The Enola Gay
At my local VFW post in Poughkeepsie, I had the distinct honor of listening to Stuart Vidal, age...
Read MoreTommy Zurhellen is author of the three novels of the award-winning Messiah Trilogy from Atticus Books. He earned his MFA from the University of Alabama and currently teaches writing at Marist College. A U.S. Navy veteran, he is a Life Member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 170 in Poughkeepsie, N.Y.
by Tommy Zurhellen | Nov 25, 2015 | Creative Nonfiction | 0
At my local VFW post in Poughkeepsie, I had the distinct honor of listening to Stuart Vidal, age...
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Quick question: can you name your favorite holiday? I think most people will answer with,...
Read Moreby Tommy Zurhellen | Oct 19, 2015 | Fiction | 0
Escape Goat is in your office again. You secretly call her that because the thesis on her first draft was: In “Sense n’ Sensibility” by Jane Austin, chivalry is just an escape goat for the problems of society. You imagine a goat...
Read Moreby Tommy Zurhellen | Aug 10, 2015 | Creative Nonfiction | 0
Bring the Noise On Wednesdays, I like to sit at the end of the battered horseshoe bar at my local VFW and listen to all the voices flustering back and forth. Wednesdays are member-only days here, so the place is usually packed...
Read Moreby Tommy Zurhellen | May 17, 2012 | Literary Matters | 0
I’m sitting outside La Samaritaine on the Marseille waterfront, drinking coffee and pretending to...
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