In part 2 of this week's series, podcaster Tracy Crow, author, writing coach, and Marine Corps veteran, talks with novelist and Navy veteran, Jeffery Hess, about the value of writing workshops and about his own writing process. Jeff is the author of the forthcoming novel, No Salvation, and the novels,Tushhog and Beachhead; the story collection, Cold War Canoe Club; and the editor of the award-winning anthologies Home of the Brave: Stories in Uniform and Home of the Brave: Somewhere in the Sand. Prior to earning a master of fine arts degree in creative writing from Queens University of Charlotte and a bachelor’s degree in English from the University of South Florida, he served aboard the Navy’s oldest and newest ships. He’s published numerous short stories that recall this period of his life, and he's held writing positions at a daily newspaper, a Fortune 500 company, and a university-based research center. He lives in Florida, where he writes and leads the DD-214 Writers’ Workshop for military veterans.
EPISODE 14: Saluting the women history makers you've (likely) never heard of
EPISODE 13: Part Two: Injured paratrooper rebuilds a purposeful life with music, modern dance
EPISODE 12: Part One: After injuries from a roadside bomb in Iraq, paratrooper finds healing through modern dance
EPISODE 11: A liberal arts student of life, he's "drunk" on science, storytelling
EPISODE 10: How the study of creative arts sharpens critical thinking skills
EPISODE 9: Part 2 -- How a Vietnam combat helicopter pilot uses poetry to witness the divinity within everything
EPISODE 8: Part 1 -- Vietnam vet discusses influence of literary icon, Wendell Berry
EPISODE 7: Retired military nurse, LAPD reserve officer debunks myths about veteran-artists
EPISODE 6: ALONE survival series star, Carleigh Fairchild, shares how basketry aided success
EPISODE 5: Former Army medic/MP paints a pathway toward self-healing
EPISODE 4: Writer mines life experience for gems of life-changing metaphors
EPISODE 3: Yoga instructor shares creative insights for living yoga "off the mat"
EPISODE 2: Mom of 3 uses photography to "slow down time"
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