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The Shepherd's Lie
Micah Cross was an Army chaplain in Khost.

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The Boy Within
Marcus Grant is good at load-bearing.

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Shadows Over Paradise
Ethan Grey left special operations and built a life out of order.

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Dead Ground
Caleb Rourke was a name whispered in black-ops corridors.

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Finding Home
James leaves the service and finds that nothing fits.

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Quiet Heat
Angel Martínez has beauty, prestige and a name that opens doors, and none of them lead her anywhere near peace.

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La Mujer del Balcón
After a painful divorce, Daniel Harrington leaves a successful career and a carefully dismantled life for Puerto Plata, on the north coast of the Dominican Republic.

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Angel on Fire
Trauma counselor Angel Devereaux walks out of a fire that should have killed her.
We can know someone deeply without knowing them completely.The Journal
Essay
What the Portrait Cannot Hold
Strength is not emotional absence. It is emotional stewardship.The Journal
Essay
When Strength Becomes the Only Emotion a Man Is Allowed to Have
A passport changes your legal location. It does not settle the conscience.The Journal
Essay
What Veterans Lose When They Leave More Than the Military
A man can be needed everywhere and loved nowhere. What is left when the phone finally goes quiet?The Journal
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Who Are You When Nobody Needs Anything From You?
We ask veterans what happened to them. We almost never ask what it cost them.The Journal
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What Did Your Service Cost You Internally?
I know how to be useful. What I have had less practice at is being seen.The Journal
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When Did Usefulness Become Safer Than Visibility?

Artwork
Lion and Moon
A full moon burned down to the pale wood, and everything around it taken to deep char.

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Owl and Moon
Every feather is a separate pass.

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Horse in a Halter
The background is burned solid and the horse is simply what I did not touch.

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Two Horses
The drawing stage.

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Angel
A portrait with hibiscus and palm, and a note in her own language: eres arte, luz y energia.

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Celebrating You
A birthday commission.

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Walk in Love
Her name, her posture, and a line she lives by.

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Hibiscus Portrait
Warm bamboo takes color differently from basswood, and the red comes up softer.
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