
New Year, New Words
I haven’t posted a “blog” on my website since 2014, around the time I went full-time freelance for the first time. I’ve considered writing new things on here since then, but, honestly, as a professional…

Warrior Wire: We’ve Got Their Backs … And Their Tits & Ass
I recently read a story about New York Times columnist Nick Kristof, and how he writes his columns about specific people and not merely the broader issues because readers have an easier time relating if…

Warrior Wire: Denied Till They Die
When I started working on this article, I honestly thought I’d be writing about something else. I’d been contacted by Tracee Beebe, a filmmaker who was working on a documentary about Vietnam veterans, and she…

Warrior Wire: Diet COLA
I don’t really have a lot to say about this article, especially since it’s kind of old news by now. I had written this when the COLA cuts were still an everyday news item,…

Warrior Wire: The Art of War
As a writer, I’ve always been incredibly jealous of people who are talented in the visual arts. That old saying about a picture being worth a thousand words? It’s totally true. Plus, people are…

Warrior Wire: Fightin’ Words
If you read my last post, you may have noticed a sidebar in my article “The Write Stuff.” In it, I gave a short rundown of five of my favorite veteran-written books. I chose five…

Warrior Wire: The Write Stuff
Warrior Writers is an organization I first learned about after looking up veterans’ groups that needed volunteers. I got busy not long after contacting them, but I subscribed to their newsletter and followed what they…

Warrior Wire: At Their Service
Since I started writing for Penthouse’s Warrior Wire column, I’ve really gotten to know a lot about the veterans community. I’ve always had an interest in vets’ issues because of my dad (a Vietnam vet)…

Warrior Wire: Rings of Fire
I don’t really remember when I first heard about burn pits, though I know I started researching for this article at least a year before it was published, maybe even earlier. I keep a file…

Pet Tweets: Taylor Vixen
Click image to open PDF. I met Taylor Vixen when she was in the running for Penthouse Pet of the Year way back in 2009. She came up to the Penthouse offices with Veronica Ricci…
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