This is a re-blog from my interview on the Military Writers Guild Medium Chris Zeitz is hooked on Twitter. Returning from Afghanistan he found it therapeutic even. It keeps him connected to the veteran community while he transitions to a civilian life. Chris has also found it an outlet to offer a counter-narrative to what […]
June 1, 2015
There is a theme trending in these Military Writers Guild interviews — life. Not everyone has the luxury of sequestering ourselves away to make writing happen. At this point, I’m not so sure that would be a luxury at all. The precious time that we steal away to write make those words even more valuable. Perhaps that […]
May 14, 2015
This is a cross-post from the Military Writers Guild Medium My sole New Years resolution for 2015 is to use creative metaphors to challenge established schemes. Using an illustration of the futility of voting in Iraq was an appropriate visual of the strength of that promise. My interview with Diane Maye is a good reminder […]
April 17, 2015
This is a cross post from the Military Writers Guild I recruited Ellen Haring to the Military Writers Guild, so I was eager to interview her about writing and research. She has been for me a bit of a canary in the coal mine. Ellen is a few cohorts ahead of me as a Ph.D. […]
April 13, 2015
This is a cross-post from the Military Writers Guild Medium Let me start by saying, even after this interview, I would like to know more about @clausewitzrocks. First, did she learn her field craft from Phil Walter? How does she translate U.S. civil-military relations theory to the Australian experience? Does she know there is already a […]
March 23, 2015
This is a cross-post from the Military Writers Guild Medium Headlamps and Orange Highlighters An Interview with Associate Member Phil Walter Next up in this series of interviews to discover the reading, writing, creativity, and daily rituals of Guild members, is Phil Walter. Phil is a former infantryman, intelligence officer, and counterterrorism planner. He currently […]
March 14, 2015
This is a cross-post from the Military Writers Guild Medium. Writing on the Go: An Interview with Member Carrie Morgan When last I left you, Ty Mayfield was perfecting the old fashioned, writing in his Moleskine, and prepping for another deployment. Continuing this series of interviews with Guild members, I am looking to reveal their writing routines. I’d like […]
March 7, 2015
This is a cross-post from the Military Writers Guild Medium. Old Fashioned Reading and Writing: An Interview with Member Ty Mayfield During my recent paternity leave for the birth of my precious little Madeline my reading included a number of references to modelling behavior for success. In that same time I became a new member […]
February 16, 2015
The Military Writers Guild exists to gather writers committed to the development of the profession of arms through the exchange of ideas in the written medium. Through its members, The Guild will encourage an open dialogue from diverse perspectives, thereby supporting the study of military affairs, spread knowledge of the military profession, and increase the assistance […]
September 24, 2012
Regular readers should have notice the lack of recent posts here at Pathfinder. If there are indeed readers out there waiting with baited breath for my next post, I apologize for my absence. I could give a host of reasons until I read Chris Guillebeau’s latest post “Success as a Travel Blogger.” Some of his points […]
June 27, 2015
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