“I could recall snippets of that Baghdad hospital, but not much else until I’d finally awoken for good. The rest of those months in recovery were a blur of pain and medication. It had happened so quickly, too. Just like during deployment, days bled into one another and then suddenly I was free. Free to [...]
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Chapter 1 Excerpt: Reprieves
This is my favorite scene from this chapter. A young Jason hunts with his grandfather, killing his first deer. When Jason becomes overwhelmed by the enormity of killing for the first time, his grandfather (a WWII veteran) shares with him his wisdom regarding life, death and human nature that he treasures into adulthood. Please note, [...]
READ MORE »Chapter 3 Excerpt: Expectations
I have included below an excerpt from the revised Chapter 3: Expectations. This excerpt explains why the main character Jason chose to reject his father’s hopes he would join his firm as an investment banker and follow in his grandfather’s (WWII Guadalcanal veteran) footsteps to the Marine Corps; a decision he reflects upon with fondness, [...]
READ MORE »Reader Interview with Tiffany Madison – Part II
We’re back for round two. You asked, she answered on Formspring so reader Erica chose the excerpts she liked best and placed them below from the Q/A!
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