Proud to Be: Writing by American Warriors, Volume 8
Publication: 11/11/19
Pages: 192
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The volume also sponsored a veterans’ writing competition. The winners and finalists are spotlighted in the front of the book.
The anthology is the eighth in an annual series published by Southeast Missouri State University Press in cooperation with the Missouri Humanities Council’s Veterans Projects. See submissions guidelines here.
Award Winning Essays
Broken Ribs (winner) – Kristin Otero
Hindrance (honorable mention) – Jessica Granger
Like You Mean It (honorable mention) – Bree Pye
Award Winning Poetry
What the Bomb Wants (winner) – Bill Glose
The Blue Angels at Naval Air Station Jacksonville (honorable mention) – Aaron Wallace
The Watch (honorable mention) – Wes Smith
Award Winning Photography
Sugar Rush (winner) – Bree Pye
Day Job (honorable mention) – T.S. Johnson
Documenting Work on the Saigon River (honorable mention) – James Rifenbark
Award Winning Interview
Keith Eugene Fiscus: A Life of Service (winner) – Billie Holladay Skelley
Award Wining Fiction
Artificial Reef (winner) – Robert Morgan Fisher
How to Schedule a Nervous Breakdown (honorable mention) Amie Charney
Sacrifice and Service (honorable mention) William Watkins Jr.
Additional Essays
Three Essays – Christopher Baumer
Sacrifices Will Have to Be Made – Gail Hosking
The Trail – Charlie Jacobson
Run Silent, Run Deep – Gavin Pringle
Atmospheric – Sheri McQuiston Anderson
Additional Poetry
Measures &
Got Your Six – Lisa Stice
The Night We Fell in Love With Diana Ross – J.F. Connolly
Another Tour – Jocelyn Corbin
“We’re just self-replicating carbon units” &
Navy Haibun – Mary Ellen Talley
Reports May Vary &
More Than Enough – Jason Arment
The Unknown Hero &
The Wrong Way Round – Jay Harden
Shark-Mouthed Skies &
Jungle Nights – Bill Glose
I Got Your 6 – Valerie Young
Bullet &
Two Or More – Ryan Stovall
First Glimpse – Wes Smith
The Sign Painter – Elise Hempel
The Cost of War &
Friendly Fire – Lindsey Medina
Fall – Benjamin Naka-Hasebe Kingsley
9 Things Uncle Same Taught Me – Randy Brown
Presentiment – Eric Chandler
Birth of the Nuclear Age &
First Reading – Jonathan Tennis
Leadership – Scott Ennis
Two Wars Behind Glass – Sarah Colby
Grub Burger &
Tracer Rounds – Aaron Wallce
Additional Photography
Combat Lifesaver Training &
Baghdad Lights &
82nd in Iraq 2015 – A. Sean Taylor
Echo 232 Tusker Medics’ Graduation Ceremony – Rachael Attanasio
Those Who Served &
Mourners &
The War Correspondent – Joseph Pete
Weekend Pass &
Finding Shade – T.S. Johnson
Praying Soldier &
Unexpected Playmate – Bree Pye
Additional Fiction
Two Kinds of People – Christopher Farris
How to Become a USMC Selected Toy – Garlen Funnell
No Medals Please – Monty Joynes
Cats – George Uriah
Measuring of Light – Patrick Kelly
I Wonder How She’s Doing and My Connections – Cindy McDermott
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