Vet Lit:
One of the most rewarding aspects of facilitating expressive writing workshops with vets is watching them fall in love with writing, and then witnessing them recognize what it means to others when they’ve bravely shared their writing. There are lots of places vets can submit poetry and prose (I’ll post list of resources soon). Please see links here to samples of vets’ writing (permission granted to share). If any vets are interested in having their writing edited, please contact me via the website (no cost).
Steve Sisson, USMC, Vietnam 1968-1969
What I Missed in 1969
Perry Walker, USMC, Vietnam 1966-1967
Derek Ricke, US Army 2004-2014, Iraq 2007-2008
Lived Experience: Stories of Being Homeless in Boulder, CO
B&W Photos courtesy of bruce shaffer photography
Content not to be shared without permission of the author
Thank you to Jennifer Livovich, Founder of Feet Forward and Streetscape, for connecting me to the people who shared these stories.
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An Encampment, A Protest, and a Woman Named Tammy Norem
April 2023
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In Memory of Joshua
March 2023
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Jennifer's Story
March 2023
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Ronnie's Story
February 2023
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Will's Story
February 2023
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Sheri's Story
December 2022
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Helen's Story
December 2022
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Redd's Story
November 2022
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Stile's Story
November 2022
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Angel's Story
November 2022
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Will's Story
November 2022
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Michael's Story
October 2022
Good Trouble For Kids
An Arts Initiative Promoting Racially Conscious Reading
This 2020-21 project was a collaboration of Story Remedy and Subvert. Our write-ups on many of the books we included in our subscription service are available to read on Substack and Medium. If you are interested in purchasing any of these books, they are available via Bookshop. Here is one of our collaborative projects on art and poetry based on a children’s book.
“We know — we who love words, we who love language, we who love story — we are doing our part.”
—Nikky Finney