance ha...

A 1984 Exception

Katherine Iwatiw

I was a fresh-faced American soldier with a pocketful of Deutsche Marks out for a night in Nuremburg, Germany. When the city center’s bar and dance ha...

156

kim gwinner

Writing Really Does Help

2023-04-25

POEM

Writing Really Does Help

kim gwinner

Here I am all alone, Sitting at the table here at home. Haven’t seen my therapist in three weeks. My guard is down and I’m feeling bleak. My mind is...

Writing Really Does Help

kim gwinner

Here I am all alone, Sitting at the table here at home. Haven’t seen my therapist in three weeks. My guard is down and I’m feeling bleak. My mind is...

157

Deborah Ann Cole

Fall

2.022

What Is a King?

2023-04-25

POEM

Fall 2022

What Is a King?

Deborah Ann Cole
Fall 2022

“What is a king,” I asked myself one day. As I was gazing at the sky, thanking God for his amazing grace, I thought hard about what a king must wear. ...

What Is a King?

Deborah Ann Cole
Fall 2022

“What is a king,” I asked myself one day. As I was gazing at the sky, thanking God for his amazing grace, I thought hard about what a king must wear. ...

158

Scott Sjostrand

Fall

2.022

Snowquet

2023-04-25

POEM

Fall 2022

Snowquet

Scott Sjostrand
Fall 2022

Precious flower seeds are in the soil below a blanket of snow, protected when the cold winds blow. Farm-Town Floral supplies us with flowers from afar...

Snowquet

Scott Sjostrand
Fall 2022

Precious flower seeds are in the soil below a blanket of snow, protected when the cold winds blow. Farm-Town Floral supplies us with flowers from afar...

159

Diane Wasden

A Knock on the Door

2023-04-25

PROSE

A Knock on the Door

Diane Wasden

I am always worrying, even still today, whether I did or said enough to have stopped it all from happening. I immersed myself with guilt and experienc...

A Knock on the Door

Diane Wasden

I am always worrying, even still today, whether I did or said enough to have stopped it all from happening. I immersed myself with guilt and experienc...

160

C. Nemeth

Fall

2.022

A Favorite Christmas

2023-04-25

PROSE

Fall 2022

A Favorite Christmas

C. Nemeth
Fall 2022

All but one of my Christmas holidays have been spent with family and friends. The one exception, upon reflection, is my favorite. Let me explain. In ...

A Favorite Christmas

C. Nemeth
Fall 2022

All but one of my Christmas holidays have been spent with family and friends. The one exception, upon reflection, is my favorite. Let me explain. In ...

161

Michael Kuklenski

Fall

2.022

The Doc

2023-04-25

POEM

Fall 2022

The Doc

Michael Kuklenski
Fall 2022

The “Doc” always wondered if he did his best to help his fellow Marines as they fought to resist. The NVA were determined to kill them all, only succ...

The Doc

Michael Kuklenski
Fall 2022

The “Doc” always wondered if he did his best to help his fellow Marines as they fought to resist. The NVA were determined to kill them all, only succ...