A Place to Talk About War

I would like to hear from soldiers who have been in combat situations, from their families, or from others interested in this conversation. I am a graduate student interested in war rhetoric. I have no preset agenda: I simply want to listen, to learn, and to be supportive.

About Me

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Location: Texas, United States

Married, two kids. Worked in the defense industry for 20 years before taking a different path. I'll be starting my dissertation on the rhetoric of war in a few months. This semester I am teaching Freshman Composition. I DON'T CARE ABOUT BLOGGERS' SPELLING, PUNCTUATION, OR ANY OTHER GRAMMAR MATTERS--I JUST WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU.

Friday, December 10, 2004

Operation Homecoming

I have less time for blogging as the semester ends, which is a shame, because there are events happening daily that would be interesting to talk about. However, I do want to alert you to a government project which I am currently studying for an academic project: the National Endowment for the Arts' Operation Homecoming: Writing the Wartime Experience. The NEA is inviting soldiers who served after 9-11 in Afghanistan, Iraq, or on the homefront to write about what they experienced and submit the writings to the NEA for possible inclusion in a forthcoming anthology. Families of soldiers are welcome to contribute, as well.

For more information, check out http://www.nea.gov/national/homecoming/. I'll be back when semester projects are complete.

posted by English Professor | 1:23 PM