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Hot Link: Teresa Fazio’s Award-Winning Story “Float”

March 29, 2017 By in Reading, War, Writing Tags: , , , , , , , , , Leave a comment
Oh Well (2) by Lydia Komatsu

“Oh Well (2)” courtesy of Lydia Komatsu

Last week, I linked to Teresa Fazio’s op-ed on Marines United and mentioned what a fan of her short stories I am. I was tickled yesterday to see that her story “Float” went live on the Consequence Magazine website. It’s a great magazine with both nicely presented online content and a print issue, all devoted to myriad investigations of war.

Jesse Goolsby selected it as the 2016 fiction contest winner. I strongly recommend you check it out, especially if you’re interested in seeing how women veteran writers are crafting narratives regarding their time in the service:  Float

Hot Link: Teresa Fazio on the Marines United Scandal

March 21, 2017 By in Reading, War Tags: , , , , , 1 Comment
Oh Well (2) by Lydia Komatsu

“Oh Well (2)” courtesy of Lydia Komatsu

In case you’ve missed it, a big scandal hit the Marine Corps a few weeks back regarding the rank misogyny of a Facebook page called “Marines United.” While ostensibly a support group for active and separated Marines, it also facilitated the sharing of inappropriate photos of women Marines.

Teresa Fazio is a former Marine officer, and one hell of a writer (her prizewinning short story in Consequence is worth the subscription) I had the pleasure of meeting at AWP. I recommend you read her opinion piece, which details some of her experiences as woman in the Corps, and recommends a fairly simple, common sense way-ahead: Marine Speaks Out Against Military Sexual Harassment – Rolling Stone